• Historic Freetown - One Journey symposium highlights Part 1 (Sep-Oct 2022)

  • Aug 6 2023
  • Length: 56 mins
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Historic Freetown - One Journey symposium highlights Part 1 (Sep-Oct 2022)

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  • A virtual 'One Journey' symposium held September 30-October 1, 2022 was the third in a series and featured speakers in Jamaica, Canada, United States, and Freetown West Africa. This symposium highlights different perspectives and contributions of the journeys and legacies of Jamaican Maroons, African-Caribbean connections, and the founding of Historic Maroon Town in Africa 222 years ago in 1800.

    Part 1 - Speakers touch on the lived experience of their common African history and their communities' shared heritage.

    • Chief Michael Grizzle, Flagstaff Maroon Council, Trelawny Town, Jamaica
    • Gaamang Gloria Simms, CEO of Maroon Indigenous Women's Circle, 1st Female Gaamang of the Maroons of Jamaica and Suriname
    • Mr. Victor Barber-Richards, Representative of St. John's Maroon Church in Freetown, Sierra Leone
    • Ing. Melbourne Garber, Historian & Engineer

    Organized by Adrian Q. Labor & Akindele T.M. Decker of African Curator, Barbara Morgan of Zion 230, Adesina During of KDU-Global, in partnership with the Freetown City Council.
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