In The Diaspora

By Ulric O’D Trotz Now retired,  Ulric (Neville) Trotz was formerly the Deputy Director & Science Adviser, Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, Belmopan, Belize  As Guyana invests  in an aggressive program of infrastructure development in its inhabited coastal zone, it is incumbent on all involved to ensure that the proposed  interventions have minimal or no adverse environmental impacts on the prevailing environment and that they are sustainable and can withstand future environmental changes.

by Omar Shahabudin McDoom o.s.mcdoom@lse.ac.uk Omar Shahabudin McDoom is Associate Professor of Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics where his research interests include the comparative study of war and violence.

By Omar Shahabudin McDoom Omar Shahabudin McDoom is Associate Professor of Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics where his research interests include the comparative study of war and violence.

By Alissa Trotz Alissa Trotz is Editor of the In the Diaspora column The Tarragon Theatre in Toronto, Canada, which describes its mission as one of offering a space “to create, develop and produce new plays to provide the conditions for new work to thrive,” is currently home to the world premiere of the deeply moving debut play, A Poem for Rabia, in co-production with Nightwood Theatre and Undercurrent Creations.

By Angelique V. Nixon Angelique V. Nixon is a Bahamas-born, Trinidad-based queer writer, scholar and activist.

By Kimalee Phillip Kimalee Phillip is a Grenadian migrant currently living on the stolen lands of Tkaronto (Toronto) where she works as a labour human rights representative and organizes with the Caribbean Solidarity Network.

A Call for Signatures, A Call for CARICOM Action https://chng.it/LR5TSJPd4h Editor’s Note: In the past week, Guyanese have been organizing pickets demonstrating the importance of regional and international solidarity that does not answer to the geopolitical imperatives of the powerful.

By Myrtha Désulmé Myrtha Désulmé is President and Founder of the Haiti-Jamaica Society, a Board member of the Haitian Forum for Peace and Sustainable development (FOHPDD), and longtime Advocate for Haiti.

By The Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (https://ijdh.org/) The Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (IJDH) is a U.S.-based

By Percy Hintzen Percy C. Hintzen is a native of Guyana. 

By Rev. Patricia Sheerattan-Bisnauth Rev. Patricia Sheerattan-Bishanuth is CEO, Caribbean Family Planning Affiliation and Minister, Guyana Presbyterian Church On the 6th of September, I had the opportunity of addressing a gathering of distinguished persons at the launch of the Guyana Together campaign.

By Shereen Lafhaj Shereen Lafhaj is a Curator currently working at the Museum of London in the UK.

By Mureen Aguilar, Medino Felician Abraham and Joel Thompson Mureen Aguilar is the head teacher of Maruranau nursery, a pilot school for the Quality Bilingual Education programme (QBEP).

By Patrick Robinson Patrick Robinson has been a Jamaican member of the International Court of Justice since 2015.

By Nigel Westmaas Nigel Westmaas is Chair of Africana Studies at Hamilton College, New York, and was a former WPA executive member.

By Heidi McKenzie Heidi McKenzie is a Toronto-based ceramic artist. Heidi completed her MFA at OCADU in 2014.

Editor’s Note: Over the last four to five months, Red Thread has received a number of threatening emails; the most recent was sent last week.

by Mildred Trouillot Aristide Over three days, June 9-11, the Global Women’s Strike held an international and community gathering to launch their new multiracial Crossroads Women’s Center in Philadelphia, strengthening the connections between struggles, and making new connections.

By Anil Persaud Anil Persaud is a street historian. The question of the oldest musical instrument invented by humans is one of those questions that is really a nest of questions.

By Richard Drayton Richard Drayton, born in Guyana and also a citizen of Barbados, is a Professor of Imperial and  Global History at King’s College London Brinsley Samaroo, who died on 9 July 2023 at the age of 82, was a historian of great originality, and a key figure in the intellectual and political life of Trinidad and Tobago.