Published in Culture Clash — a biweekly column in The Tribune — on July 12, 2017 “Talkin’ to people bad” is the Bahamian way. That’s what they want us to believe. We play into the narrative that to be Bahamian is to be abrasive, rude, and condescending without second thought, apology, or recompense. We imagine […]
Published in Culture Clash — a biweekly column in The Tribune — on June 28, 2017 As social justice issues become more mainstream, the number of activists, advocates, and allies is steadily increasing. People are more involved in conversations about gender, race, class, migration, and a variety of other issues with social media as a go-to […]
The Citizenship panel — part of Equality Bahamas’ Women’s Wednesdays series — focused on the rights and responsibilities of the citizen, active citizenship, and moving forward one year after the gender equality referendum of 2016. Panelists: Knijah Knowles, Judicial Research Counsel at the Court of Appeal Shawn-Gabrielle Gomez, UB Graduate Dr. Niambi Hall-Campbell, Community Psychologist […]
Published in Culture Clash — a biweekly column in The Tribune — on June 14, 2017 THE past few years in The Bahamas have given us many things to think about. Our dissatisfaction mounting, too many of us found ourselves unable to act. Members of Parliament did not disclose, and we were outraged. We made the […]
The Gender Equality panel kickstarted Equality Bahamas’ Women’s Wednesdays series, inviting participants to define gender equality, comment on the importance of constitutional equality, and the impact of religious institutions and leaders. Panelists: Alexus D’Marco, Human Rights Defender Carol Misiewicz, Supreme Court Registrar Natalie Willis, Cultural Practitioner For more information on the Women’s Wednesdays event series, like […]
Published in Culture Clash — a biweekly column in The Tribune — on May 17, 2017 It’s the people’s time. Believe in Bahamians. Forward, upward, onward, together. According to the Parliamentary Registration Department, 87 per cent of registered voters – not all Bahamians eligible to vote – exercised their right to vote. Following the general election, […]
Published in Culture Clash — a biweekly column in The Tribune — on May 3, 2017 With the general election one week away, the last debate organised by University of The Bahamas’ School of Social Sciences held last night and all plans of the three major parties published on their websites, it’s decision time. We […]
Published in Culture Clash — a biweekly column in The Tribune — on April 19, 2017 Everyone wants to be entertained. We pay for cable television, go to political rallies and engage in Facebook banter on hot topics for days. Sometimes our jokes are on other people, but nothing is as disturbing as the pleasure […]
Published in Culture Clash — a biweekly column in The Tribune — on April 5, 2017 According to reports from the Parliamentary Registration Department, 141,698 people had registered to vote as at March 20 for the 2017 general election . Voter registration has been remarkably slow, and attention was first drawn to it in the […]
Published in Culture Clash — a biweekly column in The Tribune — on March 22, 2017 As the general election of 2017 – date still unknown – draws near, conversations about democracy are being ignited, but largely limited to one of its functions. The low rate of voter registration has led the Bahamian people to […]
