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Exhibition
Black History Month
Activities
“Towards a discrimination-free society.”
Black History Month 2010 is an opportunity for St Maarten to recognize the past
and present
contributions that African slaves and their descendants have made and still make
to life in
St Maarten and in the Kingdom of the Netherlands in such areas as education,
medicine,
art, culture, public service, economic development, politics and human rights.
Human
Right activists Oldine Bryson-Pantophlet and Drs Raymond Jessurun in
collaboration with
various persons and organizations and the Philipsburg Jubilee Library have
developed a variety
of activities for children, youth, and adults for Black History Month 2010.
Central theme:
“The struggle for equality and non-discrimination in Black History in the
Caribbean”
The UN High Commissioner for Human
Rights Navi Pillay encouraged us last year to celebrate
Human Rights Day by advocating non-discrimination, organizing activities,
raising awareness
and reaching out to our local communities on December 10, and throughout 2010 :
“Our main
objective is to help promote discrimination-free societies and a world of equal
treatment for all.” (…)
The realization of all human rights - social, economic and cultural rights as
well as civil and political rights –
is hampered by discrimination. All too often, when faced with prejudice and
discrimination, political
leaders, governments and ordinary citizens are silent or complacent. Yet every
one of us can make a difference.”
The objectives of the organizers are
to raise awareness of human dignity and human rights (such as
civil, political, social, economic and cultural rights), knowledge and
understanding of the history of
afro-American and afro-Caribbean persons in the Americas and in the Caribbean,
discrimination
and the struggle for emancipation, the struggle for equal human rights and
freedoms and the
achievements, the significance of the legacy of Martin Luther King for the
world, etc. Questions
to reflect upon will be: How far we reached in St Maarten and in the Kingdom of
the Netherlands?
How far we have achieved human dignity and human rights (civil, political,
social, economic and
cultural rights) for all in SXM and in the Kingdom of the Netherlands? Do we
have achieved
non-discrimination and emancipation for all? Have we realized the legacy of Dr
Martin Luther King Jr in SXM?
EXHIBITION ON THE LEGACY OF DR.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
Dr Martin Luther King Jr. had a
dream for the people of the United States of America and for
the people in the world. He was not only a dreamer, but he was also a man of
action. He even got a
Nobel Prize for Peace for the impact he has made in the world. What was the
dream of
Martin Luther King Jr.? What actions did he take to see his dream come through?
As of Monday January 18, 2010 you can visit the library for an Exhibition on the
Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
EXHIBITION OF THE CONTRIBUTION OF
AFRICAN SLAVES AND
DESCENDANTS TO SOCIETY
The library exhibition of the legacy
of Dr Martin Luther King Jr will be expanded into an
exhibition of the historical contribution of African slaves and descendants in
the Americas
and in the Caribbean to the development of society and a discrimination-free
society in particular.
The exhibition at the library can be seen during opening hours from Monday to
Saturday until the end of February, 2010.
CULTURAL PRESENTATIONS AND LECTURES
EVERY THURSDAY
EVENING FROM 6-8 PM
The Opening event of Black History
Month 2010 will be in the library on
Thursday January 28, 2010 from 6-8 pm.
It will be an evening with cultural presentations
(poetry, music and dance) and a lecture with the title: “The importance of
the legacy of Baptist
preacher Dr Martin Luther King jr. for Sint Maarten.” Every Thursday
during the month of
February from 6-8 pm there will be another evening with cultural
presentations and a
lecture in the library. Details of each week activity will be announced in the
local press.
MOVIES FOR ALL AGES EVERY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOOON FROM 5-7 PM
Every Wednesday starting February 3,
2010 from 5-7 pm
there will be a movie
presented in the library free of charge for the whole family concerning the life
and the reality of
African slaves and descendants in the Americas and the Caribbean.
Details of the movie of each week will be announced in the local press.
RADIO AND TV PROGRAMS AND INTERVIEWS
Every Tuesday day morning starting
January 26, 2009 from 9-10 AM at 98.1
PEARL FM RADIO in weekly program titled: GET UP! STAND UP FOR YOUR RIGHTS!
Radio host Raymond Jessurun will inform and discuss the contributions of African
descendants to
the human rights history and the realization of non-discrimination in the Dutch
Caribbean and in the
Kingdom of the Netherlands. Human Rights Activists on the island will be heard
in local radio and
TV programs to address the contribution of the African descendants to the
development of
St Maarten and the realization of non-discrimination, equal treatment in the
society of St Maarten.
READERS THEATER FOR ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL CHILDREN
The Philipsburg Jubilee Library in
collaboration with the St. Dominic High School student’s community
service project presents “Readers Theaters”. With Readers Theater there is no
memorization of line,
no set, no costumes. It’s an exciting and entertaining way that encourages
reading. We are asking various
schools to send their best readers from grade 5 (FBE2 year 3) for a fun filled
event. Our theme is
Black History. Tentative date: 28th February 2010 Time: 3.30pm to
6.pm (more information
will be provided to the schools.)
“I HAVE A DREAM” CAMPAIGN FOR SINT
MAARTEN
Inspired by the legacy of Dr Martin
Luther King Jr. and the request of the UN Human Rights
High Commissioner, we are inviting everyone to participate in the “I HAVE A
DREAM” Campaign
for St Maarten. Present us your dream for St Maarten on one page in the
form of a poem, a
composition, a drawing, a painting, or any piece of art. Bring us your
creation with your dream
for St Maarten at the library during opening hours. Final date to bring your
dream is Saturday February 20, 2010.
All the creations received will be
exhibited and kept in the library. A DVD with all the dreams
received will be presented to the Executive Council of the Island Territory of
St Maarten to
close Black History Month 2010.
For more information please call:
Oldine Bryson-Pantophlet 581-1866,
Raymond Jessurun 09-5615035 or
Maryland Powell 542-2970
activities and exhibitions
2010
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Philipsburg
Jubilee Library