TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO RASTAFARI UNITED NEWSLETTER EXCERPTS FROM RAS NATHANIEL Greetings and Rastafari Blessings! Raspect to Sister Leah for posting the article Ethiopian Views of the African Diaspora. As many already know, I spent nine months in Ethiopia, working as a journalist for Rastafari Speaks newspaper covering the African Union, the Economic Commission for Africa, and the Annual African Development Bank. I posted an 80 page study of a Rastafari view of those institutions as they pertain to the Rastafari Repatriation Movemant. The Addis Tribune article which Sister Leah posted which quotes Howard Jeter, makes many of the same points which I outlined, most importantly, that development planners in Africa are looking at the African Diaspora (ie ex-patriate Nigerians or Ghanaians) and what they represent in terms of reversing the brain drain and permanently increasing capital inflows. THERE ARE NO SUCH SIMILAR STATISTICS ON THE RASTAFARI MOVEMANT SHOWING THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF I&I SKILL BASE, HOW MUCH I&I ARE ALREADY REMITTING TO AFRICA, ETC. ****************************************** No institution is going to find out this crucial information for I&I, and that is why I&I, THE RASTAFARI MOVEMANT MUST CONDUCT A REPATRIATION CENSUS. I&I are responsible for collecting the necessary information required for development planning. ****************************************** Early 1980’s Trinidad Rastafari Brethren a Organization, through Ras Michael Mcalla and Ras Abraham Peddie, establish Rastafari Speaks newspaper. During 1983 in Jamaica, Dozens of Rastafari sons and daughters, Patriarchs, Priests and Prophets from the Caribbean, the USA, Canada and England, answered the call for a Conference to consolidate the unity of Rastafari globally, and to formulate a working Committee or Secretariat to deal with all issues facing the International Rastafari Community, with Centralization for Repatriation the first priority on the agenda. All the Mansions within the House of JAH RASTAFARI were represented. The presence of many eminent Elders made the whole event notable in the history of the Rastafari Movement. The Conference Concluded with a Document entitled the Theocracy Issembly 22 Proposals of which, “The Establishment of a Divine Theocracy Reign & Secretariat of Rastafari with Repatriation as the first priority on the agenda.” ********************************************** 1986 Universal Rastafari Improvement Association (URIA) in Tanzania. Ras Jah Bupe Karudi, Secretary General and Ras Kwelonge Sokoni systematically research the issue of Repatriation and develop an impressive program. Carol Yawney says their work is unique and its significance and its contribution to the politics of Repatriation lies in the fact that it is a continent-based Rastafari overture to Rastafari and other Africans in the Diaspora. After meeting with Tanzanian officials, including President Nyere, Ras Bupe and Ras Sokoni traveled to Jamaica to report that approval was granted for initiating a Repatriation process. After canvassing a wide range of Rastafari, a Provisional Elder Council of Di Nyahbinghi Order was established, with esteemed elders such as Ras Planno. As a result of this, Ras Dan Hartman repatriated to Tanzania. See “Statement to President Nyere on Afrikans in the West” May 1985 in Repatriation of Afrikans From amaica to Afrika, paper presented to President Nyere, January 1985 ********************************************** As to the question, “Also where do Japheth idrens stand when it comes to forwarding to Ethiopia?”, Sister Lala from Italy who is in Ethiopia provided the best answer stating that the only way a “White Rasta” can return to Ethiopia is by returning the things that were stolen from Africa, beginning with the people. This means that the “White Rasta” role in Repatriation is to champion the cause of Reparations and assist the “Black Rasta” to come home first. Once that happens and I&I have had the chance to “create” Africa then I&I can create a place for those TRUE WHITE RASTAS who helped I&I unselfishly!
Posted on: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 14:16:39 +0000
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