WASHINGTON, DC – Jamaica’s Ambassador to america and Everlasting consultant to the Group of American Her Excellency Audrey Marks, on Monday joined the OAS in paying tribute to Jamaica’s First Nationwide Hero, the Proper Wonderful Marcus Mosiah Garvey, on the event of the seventh Inter-American Week for Individuals of African Descent.
In a press release to the OAS on Monday, Ambassador Marks stated, “Marcus Mosiah Garvey was a Pan-Africanist, a global Freedom Fighter, the founder and first President-Common of the Common Negro Enchancment Affiliation and African Communities League.
She emphasised the lasting impression of Garvey’s teachings, noting, “In paying tribute to Marcus Garvey, we honor the indomitable spirit of our nations, our international locations’ deep and historic bonds cast within the battle of liberty and self-governance, whose sacrifice and message, generally referred to as ‘Garveyism,’ have left us a wealthy legacy which continues to encourage all of us in selling peace, nation-building, and upholding our shared historical past and values. As well as, the seeds of satisfaction and self-confidence he planted way back proceed to bear fruit for our peoples.”
She additionally highlighted the theme of this yr’s Inter-American Week of African Descent, taken from a Bob Marley quote: “World Freedom: Emancipate Your self from Psychological Slavery, none however ourselves can free our minds.” She stated for this event, Garvey’s instructing that ‘A Individuals With out Information of their Historical past, Origin and Tradition is sort of a Tree With out Roots’, may be very related. Ambassador Marks identified that.
Ambassador Marks emphasised the enduring legacy of Marcus Garvey, stating, “This historic constructing holds an everlasting place within the historical past of all of us who collect right here in the present day, preserving the values and passing on a deeper data of the life and vital contributions that Marcus Garvey made not solely to Jamaica however to the whole world. We are able to all agree that there could be no credible historical past written concerning the Civil Rights Motion with out referring to Marcus Garvey!”
She additionally acknowledged the OAS’s recognition of Garvey’s significance, saying, “Over 4 a long time in the past, in August 1980, to coincide with the 93rd Anniversary of the birthday of Marcus Garvey, over 700 individuals got here collectively on this constructing to reaffirm their dedication to preserving the reminiscence of Marcus Garvey by way of the disclosing of the Bust within the Corridor of Heroes, which has been lately renamed because the Corridor of Heroines and Heroes.
Within the early 2000s, beneath this very Corridor of this historic Important Constructing of the OAS, the Marcus Garvey Hall of Culture was additionally inaugurated. Jamaica expresses deep appreciation to the OAS for these actions.”
In closing, Ambassador Marks additionally shared that “Bob Marley made a lot of Garvey’s teachings common and reminded everybody to go and watch the Bob Marley Movie and really feel all proper.”
She then referred to as for continued dedication to the beliefs championed by Garvey, Marley, and different freedom fighters, saying, “On this event, allow us to additionally keep in mind the good freedom fighters who confirmed incomparable braveness of their pursuits of the dream of liberty and fired up our folks to combat for freedom. Their battle for political independence and their ambitions for self-governance have left us a wealthy legacy to encourage all of us. So in the present day, allow us to recommit to the work forward, to constructing on the muse of ‘freedom and equality for all,’ laid by Marcus Garvey to chart our personal future.”
