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To amplify the voices of the vulnerable, the marginalized and the excluded. |
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7 May 2019 is Read Across Jamaica, and Voices for Climate Change Education will be present & reading with children about climate change at Red Bank Primary School (Ridge Red Bank), Watsonton Primary School (Lionel Town), Salt Savannah Primary (Rocky Settlement) and Exchange All Age School (White River)!
"Climate Change We Must Change", written by Briana Barnes, Sydia Robinson, Dilip Ragoo, interpreted by Briana & Sydia (Bustamante High School, Lionel Town, Clarendon, Jamaica).
Earth Day, 22 April 2019. As part of the #1point5toStayAlive Campaign that supports Caribbean and other vulnerable countries in the fight against climate change, Panos Caribbean has produced a new theme song, with lyrics by Saint Lucian poet and dramatist Kendel Hippolyte and music by musician and humanitarian Taj Weekes, who coordinated the production on behalf of Panos Caribbean.
The song features the voices of Linda “Chocolate” Berthier, Bushman, Kenyatta Hill, Kendel Hippolyte, Zara McFarlane, Sidney Mills, Jafe Faulino, Razia Said, Aaron Silk and Taj Weekes. It is distributed by Jatta/VP Records, and is available online on YouTube and SoundCloud.
Coinciding with the release of the song, Kendel Hippolyte has launched an appeal to artists and other concerned citizens to make their voices heard in the fight against climate change. In Hippolyte’s words, “we cannot look at our children, and their children, and tell them we did nothing”.
The Paris Agreement signed at the 2015 climate change conference called on all countries “to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase … to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial average”. Global warming is on track to break the 1.5°C mark as early as 2040, and an increase of the average global temperature above 1.5°C will have disastrous impacts on the Caribbean and other vulnerable regions of the world.
Music video:
Kendel Hippolyte’s call to artists:
Download: Lyrics PDF / Lyrics Word
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Voices for Climate Change Education 2019 Campaign
Jamaica
Calendar of Activities
January – September 2019
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 Project Launch |
Hotel Four Seasons, Kingston | 20 january 2019 |
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Climate Change Communication Workshops |
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Lionel Town/Rocky Point, Clarendon |
Rocky Point Community Centre |
27 Feb 2019 |
Workshop 2: Climate Change Messaging Junction/Ridge Red Bank, St. Elizabeth |
Junction Guest House, Junction |
14 March 2019 |
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Workshop 3: Creative Expression – Songwriting White River/Ocho Rios, St. Ann |
Pineapple Court Hotel, Ocho Rios | 29 March 2019 |
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Workshop 4: Creative Expression - Performance Kingston |
Altamont Court Hotel, Kingston | 11 April 2019 |
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Concerts, Short Story Competition & Read Across Jamaica Day |
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 Short Story Competition |
Bustamante High School; Salt Savannah Primary; Watsonton Primary; Red Bank Primary; Exchange All Age School | 1 April – 31 May 2019 |
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Bustamante High School, Lionel Town | 17 April 2019 |
  Read Across Jamaica & Tree Planting |
Watsonton Primary School, Lionel Town & Salt Savannah Primary, Rocky Settlement |
7 May 2019 |
| Read Across Jamaica |
Exchange All Age School, White River |
7 May 2019 |
| Read Across Jamaica |
Red Bank Primary School, Ridge Red Bank | 7 May 2019 |
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Exchange All Age School, White River | 10 May 2019 |
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Red Bank Primary School | 21 May 2019 |
| Short Story Competition Judging and Awards |
All Schools | June 2019 |
| Lionel Town/Rocky Point, Clarendon |
Paisley Park, Lionel Town |
8 June 2019 World Environment Day (June 5) & Disaster Preparedness Month |
| Ridge Red Bank, St Elizabeth | Ridge Red Bank Community Centre |
13 July 2019 |
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Reggae Park Content Garden Sports Complex, White River |
3 August 2019 2 August 2019 |
| Appearances by Voices for Climate Change Education Ambassadors | ||
 Global Climate Fund (GCF) Caribbean Private Sector Engagement Workshop |
Rose Hall, Montego Bay, St. James | 2 April 2019 |
| Caribbean Coastal Area Management (CCAM) Foundation – Green Run |
Salt River, Clarendon | 14 April 2019 |
| MORE TBD | TBD | TBD |
DOWNLOAD: PDF CALENDAR
