Another take on whether or not it is appropriate for a minister of state to post pictures of herself in a BATHING SUIT on social media. Check it out here.
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And the Next Color Is … Pink (for Joy)
A lovely recap by my friend Emma.
I attended another event with a specific hue this week (I love that word…hue). This time, it was pink.
The happy Jamaica AIDS Support for Life team was there with a big bowl of condoms, doing their important work. (My photo)
Laughter and music floated out from the venue as I approached. There was an atmosphere of celebration, and indeed it was… The Colour Pink Group’s early day-long celebration of International Human Rights Day – which, of course is Thursday, December 10. As I stepped in, to my immediate left, two dancers spray-painted in silver struck graceful poses. Tables labeled with large pink signs lined the walls, describing Colour Pink’s main activities: Outreach, Vocational Training and so on.
There was also a coffee table in one corner, labeled “Ask Jessica.” I sat down with Jessica, the founder of Colour Pink on the sofa nearby, and asked her a question. No…
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Congratulations CPG!
Some shots from the Colour Pink Group’s Human Rights Day, planned and executed by Jessica with help from J-FLAG.
Devon House ice cream
A group of schoolchildren from Port Antonio took a trip to Devon House last week. They had an inordinate amount of trouble choosing what type of ice cream they wanted but it seemed all emerged happy with a large one after the chaos had subsided.
CPG’s Human Rights Day
This is where I will be today. Stop by if you can.
PAJ award for “Lost Boys”
I wrote previously about the 18 Degrees North team winning an award from the Press Association of Jamaica. We assumed it was for the stories on the Tivoli incursion. However, upon further investigation, we discovered that the award- The Carl Wint Award for Best Feature Story (Electronic) was for a story I worked on earlier this year.
Myself and colleague Karen, Zahra and Oneil put together a story on the “unattached youth” living on Kingston’s streets. Also called street boys, they wash windscreens, hustle, sell their bodies or do whatever they have to do to survive. They have usually been kicked out of their homes at an early age and do not attend school They have no skills so they cannot support themselves.
One of the things I love about journalism is the privilege of telling people’s stories. The stories that need to be told, by people who are not privileged with a platform to do so. But the very thing I love is also the difficult part of the profession, witnessing and accounting for suffering and then losing contact. I don’t know how the young men in the piece are now faring. It is hard to keep track of them. But I wonder often.
In any case, it is always positive when investigative journalism is recognized and awarded. It is a profession that takes hours and hours of painstaking research, tortured writing and editing and only sometimes leads to change.
Sovereign Christmas
The Christmas display is up at Sovereign Center.
“Jamaica’s police at last being called to account for killings of civilians”
(photo courtesy of the Guardian)
The Guardian today has a feature on extrajudicial killings. It is a solid story, well-written and researched. I always wonder what prompts the international media to turn their focus to other countries, when an immediate news hook isn’t present. In any case, check it out here.
From marathon to baby
Two years ago today, I ran the Reggae Marathon half-marathon. A year ago, the full marathon. This year, I am building back up to distance running, as instead I have been hanging out with my new baby girl. What a difference.
