Eyes and Ears Open!
“Dissatisfied and disgruntled; disappointed and distressed, this is how we feel about all recent police reports related to the I’Akobi Tacuma Maloney case.” Such was the general sentiment of community members who raised their deep concerns once again at a Town Hall meeting on Monday night, June 28, 2008, only a couple days after police returned Tacuma’s haversack and its contents to mother, Margaret Maloney.
The community has agreed to take their demonstration to the streets. There will be an unannounced march in protest of the current investigation being conducted (by the local police) on the unusual death of Ras Tacuma. The demonstrators will seek to raise public awareness and express collective dissent with the current standard of justice being served. We demand a fair investigation and trial. We demand elimination of the scourge of Rastafari profiling, stereotyping and victimisation. We demand equal rights and justice.
On Friday, August 1, 2008 the community will canvas the public with brochures, flags, badges and other memorabilia while collecting petition signatures from diverse supporters. The time has come for real change. Click here for more details on the emancipation activities.
Tags: Bailey's Plantation, Bay Street, Emancipation Day, Independence Square, March for Justice, memorabilia
July 29th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
I am so happy that some group of people in Barbados is standing strong in the fight of bringing heartless, ruthless and evil police officers to justice. This is a situation that should have been address many, many years ago. Because of ignored situations, some police believe their are above the law and they can do and say what they like, with no regards to people lives or their feelings. Like I said before the police force needs a major overhauling. There need to be a rude awakening as to why they wear the uniform. I will pray for all those who are in the fight and remember the battle is not for the swift but for the strong. God do not like injustices and he will be at the forefront if you would trust in him to the end.
July 30th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
[...] family and the Barbadian Rastafari community still waiting for answers, ICAR has organised another protest march on Friday 1 August — the day when the end of slavery is commemorated across the Anglophone [...]
April 17th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Wow! thanks for that info!
April 26th, 2009 at 12:02 am
[...] family and the Barbadian Rastafari community still waiting for answers, ICAR has organised another protest march on Friday 1 August — the day when the end of slavery is commemorated across the Anglophone [...]