10th Annual CRO Conference: Guyana

The registration fee for the CRO Summit is US $75 and that covers food and accommodation.  Costs posted earlier in Guyana dollars. See website

Those planning to trod need to confirm attendance and send arrival times to organising committee as soon as possible.

Draft Agenda

 

Sun July 31^st          Opening Ceremony (5:30 pm)

                             -Nyabinghi Ises

                             -Welcome GRCF President/Chair Organizing Cttee

                             -CRO Chairman

                             -Official Opening/Feature address

                             -Cultural presentation

                             -Vote of thanx

Mon Aug 1^st          Emancipation Day celebrations

                             -Ital/African culture presentation (DUB and sell Ital)

                             Focus CRO links with other African conscious groups

                             Focus CRO Repatriation work (Ras Iral , Empress

                             Ijahnya and Empress Yaa Asantewa)

                             Focus on 10^th Gathering agenda.

Tues Aug 2^nd         African Liberation/Rastafari Development in Guyana

                             10 am– 1 pm

                             -African development pre and post Emancipation

                             (Maroons, rebellions, African village development)

                             Rastafari development in Guyana

                             Short tribute to 5 (Five) Honorees (Ras Isdras

                             Walter Rodney, Phillip Moore, Tigress of Tiger Bay

                             And the Centipede Queen)

                             (3 – 6 pm.)  CRO Executive & Nation reports

Wed Aug 3^rd          Economic Development (10am – 1 pm)

                             Projects (CRO/GRCF and others)

                             Funding (IICA,UN, CARICOM, Euro Dev Fund Etc)

                             Personell – Ras Knife, Ras Bishi, P.Ramsaroop, Sis

                             Keturah, others

                             Funding and International organization reps,

                             (3 - 6 pm) Workshops

Thur Aug 4^th          Rastafari Livity (10 am – 1 pm)

                             The various aspects of livity , spiritual, mental and

                             Physical; Rastafari and politics; the various mansions in

                             The faith/tradition. 

                             (3 – 7 pm) Organizational Development Training

Fri Aug 5^th             (10 am- 1pm) CRO Business Meeting

                             Ratifying CRO Constitution

                             Election of officers

 Fri Aug 5^th            (6 – 9 pm) Health/Nutrition Seminar

                             Ras Bobby and Soya Dread

Sat Aug 6^th            Morning – Community project

                             Arts/Craft/Music Expo 1 pm ..until

                             Guyana Houses presentation

Sun Aug 7^th           Family Day Nyabinghi Groundation

Mon Aug 8^th          Courtesy Call on CARICOM/Guyana Gov’t)

                             Press Conference.

 Information sent to Rasta Ites by Sis Ijahnya Christian