The African Culture Development Association (ACDA) claims that the organizers of the 170th Anniversary Celebrations in the village of Buxton has used the occasion to demoralize a people struggling to rid themselves of State oppression, poverty, cultural and spiritual depression. The celebrations was to mark African Emancipation but according ACDA it turned out to be a low act of self inflicting damage to a people whose rich issue of struggle, independence, self reliance and opposition to oppressors was compromised in a most disrespectful manner. ACDA says they applaud those Buxtonians who have rightfully separated themselves from the “Intellectual Authors” of these self destructive acts that dehumanize the village and by extension the African community. These shameless collaborators are acting in their own narrow personal interests. ACDA wishes to warn that this is a beginning of greater challenges to face the African community and the African leadership – either we take actions for liberation or self destruction. ACDA believes that the Buxton sell-out should strengthen our resolve to reject electoral opportunism and struggle to win meaningful changes to the structure of governance in the country. This could only be realized by mass, collective action to win constitutional reforms before elections. This issue rose when Buxtonians were invited to State house for a reception hosted by President Bharrat Jagdeo in observance of Emancipation Day. Several African groups have since called the move by the president political.
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