Social Justice/Economy Roundtable A Success
The Centre for Justice recently hosted a Roundtable discussion designed to explore how the economy impacts on human rights and social justice programmes and your way of life.
A Centre for Justice spokesperson said, “That discussion was broadcast live on ZFB TV7 and streamed online on Wednesday [Dec 5] and involved various stakeholders drawn from the non-profit community who were able to draw on the experience and expertise of their respective constituencies to put forward the reforms we feel are needed from our next government.
Partner organizations for this endeavour were as follows:
- Age Concern
- Amnesty International Bermuda
- Bermuda Public Service Union
- Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda
- Family Centre
- Women’s Resource Centre
“We are pleased with the manner in which this discussion was received by the broader community. In keeping with our organisation’s commitment to fostering civic engagement, going forward, we and our partner organisations will engage in a continual process of advocacy and evaluation in respect of the changes we ask of the next government.
“In a modern democracy, government is of the people, by the people and for the people. Therefore, Centre for Justice, its partner organisations and noted economist, Craig Simmons, will evaluate the state of human rights and social justice programmes every six months.
“Once again, we are pleased that the Bermuda Broadcasting Corporation is able to join with us to broadcast this follow-up discussion. Stay tuned for more details as we come closer to the date.
“In the meantime, if you would like to be involved in this process in any way or have any questions about this programme of advocacy and reform, please get in touch with us at info@justice.bm.”
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The financial investor families (most of us know exactly who they are) of the OBA have pumped a fortune into ‘changing the UBP’. Tomorrow Bermuda will decide if the ‘investment’ will produce a beautiful multi-coloured butterfly or a worthless moth .
Driving around the Island today I witnessed plenty of OBA signs , mostly in peoples private yards . A vote for the OBA is a vote for jobs … What jobs I ask ? Shoveling snow out of those well manicured driveways…
On Friday night I was asked by my friend Hamish to pick up his lovely daughter , my god daughter from the airport . She has spent the last few years living in Egypt , until they changed the government . Anyway she will vote here tomorrow , happy in the knowledge that she didn’t have to register every year (PLP made that possible). Changing of the government is the last thing on her mind .