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On Good Friday 1963 in JA. The
P.M. Alexander Bustamante issued a statement which
was meant to eliminate ALL Rastas from Jamaica.
"Bring in All Rastas dead or Alive, what the
prisons can't hold the Jail or cemetery will:
Shoot first and ask questions later..." This
was the beginning of ethnic cleansing in Ja which
continues today.
Up until 1990 Rastafarian children
were not allowed an education in JA. They were
barred from entering any schools or colleges,
Adults from places of employment. Today things are
not much changed in JA for the Rastafarians,
thousands have been killed and are being killed
all over the Caribbean since the speech by the
First P.M. of the Caribbean!.This speech
influenced generations of Caribbean islanders and
led to the beginning of citizens persecuted for
originally their way of life, yet always for
wearing LOCKS on their heads.
Amnesty International would do well to assist
People of this Culture and way of life who are
persecuted and marginalised wherever there are
Jamaican citizens. This deep rooted prejudice by
the society over generations has caused Rastafari
abroad to refrain from visiting Jamaica and thus
the Elders of Rastafari are largely without care
or support from their immediate careers and
certainly NOT from the Government of Jamaica, even
today. Despite the apparent popularity of the
hairstyle among singers,the Elders remain
forgotten.
The Elders of Rastafari have
suffered and are still suffering the abuse and
lack of care as the elderly will testify anywhere
on the globe but these 200 Registered for the
Adoption program are all skilled and joyful to
share their love with anyone who has an idea of
the fact that they nearly dead so we can dread
(wear dreadlocks hairstyles today!) ADOPT AN
ELDER.
They were brutalized for a hairstyle and their
Religion. HOW LONG? ADOPT AN ELDER GET IN TOUCH
WITH Empress Menen Foundation@yahoo.co.uk
Petition:
We petition to improve the Quality of Life of The
Rastafari Elders of Jamaica. We ask for access to
welfare care and help from the Rastafari world
wide and The Government and Leaders of Jamaica,the
land where ethnic cleansing began in 1963 and
continues today.
Please sign to Agree to Adopt and Improve the
lives of The Elders of Rastafari.
CLICK
HERE TO SIGN THE PETITION
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