Speaking My Mind - We can do better than this!

Arm broken by her brother! Authorities unable to act in her favour!

 Corona?

How can we follow protocols when in reality there have been hardly any support for the citizens of the island? Making a fuss over 50,000 vaccine for an island of 3 million people is hogwash!

It is impossible to curve the spread of the virus if there is no monitoring of general public commute (i.e. the overloading of busses) including JUTC. All you do is lament about how much you have lost in the last year, rather than implement proactive measure to protect our people. How do you curve this pandemic, if there are no free testing? Free Testing on Red Hill Road in Kingston does not constitute the country.

Coping With Joblessness

It is the love of friends, and thankfully the positive impact I have made on the lives of some special people who have made sure that my mother and I have survived this rapid social and economic change.

I have at my disposal a piece of land, so I have been challenging myself to cultivate it! Farming is not easy, but every seedling I see pop up gives me some excitement. Clearing land has become a dance of will and a test of strength!

How Do Artists survive?

Younger Jamaican artist are more creatively aggressive than I am. Some freelance male-dancers have been applying other skills, working in construction, food and beverage, sales etc; those who are tech savvy have been sharing their dance works on-line. Others have been forced to be engaged in nefarious activities for sure. Nonetheless, I am so proud of how resilient we are as a nation, and I hope that "Dance In The Park" will be able to change lives, especially for children and young men.

Response to Covid-19: Due The Lack of Support for the Elderly & The Less Fortunate People Of Jamaica.

Some effects of this pandemic!

There is an increase in domestic violence, underage pregnancies, incest, prostitution and pernicious activities that goes against our cultural values. somehow there seem to be neglect from government towards all of the above and more...! NGO's as well as churches are overwhelmed with the demands of people reaching out to them for food, let alone all the other socially disenfranchised people they have to attend to! You will not see any of this in our local media, because we are supposed to be a proud nation. The reality is that, more people (young and old) are suffering from mental illnesses. More elderly persons are left abandoned,  some left to die in bushes by their family because they don't have the resources necessary to support their love ones.

I salute my mom for her strength and love for which I now rely on to overcome so many challenges! Even though she is unwell she gives me strength! So have many other women in my life and I thank you all for being kind, generous and giving. In one word that is LOVE! 

Now that I have rediscovered this blog, I am going to be using this as my medium for more of the Intimate and Activist "Kofi Walker" that I have always been. This will be my space for being real down to earth...! 

Please check out the other post on here before I delete them!

We shall overcome!

Love, Light and guidance!

Kofi

The Passionate One!