{"id":499,"date":"2022-07-06T16:20:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T20:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ireportstlucia.com\/?p=499"},"modified":"2022-07-06T12:29:40","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T16:29:40","slug":"three-weeks-to-go-till-emancipation-day-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ireportstlucia.com\/?p=499","title":{"rendered":"Three Weeks to Go till Emancipation Day Celebrations\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Government of Saint Lucia has announced that this year\u2019s Emancipation Day celebrations will be none like before. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the virtual launch of the activities, a history lesson was offered to remind Saint Lucians of its ancestry and what emancipation means. From the time of the Amerindian settlements when the French, Dutch, British and Spanish influencers covered the Caribbean&nbsp;to the British and French fighting seven times over this island, the country has been emancipated since slavery was abolished in 1865 however, the country gained full independence from the British in 1979, more than 100 years later.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year\u2019s celebration&#8217;s theme \u201cEnkindling our Consciousness\u201d is about recognizing our past as we are reminded of the victory of our ancestors and to encourage input to rebuilding a new society as Saint Lucia progresses as a nation. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Activities will include&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>June \u2013 July &#8211; Travelling community and schools\u2019 education drive&nbsp;<\/li><li>1<sup>st<\/sup> June \u2013 23<sup>rd<\/sup> July, 9am-4pm \u2013 Student exchange, University of Hopkins, Virtual&nbsp;<\/li><li>31<sup>st<\/sup> July, 8am \u2013 Breadfruit and breadnut festival, Holy Trinity Anglican Church&nbsp;<\/li><li>31<sup>st<\/sup> July, 4pm \u2013 Unveiling of Emancipation Hero, Dennery Village&nbsp;<\/li><li>1<sup>st<\/sup> August, 4am &#8211; Live drum and dance rituals, Castries Waterfront&nbsp;<\/li><li>1<sup>st<\/sup> August, 10am \u2013 Lecture \u2013 Hon. Dr. June Soomer, UN Permanent Forum, Virtual&nbsp;<\/li><li>1<sup>st<\/sup> August, 10am \u2013 Lecture \u2013 Sir Hilary Beckles, Virtual&nbsp;<\/li><li>1<sup>st<\/sup> August, 5pm \u2013 Freedom Concert, Soufriere Stadium&nbsp;<\/li><li>4<sup>th<\/sup> \u2013 7<sup>th<\/sup> August, 9am &#8211; Symposium and Poetry Slam, National Cultural Centre&nbsp;<\/li><li>6<sup>th<\/sup>, 13<sup>th<\/sup>, 27<sup>th<\/sup> August, 6:30am \u2013 Secrets of the mountain (A series of hikes to Mount Gimie)&nbsp;<\/li><li>7<sup>th<\/sup> August&nbsp;&#8211; 31<sup>st<\/sup> August, 10am \u2013 5pm, Archeological Society exhibition, Vieux Fort&nbsp;<\/li><li>10<sup>th<\/sup> August, 10am &#8211; Laborie Historical Project, Velon John Administrative Centre&nbsp;<\/li><li>11<sup>th<\/sup> August, 8pm \u2013 Youth podcast, Virtual&nbsp;<\/li><li>18<sup>th<\/sup> August, 8pm \u2013 Panel discussion, NTN Studios&nbsp;<\/li><li>25<sup>th<\/sup> August, 7pm \u2013 Mama La Vie documentary, National Cultural Centre&nbsp;<\/li><li>30<sup>th<\/sup> August, 9am \u2013 La Woz Festival, Constitution Park&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information, visit CDFStLucia.org\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photo by- Cultural Development Foundation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Government of Saint Lucia has announced that this year\u2019s Emancipation Day celebrations will be none like before. &nbsp; During the virtual launch of the activities, a history lesson was offered to remind Saint Lucians of its ancestry and what emancipation means. 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