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The Inaugural Caribbean Festival of Arts as Prism: Call for Papers and Participation: August 5-7, 2022

05/09/2022 – 2:37 pm

The Inaugural Caribbean Festival of Arts as Prism: 20th Century Festivals in the Multilingual Caribbean, August 5-7, 2022: Call for Papers and Participation

Download: The CALL for PAPERS and PARTICIPATION  – 

Fifty years ago, the first Caribbean Festival of Arts (Carifesta), held in Guyana from August to September 1972, marked a significant and deliberate postcolonial moment that embodied the aspirations of a unified Caribbean. A brochure for the inaugural multidisciplinary and transnational festival stated that Carifesta would “depict the life of the people of the region—their heroes, morale, myth, traditions, beliefs, creativeness, ways of expression” and “stimulate and unite the cultural movement throughout the region.”

As we approach the 50th anniversary of the first Carifesta (as well as Carifesta XV in Antigua & Barbuda in 2022), we invite scholars (including graduate students), artists, Carifesta ‘72 participants, and the Guyanese and Caribbean diaspora to participate in a three-day virtual symposium organized in association with the Guyana Cultural Association of New York, Inc. (GCA) as part of the 2022 Guyana Folk Festival.            Continue reading →

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GCA- Guyana Cultural Association of New York delivered again – by Francis Quamina Farrier

09/06/2018 – 12:06 pm
GCA- Guyana Cultural Association of New York delivered again – by Francis Quamina Farrier
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The four annual events of The Guyana Cultural Association of New York, Inc. – the Awards Ceremony, the Kwe Kwe Nite, the Literary Hang and the Family Fun Day, were all up to expectations. One may even say, above expectations. In his message, President of the GCA, Dr. Vibert Cambridge, stated that “This year, the Guyana Folk Festival explores Ma’iupe , the tradition of working together”, and thanked the many sponsors who have supported the Guyana Folk Festival, some having done so over the years. Last week, I reported on the Awards Ceremony, which was the first of the four events, and promised to report on the other three events this week. Well, here they are;        
 

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Guyanese Cultural giants honoured in New York – by Francis Quamina Farrier + Videos

09/02/2018 – 11:10 pm

Guyanese Cultural giants honoured in New York

– by Francis Quamina Farrier

It has been seventeen years since the Guyana Cultural Association of New York commenced its commendable task of honouring Guyanese, both at home and abroad, for their contributions in field of Culture. The Annual Award Ceremonies are held on the last Wednesday of August at the Brooklyn Borough Hall, and usually attended by elected officials and diplomats. Attending this year, were Guyana’s Permanent Representative and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Guyana to the United Nations, Michael Ten-Pow, and the Guyana Consul General in New York, Barbara Atherly.      Continue reading →

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Canada-Guyana Outreach Mission – 2017 Medical Visit to Guyana – Donations Requested

08/22/2017 – 12:07 am

Canada-Guyana Outreach Mission… Letter from:

  • Yvonne Joseph Triesman, President
  • Canada-Guyana Outreach Mission

Dear Family & Friends:

Award from the Guyana Cultural Association of New York

Members of CanGO are very pleased and honored to be the recipient of an award from the Guyana Cultural Association of New York in recognition of our community service in Guyana.  We are very appreciative for the acknowledgement of our work with the Indigenous Peoples of Guyana.  A few members of CanGO will be traveling to New York at the end of August 2017, where I will accept the award on behalf of CanGO.

In early October, members of the CanGO team will again travel to Guyana to provide free health care to the Indigenous Peoples in Regions 1 (Santa Rosa, Waramuri, Karaburi, and Manawarin) and 2 (Charity, Kabakaburi, St. Monica, Karawab and Waracabra) of the country.  This will be a two-week mission.    Continue reading →

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Guyana@50 Symposia – Guyana Cultural Association of New York

04/22/2016 – 12:10 am
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Guyana Cultural Association of New York Inc. on-line Magazine – September 2015

10/10/2015 – 9:27 pm

 Download:  GCA SEPTEMBER 2015 ON-LINE MAGAZINE

GCA September 2015

Guyana Cultural Association of New York Inc. on-line Magazine – September 2015

IN THIS ISSUE
PAGE 3-13: Celebrating Indigenous Heritage Month 2015
PAGE 14-20: Tributes: Celebrating the Life of Dr. Frank Williams
PAGE 22: 2015 GCA Symposium– Call for Participation
PAGE: 24: Rave Review for Book on Caribbean Immigrants
PAGE 25: Mobile Apps by Guyanese High School students
PAGE 26: College English call for papers
PAGE 27-28: Winner Kojo McPherson
PAGE 30-37: GCA Thank You!
Ave Brewster-Haynes – Editor

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GCA Awards Ceremony 2015 – Brooklyn Borough Hall – September 2, 2015

08/29/2015 – 12:31 pm
GCA AWARDS INVITATION

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GCA Awards Ceremony 2015 – Brooklyn Borough Hall – September 2, 2015 @ 6.00 pm

Awardees –2015 GCA AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT

Also view Guyanese Online entry : CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GCA 2015 AWARDEES

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GCA of New York- 2013 SYMPOSIUM – Call for Participation

09/17/2013 – 11:23 pm

Guyana Cultural Association of New York, Inc
2013 SYMPOSIUM
Empire State College/State University of New York
177 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201-5875
OCTOBER 26, 2013
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

“These two dominant influences should not be allowed to overwhelm our identity
or diminish its complexity” (from editorial mentioned below)
A recent Sunday Stabroek News editorial posed the question, “Who are we?” and
directed attention to a contemporary ripple in the peopling of Guyana—the new
immigrants from Brazil and China. The editorial also insinuated some of the societal
anxieties associated with this contemporary development. For more than
5,000 years, the contemporary nation has had close and intimate relations with
the churn of the pushes and pulls of the human migration drama.    Continue reading →

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GCA Online Magazine – August 2013 – download

08/20/2013 – 9:00 pm
GCA OnLine Magazine August 2013

GCA OnLine Magazine August 2013

Download:   AUGUST 2013 ON-LINE GCA MAGAZINE_ < click

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GCA New York – Download: May 2013 On-Line Magazine

05/29/2013 – 4:13 am

GCA-May2013

Download: GCA_May_2013 Magazine

In This Issue:

PAGE 3- Guyana’s 47th Independence
PAGE 4-9: Indian Arrival
PAGE10-11: Alexander Alexander
PAGE 12-13: Marriages in the Logie Lines
PAGE 14-15: GCA Summer Camp
PAGE 16-19: Guyana Festival of Musical Arts
PAGE 20-21: Guyanese & alternative medicine
PAGE 22-24: Allura, the Bush Dai Dais
PAGE 25: Poem
PAGE 26: Too many mothers victims
PAGE 27: Glamour Girl
PAGE 28-29: Weaving Water
PAGE 30-33: Homemade Toys, Folk Games
PAGE 34-35: Plastics & the garbage crisis   Continue reading →

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