TORONTO, Canada - The story ended. The wire was bent. And we
certainly did ‘write we nen nen’.
‘Crick Crack’ ~ A celebration of
Grenadian writers and poets held at the office of the Consulate General of
Grenada - Toronto was an overwhelming success.
A collaborative event of the
Consulate General’s office and Spice Youth Toronto, the event formed a part of
the celebration of Grenada’s 37th anniversary of independence.
The theme for this year’s independence
conceptualized by Jelen Thomas a 10 year old student from St. Andrew’s Grenada
‘Celebrating 37 years through challenging times with optimism and resilience’
was certainly exemplified at this event.
Consul General, Mrs. Jenny Gumbs
opened the event and Mr. Caldwell Taylor, a learned historian was the Master of
Ceremony. The event was graced by the presence of Minister of Youth Empowerment
and Sports – Mr. Patrick Simmons and Mr. Jim Karygiannis, PC MP Scarborough
Agincourt.
‘Crick Crack’ featured
presentations by Hudson George, Rowley Jeffrey, spoken word artist Al St. Louis
and Dr. Andrea Davis of York University. A dash of spice was added to the event
by an entertaining and vibrant reading of an expert from Merle Collins ‘Angel’
by a group of talented young people: Marie Benjamin, Trisha Mitchell and Neil
Williams.
Donated by Mr. Dudley Hood, and
on display throughout the evening, were several artifacts and antique text
books used in the early 1900’s.
Also on exhibition were books by several
of our Grenadian writers and poets including Jennifer Hosten, Anthony DeRiggs,
Beverley Steele, Richardo Keens-Douglas, Lincoln Depradine and Sr. Gabrielle
Mason to name a few.
The versatility and intelligence
of the Grenadian people, who have and continue to overcome challenges with an
indestructible resilience and unshakable optimism, were certainly on full
display.
Consulate
General of Grenada
Toronto,
Canada
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