Edinburgh Caribbean Association

The Edinburgh Caribbean Association - bringing people together who love Caribbean culture!

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Also a great donation page here compiled by Jamaican Scottish poet @JedaPearl - you can decide to donate an amount to one of these and just show proof to join the tour: https://t.co/gz0p5uCTPU

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Hurricane Melissa wreaked devastation a few days ago across the northern Caribbean.

Special HURRICANE RELIEF 90 minute Black History Walking Tour on Saturday 11:45-1:15. £15 or more if you can afford it.
Meet outside Paradise Palms, 41 Lothian Street near the University Campus.

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Limes, so important to the British Navy - how do they connect Leith and the Caribbean? Come and find out how limes, religion and the Caribbean Federation connect on Black Walking Tours of Leith in October #caribbeaninscotland #blackhistoryscotland

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Lots of local neighbourhood tours for October - of central Edinburgh, Leith and Portobello! Selling out very quickly, so check them out #blackhistoryedinburgh

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When did Trinidad's famous intellectual, C.L.R James come to Edinburgh?

Which famous writer lived in the “Trinidad Boys” flat in Edinburgh in the 1960s and tried to set up a wing of the Caribbean Arts Movement?

@bocaslitfest @newbeaconbooks @peepaltreepress @TTHCLondon

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31st August marks Independence Day for Trinidad and Tobago! Edinburgh is FULL of links to the twin-island state so come out on a Black History Walking Tour of Edinburgh tomorrow at 12 and hear all about it!
#TrinidadandTobago #trinidadindependenceday

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31st August marks Independence Day for Trinidad and

Which president of the British Linen Bank in St Andrew Square had cotton plantations in Tobago?

Who was the real Tom Riddell, Voldemort's alter ego in the Harry Potter books and why was he in Trinidad?

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Who was the young doctor from Trinidad who studied at Edinburgh over 200 years ago and wrote the first ever book by a Caribbean writer?

Which house on Queen St belonged to Sir Ralph Abercrombie, the first British Governor of Trinidad?

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MAURICE BISHOP’S MESSAGE TO AFRICANS IN THE UNITED STATES

Today marks what would have been the 81st birthday of Maurice Rupert Bishop, a revolutionary from Grenada and one of the Caribbean’s fiercest champions of people-powered liberation.

Bishop, born on 29 May 1944, led the New JEWEL Movement (NJM) that ousted the corrupt US-backed dictatorship of Prime Minister Eric Gairy (1922-97) through a bloodless coup on 13 March 1979. The NJM aimed to advance Black liberation, education, land reform and socioeconomic development on the island.

With the rise in popularity of Pan-Africanism in Africa and the diaspora, it's the perfect time to revisit Bishop's 1983 speech in New York regarding the threat that Grenada's revolution represented to the US, as Grenada’s predominantly Black population could communicate in English to Black people in the US. 

NJM - New Joint Endeavor for Welfare, Education and Liberation - swiftly established the People's Revolutionary Government in 1979, ushering in an era of socialist programmes. Under Bishop's leadership, Grenada underwent a profound socioeconomic transformation marked by extensive reforms and initiatives to uplift the primarily poor population. By 1982, the following developments had occurred: A literacy campaign, the construction of new schools and the establishment of agricultural cooperatives that benefited unemployed youth in rural areas. Cuban aid provided expertise in education, healthcare, and infrastructure development, including in constructing a modern international airport to replace a hazardous airstrip. Unemployment plummeted from 49 per cent to 14 per cent within four years, while illiteracy dropped from 35 per cent to 5 per cent. Symbolising the shift in priorities, vibrant billboards promoting education adorned the island, a departure from those that had advertised cigarettes and alcohol.

Deputy Prime Minister Bernard Coard, now 80, orchestrated Bishop’s assassination on 19 October 1983.

Long live the spirit of Maurice Bishop!

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"Israel has dropped the equivalent of 6 nuclear bombs on Gaza"

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Israel has dropped the equivalent of 6 nuclear bombs on Gaza

Since the onset of its genocidal campaign in Gaza in October 2023, Israel has dropped over 100,000 tonnes of explosives on the territory—equivalent to more than six nuclear bombs—resulting in tens of thousands of Palestinian deaths and endless massacres.

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After 1807, increased pressure was also put on enslaved women to produce the next generation of enslaved workers. Boys 8+ and young men were also trafficked to the Caribbean to become soldiers in the British Army post 1807. It's complex history, so come on tour and find out more

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Britain sent a huge military mission to the Caribbean in the 1790s, as part of the French Revolutionary Wars. Forces were sent to reinstate enslavement in many Caribbean islands where people had liberated themselves or were close to creating a republic free of enslavement

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As part of this mission, the British went on to take Trinidad and what became Guyana. These 'new colonies' allowed for abolition of the Atlantic slave trade and instead encouraged the regional slave trade even after 1807 from other colonies

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@DavidLammy as someone whose ancestors endured such terrible atrocities how can you justify this? UK envoy visits Israel despite suspending trade talks | The National

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Some last minute spots for tomorrow's tour starting at 11am at the Charles II monument in Parliament Square and ending at St Andrew Square. Lovely tours and people this weekend! Here's to more :)

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@RichieBrave

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To mark Guyanese Independence on Monday, the Black History Walking Tour of Edinburgh tomorrow is full of Guyanese connections like taxidermist John Edmonstone, Victorian MP Peter McLagan, the children of Doll Thomas 'the Queen of Demerara', and Ken 'Snakehips' Johnson!

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Just added dates for Black History Walking Tours of Edinburgh - covers end of May to mid August. Lots to choose from - special focus tours on Guyana, the French Caribbean, Windrush Day, Carnival weekend and more! https://t.co/IXK8L4uFwu

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St Andrews University rector wins appeal over dismissal following Gaza statement @scottishlegal https://t.co/hvPkNmQbsg