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'The response of the powers that be, was to declare August 1st Discovery Day in 1901, which paved the way for the false narrative of Christopher Columbus to shape the national psyche. 'We could not arrive at this moment without the work of early emancipators such as M’zumbo Lazar and Edgar Marisse Smith who organised the Emancipation 50th Anniversary celebrations and called for the day to be recognised as a public holiday in 1888.

'This year the Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago (ESCTT) marks its 30th anniversary with the theme – 30 years of Transformation and Resilience. In their Emancipation message, the group said it marks is 30th anniversary with the theme '30 years of transformation and resilience': From the Treasury Building, to end at the Lidj Yasu Omowale Emancipation Village, Queen's Park Savannah.ģpm: At the Emancipation Village, the final session of Rhythm and Voices of Africa will be presented.ħpm: Flambeau Procession at Massy All Stars Pan yard. ĩam: Kambule Procession through the streets of Port of Spain.

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The Emancipation Support Committee said a series of activities will take place as follows:ĤAM: Massy All Stars Pan Yard, East Dry River from where a procession will head to the Yoruba Village Monument (the band stand near Besson Street) and then to the Arise Monument in front of the Treasury Building (on Independence Square, Port of Spain).Ĩam: Yedaase: A Tribute to Our Ancestors will take place in front of the Treasury Building. After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Emancipation Day activities have resumed with a series of events today (August 1, 2022).