A key highlight of yesterday’s ‘Remembrance Walk’/ Freedom Walk,Cheap Jerseys From China, in honour of the 1823 martyrs was that politicians took the back seat as people from all walks of life came out early in the morning to show support in the face of massive struggles endured by citizens.This was noted by political activist Dr. David Hinds, who spoke to media personnel following an almost six mile walk from Le Resouvenir on the East Coast Demerara to Parade Ground, in the city. The walk was in memory of African slaves who were beheaded and placed on exhibition at Parade Ground by European slave owners,NFL Jerseys Store, following a three- day uprising against terrible plantation conditions and the refusal of plantation owners to grant them the freedom that was proclaimed by the British Government.The walk was also to show support for those against the monument commemorating this event being placed anywhere else except where the murder of some 100 African slaves took place.A scene from yesterday’s 1823 Remembrance WalkHinds emphasized that yesterday’s event was organized by, “ordinary citizens engaged in self activity for self emancipation.” The foreign based professor on African history and lifestyle elaborated on the importance of people having a sense of their own freedom and organization, while highlighting that in Guyana’s current state, people have to be able to come forth, and speak for matters within their own interest.“We marched to show concern for what is happening in the country, using the 1823 rebellion anniversary to draw attention to what is taking place.” Hinds related. The issue of the African slaves back then was freedom, equality and justice, while those issues are still with us today,Wholesale Cheap Jerseys, he said. People should be inspired, he said, to do something about it, because when a society stops resisting and protesting; it is dead.Hinds hoped that yesterday’s event is the start of a prolonged resistance amidst a 21-year-old government that shows no sign of sitting down and solving the problems of the country. And while the other politicians can talk all they want Hinds said, ordinary citizens are bent on mobilizing to fight in their own interest, abandoning? politicians and organizing in their own names as civil society, “because politicians are failing us in terms of people involvement.”Hinds concluded that yesterday’s activity showed that African Guyanese could take to the street in protest which did not degenerate into violence and mayhem. “It is also a clear statement against the criminalization of African Guyanese protest and resistance.? It also represents the reclaiming of the public space as a central forum of political discourse and public action against government overreach.Chartered accountant,Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic, Christopher Ram, in an invited comment expressed that while he believes that the march had a satisfactory turn out coupled with a reasonable level of energy, he advocated that the African Guyanese Community has a right to say where they want such a historic monument to be located. He believes that the purpose of the march will be achieved and their efforts would not go in vain.“As a nation we must remember these major events. It is a tremendous significance regionally and internationally. This event which took place eleven years before slavery was abolished led to a lot of bloodshed. Its representation is important and it is important that the African Guyanese community has a say in where they want the monument to be in order to commemorate an event of that significance.”Main organizer, Dr. Melissa Ifill said that more than anything, yesterday’s event was to sensitize the wider public of intensions to place the 1823 monument at Parade Grounds. She praised yesterday’s participants,Nike Shox Men Clearance, while noting that their presence highlighted the interest of Afro- Guyanese in their history, lives, country and direction.? “It signals the intension of Afro-Guyanese to take charge of their lives; the way in which our stories are told and how we represent our heroes.”Former Parliamentarian, Aubrey Norton said the turnout at yesterday’s event indicated that people are awakened and understand Guyana’s realities and recognize that one has to struggle for what they want.In relation to the 1823 martyrs, Norton said he thinks that the monument should be placed where those fallen Africans met their demise, in their quest for freedom and equality. “The ground is a monument within itself because historically, this is where slave masters advertised the corpse. In relation to physical monument, mechanisms are being put in place, we are going to build a monument and a proper park. Even i