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I must confess that I miss these men, Archie and Gerry. And Trinidad and Tobago must miss them too as what we are seeing in today's society is testimony to the void left by their passing and would do well to draw on the wisdom and experience of the third of the three brothers, Clive.
Archie, as I refer to him to my friends was the former Archbishop of Trinidad and Tobago, Anthony Pantin (Aug 27, 1929-March 12, 2000). He was one of the pillars to lead opinion that I could lean on as a journalist. And he was never shy of giving me the occasional buff, like the time when I produced the exclusive article on Trinidad and Tobago's first test tube baby, a healthy baby boy, born of Catholic parents who remained anonymous. I had placed the news in the context of the Catholic Church's conservative position on such new developments in medicine as test tube conception (also called in vitro fertilisation) and artificial insemination, and prior to publication, had called him for his input, but he remained, what seemed to be conveniently, 'unavailable".
The next day the article hit the street, and as I walked into the newsroom that morning, the phone rang.
He did not identify himself then. He didn't have to. I knew his voice. How could I not. Archie was on the line.
"Let me talk to Kris Rampersad," he said.
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Dear Lizzie, Reporting back, Your Majesty, that the carpet you donated to Brasilia #WorldHeritage and #WorldCup City, is still pretty much in tact and that is so because Brasilians take care of their carpets. I know that because I stumbled upon the cleaners thoroughly airing the said artefact in prep for some #MessiMoments at #Fifa#WorldCup 2014.- as messy as the mud bath of Shakira's La La La , all as politics ascended to the heights of poetry in the vision of JK to build a new city to rock and roll, samba style... more ...#LettersToLizzie
Catedral Metropolitana:
Inner and outer tribute to godliness of human artistry... more on Glocal Knowledge Pot:
Sarah's Park
A park in tribute to the wife of the city's founder is itself littered with artwork and sculptures and architectural contours that thread through the city
Itamaraty
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JK Memorial: Monument o the politician whose political will brought Brasilia into being
Planatarium
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Presidential Palace: pays tribute to art and artistry
Museum
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Chuch of Fatima
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Parco Zoologico: Elephante, and picnic area.
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We welcome international peace activist and South African heroine Ela Gandhi, grandaughter of founder of the Satyagraha movement, Mohandas Gandhi to Trinidad and Tobago and thank the InterReligious Organisation for this peace initiative.
We also use this opportunity to invite you to pin your space as a zone of non - violence on our NVZ map - NVZ as I have been preparing a map identifying in red the spaces which have been overrun by violent crimes against men, women and children and the result is to depressing to display. So instead I invite you to pin yours as a NVZ - a zone of non violence so we can change the colour and complexion and tone of Trinidad and Tobago.
I also share here the Prayer for All of the Trinidad and Tobago National Commission for UNESCO which arose out of the agenda to build peace in the minds of men and women of UNESCO.
And I further remind those in the creative sector to join our #ArtistesfForNonViolence initiatives to produce songs in tribute of our more noble spirit of our national anthem and other national symbols as thesound track of our upcoming production:
Stronger Than Silk: Postscript to Assassination, Senior Counsel Dana Seetahal.
Statement,
Chair, National Commission for UNESCO and
Trinidad and Tobago Representative on the UNESCO National Commission on creating a Culture of Peace in Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Kris Rampersad
May 5, 2014
The Trinidad and Tobago National Commission for UNESCO invites the national community to reflect on actions that will help promote and advance the cultivation of a culture of peace and non violence in Trinidad and Tobago as it works to help the society strengthen its peace-driven defense mechanisms to counteract what seems to be an escalating culture of violence among men, women and children in our society.
As the country tries to come to grips with the most recent of brutal actions on our citizens with the murder of Senior Counsel Dana Seetahal, we draw attention to the UNESCO programme of action for Culture of Peace and Non-Violence,and invite individuals, groups and agencies to work with us to devise positive actions to cultivate values and practices of peace and non violence in various spheres of daily national life. The action plan recognises that legal provisions are necessary to creating the right conditions and environment for the harmonious development of women, men and children towards building a culture of peace.
We believe more than ever in the relevance of the principles of a new humanism and soft diplomacy towards creating a culture of peace and non violence begins with, and in, our daily lives, as espoused by this action plan.
It states that: “that peace is more than the absence of war, but living together with our differences – of sex, race, language, religion or culture – while furthering universal respect for justice and human rights on which such coexistence depends.”
As such, we also draw attention to the UNESCO Constitution and Charter to which Trinidad and Tobago is a signatory, and the commitment made to advance universal respect for justice, for the rule of law and for the human rights and fundamental freedoms contained in Article 1, based on which the National Commission is developing its own Charter for Peace.
We see these as mechanisms that can be used to sustain hope for the new humanism that focuses not just on prevention, mediation, reconciliation and law, but also more proactive promote preventative actions to cultivating values and culture of peace and non violence in our everyday lives.
The United Nations has mandated UNESCO as its line agency to promote a culture of peace. It defines such a culture of peace as comprising values, attitudes and behaviours that promote “freedom, justice and democracy, all human rights, tolerance and solidarity, that reject violence and endeavours to prevent conflicts by tackling their root causes.”
As the line agency of the United Nations charged with building a culture of peace, UNESCO acts on thedeclaration that “since wars begin in the minds of men and women it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed”.
We look forward to the strengthening of national “culture of peace” programmes and creation of spaces for peace within communities, home, schools and other social institutions.
Meanwhile, on behalf of the National Commission for UNESCO, and my own behalf, I extend condolences to the family and friends and the Trinidad and Tobago national community so deeply affected by the violence in our society in general, and the loss of Ms Seetahal in particular. The principles of law and justice to which Ms Seetahal devoted her life’s work are reflected in
We note that Ms Seetahal has added, not only in actions but also in words, considerably to the intellectual stock of knowledge and efforts at transforming agencies of the judiciary and the society in general in the Commonwealth, among them in her work for promoting prison reform which speak to the environment of a new humanism that UNESCO driven by its Director General of UNESCO, Ms Irina Bokova has been promoting. Ms Seetahal’s publication of Law in the Commonwealth Caribbean has become one of the standard legal texts in international legal practice.
Dr Kris Rampersad
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