Historic Freetown - One Journey symposium highlights Part 1 (Sep-Oct 2022)

A virtual 'One Journey' symposium held September 30-October 1, 2022 was the third in a series and featured speakers in Jamaica, Canada, United States, and Freetown West Africa. This symposium highlights different perspectives and contributions of the journeys and legacies of Jamaican Maroons, African-Caribbean connections, and the founding of Historic Maroon Town in Africa 222 years ago in 1800.

Part 1 - Speakers touch on the lived experience of their common African history and their communities' shared heritage.

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Chief Michael Grizzle, Flagstaff Maroon Council, Trelawny Town, Jamaica

Gaamang Gloria Simms, CEO of Maroon Indigenous Women's Circle, 1st Female Gaamang of the Maroons of Jamaica and Suriname

Mr. Victor Barber-Richards, Representative of St. John's Maroon Church in Freetown, Sierra Leone

Ing. Melbourne Garber, Historian & Engineer

Organized by Adrian Q. Labor & Akindele T.M. Decker of African Curator, Barbara Morgan of Zion 230, Adesina During of KDU-Global, in partnership with the Freetown City Council.