Posts tagged: Maroon Town

Reinstating Maroon Police and Justice System in Charles Town

Quao’s Act gave the Jamaican Maroons, freedom and autonomy to govern their lives and community, independent of the Jamaican or any other external government. This Act positions them in a very unique socioeconomic and cultural space–where land taxes are not paid, as is the case of  the Moore Town and Scots Hall Maroons, and until [...]

Monday March 9th, 2009 in , advocacy, Asafu Yard, Buff Bay, Charles Town, community governance, community policing, economic & social rights, Elora Consulting, Good Governance, indigenous justice system, Jamaica, Jamaican, Jamaican Researcher, Jamaicans for Justice, JFJ, justice, leadership, maroon, Maroon Town, Moore Town, Nanny, participatory governance, Portland, Quao, Quao's Act, Queen Nanny, Scots Hall, servant-leadership, St. Rachel, St. Rachel Ustanny, workshop | 3 Comments »

Demonstrating for Social Change

Over the past three years, I have conducted social research amongst 30 communities involving some 600 Jamaicans, and over that time, I have realized that people are genuinely convinced that public (political) demonstration is the single most successful advocacy strategy that can bring about social change. In a recent workshop involving members of the Maroon [...]

Sunday February 8th, 2009 in , accountability, advocacy, capacity development, communities, community-based organization, Desmond McKenzie, Elora Consulting, empowerment, governance, human rights, Inner-city, Jamaica, Jamaica Labour Party, Jamaican, Jamaican Researcher, Jamaicans for Justice, Maroon Town, Mayor of Kingston, member of parliament, participatory governance, political apathy, Political Demonstration, political representation, political representative, protest, Public demonstration, rural communities, slavery, social change, St. James, St. Rachel, St. Rachel Ustanny, transparency | No Comments »
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