Augus' mawning

As Augus mawning approaches, we feel emancipated...from mental slavery
We will be independent. But will we?

Forty five years after
What have we really achived?

Old pirates, yes they rob I
Sold I to the marchant ships
Minutes after they took I
from ...........................

Bob's Redemption Song
Album, "Coming in from the Cold"

Excerpt from "Keeping Jamaica's Sport on Track"

My Perspective

Some of those who came to the launch - from the young at heart, the curious, the influencers, those who are tried and proven and those who just wanted to be there.

Book Launch: Keeping Jamaica's Sport on Track

By Lesley-Ann Thompson

Journalist, lecturer, devoted mother and ardent sport activist, Carole Beckford, added the title “author” to her growing list of accomplishments on Monday, June 25, when she launched her first book - Keeping Jamaica’s Sport on Track. This timely publication is a strong call to action for Jamaica to create a national sport strategy that will help maximize the performance of our athletes and craft a blueprint for future generations.

Attended by an enthusiastic and supportive audience, the launch was an intimate wine and cheese affair, which included the author’s family, friends and colleagues, members of the media, key principals in national sporting organizations and Olympians.

In her overview, Miss Beckford first paid homage to key individuals who helped influence her initial love for sport and named others that impacted on her subsequent activism. She then shared her reasons for deciding to write this book, stating that she felt investing in sport as a business was crucial to the country’s long-term development. In her view, sport can be used as a multi-faceted approach to solve complex social issues, encourage active citizenship and improve the general quality of life.

The Book

The day is almost here
June 25 is near
That is the day I step out
Oh boy will it be a big shout...

I am EXCITED

Amazing

Moms are amazing...aren't they? Well Mom hung out with us at a Brunch at My Secret Closet...Eden Garden in Kingston on Sunday, May 13. A good time was had by all

Caption: (l-r) Coleen, Andre, Mom

Mothers

To all the Mothers in this world....and to my special Mom (Averline Beckford)

Mothers are the place where love
Emerges from the earth,
And happiness rings out like bells
In honor of our birth.

Mothers are the sun that lights
For life our inner sky,
So we may know that we are loved
And need not question why.

Mothers are the moon that shines
Upon our black despair,
So even when we weep, we know
That someone's always there.

Whatever fear, or stress, or pain
Might them to anger move,
We know that underneath the storm
We have, always, their love.

Sports for social development

When we think about a social programme, reference can be made to a group that at some point will try to secure itself a privileged position over another. Experts refer to that as social exclusion. My argument today will focus on social inclusion.

One activity that has the greatest potential to create social inclusion is sports. Sports unify people of all races, colour, creed and political persuasion (or it should) as in the thrill of victory all celebrate; or even in the agony of defeat all mourn the loss from varied perspectives.

For more, click on http://www.hospitalityjamaica.com/sports1.html