A vendor of "fresko"/snow cones ; Bryant Slides Collection ; Bryant Slides Collection, Haiti Auteur(s) : Unknown ( Photographer ) Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. They are organized by geographical location. A man selling "fresko"/snow cones and rolling his cart having a plate number of 1591. Men and women standing in the neighborhood. Haiti -- Caribbean region Haiti Haiti Haiti Droits : All rights to images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, FL 32816 phone (407) 823-2576, email: speccoll@mail.ucf.edu CFM1972_01a Sheet 54:15 http://ufdc.ufl.edu/CA01200240/00001 | Partager |
The form of landing : our troops on the island of Cuba for the besieging of the Havanna, 1762. Auteur(s) : unknown Résumé : Show six men-of-war and a number of launches, in position for the attack. Havana (Cuba) Droits : All rights reserved by the source institution. 1998-515-1 | Partager |
Sailboats and steamships docked in Nassau Harbor, New Providence, Bahamas ; The Bryant Slides Collection ; The Bryant Slides Collection, Bahamas Nassau Hope Town Auteur(s) : Unknown ( Photographer ) Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location. In the foreground are men in sailboats. In the background is the S.S. Yarmouth Castle. In 1927, the S.S. Evangeline, and her sister ship the S.S. Yarmouth, were built by Eastern Steamship Lines in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. By 1964, the S.S. Evangeline was sold to the Chadade Steamship Company, Inc., a Panamanian company, where her name was changed from Evangeline to Yarmouth Castle. On November 13, 1965, the Yarmouth Castle, sailing from Miami, Florida to Nassau, Bahamas, sank due to fire. The CYL on the funnel stands for Yarmouth Cruise Lines. Slide labeled Docks Nassau, April '65. Bahamas -- North America -- Nassau, New Providence Island Droits : All rights to images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, FL 32816 phone (407) 823-2576, email: speccoll@mail.ucf.edu CFM1972_01a Sheet 17:14 http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00029533/00001 | Partager |
A man stands on a dock near wooden buildings and coconut trees on Bimini, Bahamas ; The Bryant Slides Collection ; The Bryant Slides Collection, Bahamas Auteur(s) : Unknown ( Photographer ) Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location. A man in a plaid shirt and blue pants stands on a dock near wooden buildings and coconut trees on Bimini, Bahamas. Two men, one carry a metal bucket, can be seen at the end of the dock. Three children are sitting outside the door of one of the buildings. The sign on one of the buildings reads, “Beacon.” Slide labeled Bryant Bimini Mar '46. Bahamas -- North America -- Bimini Droits : All rights to images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, FL 32816 phone (407) 823-2576, email: speccoll@mail.ucf.edu CFM1972_01a Sheet 7:18 http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00028550/00001 | Partager |
Population attributable risks of oral cavity cancer to behavioral and medical risk factors in France: results of a large population-based case–control study, the ICARE study Auteur(s) : Radoï, Loredana Menvielle, Gwenn Cyr, Diane Lapôtre-Ledoux, Bénédicte Stücker, Isabelle Luce, Danièle Auteurs secondaires : Centre de recherche en épidémiologie et santé des populations (CESP) ; Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ) - Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11) - Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) - Hôpital Paul Brousse - Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) Oral medicine and oral surgery department ; Université Paris Descartes - Paris 5 (UPD5) Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique (iPLESP) ; Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC) - Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) UMS 011 ; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale - Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ) Registre du Cancer de la Somme ; CHU Amiens-Picardie Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11) Institut de recherche, santé, environnement et travail [Rennes] (Irset) ; Université d'Angers (UA) - Université des Antilles et de la Guyane (UAG) - Université de Rennes 1 (UR1) - École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique [EHESP] (EHESP) - Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) - Structure Fédérative de Recherche en Biologie et Santé de Rennes ( Biosit : Biologie - Santé - Innovation Technologique ) Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD BioMed Central Résumé : ICARE Study Group International audience BackgroundPopulation attributable risks (PARs) are useful tool to estimate the burden of risk factors in cancer incidence. Few studies estimated the PARs of oral cavity cancer to tobacco smoking alone, alcohol drinking alone and their joint consumption but none performed analysis stratified by subsite, gender or age. Among the suspected risk factors of oral cavity cancer, only PAR to a family history of head and neck cancer was reported in two studies. The purpose of this study was to estimate in France the PARs of oral cavity cancer to several recognized and suspected risk factors, overall and by subsite, gender and age.MethodsWe analysed data from 689 oral cavity cancer cases and 3481 controls included in a population-based case–control study, the ICARE study. Unconditional logistic regression models were used to estimate odds ratios (ORs), PARs and 95 % confidence intervals (95 % CI).ResultsThe PARs were 0.3 % (95 % CI −3.9 %; +3.9 %) for alcohol alone, 12.7 % (6.9 %–18.0 %) for tobacco alone and 69.9 % (64.4 %–74.7 %) for their joint consumption. PAR to combined alcohol and tobacco consumption was 74 % (66.5 %–79.9 %) in men and 45.4 % (32.7 %–55.6 %) in women. Among suspected risk factors, body mass index 2 years before the interview <25 kg.m−2, never tea drinking and family history of head and neck cancer explained 35.3 % (25.7 %–43.6 %), 30.3 % (14.4 %–43.3 %) and 5.8 % (0.6 %–10.8 %) of cancer burden, respectively. About 93 % (88.3 %–95.6 %) of oral cavity cancers were explained by all risk factors, 94.3 % (88.4 %–97.2 %) in men and only 74.1 % (47.0 %–87.3 %) in women.ConclusionOur study emphasizes the role of combined tobacco and alcohol consumption in the oral cavity cancer burden in France and gives an indication of the proportion of cases attributable to other risk factors. Most of oral cavity cancers are attributable to concurrent smoking and drinking and would be potentially preventable through smoking or drinking cessation. If the majority of cases are explained by recognized or suspected risk factors in men, a substantial number of cancers in women are probably due to still unexplored factors that remain to be clarified by future studies. ISSN: 1471-2407 Droits : http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ hal-01258466 http://hal.upmc.fr/hal-01258466 http://hal.upmc.fr/hal-01258466/document http://hal.upmc.fr/hal-01258466/file/BMCC.pdf DOI : 10.1186/s12885-015-1841-5 | Partager |
Local man for the rural countryside ; The Bryant Slides Collection ; The Bryant Slides Collection, Cuba Auteur(s) : Unknown ( Photographer ) Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location. Local man for the rural countryside The photographer labeled this picture "country man." The local man is carrying something on his back and is most likely a laborer. He is walking along a paved walkway in the countryside and wearing a typical Cuban straw hat. In the background are bohio huts and hills with a lot of vegetation. Cuba -- Caribbean region Droits : All rights to images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, FL 32816 phone (407) 823-2576, email: speccoll@mail.ucf.edu CFM1972_01a Sheet 85: 3 http://ufdc.ufl.edu/CA01200469/00001 | Partager |
A boat near a floating seaplane off the coast of North Cat Cay ; The Bryant Slides Collection ; The Bryant Slides Collection, Bahamas Auteur(s) : Unknown ( Photographer ) Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location. Two men are standing in a row boat near a red and blue seaplane floating off the coast of North Cat Cay. Slide labeled Bryant Cat Cay, Mar '46. Bahamas -- North America -- North Cat Cay, Bimini Droits : All rights to images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, FL 32816 phone (407) 823-2576, email: speccoll@mail.ucf.edu CFM1972_01a Sheet 3:12 http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00028374/00001 | Partager |
Two men search for crayfish under a coral rock near Andros, Bahamas ; The Bryant Slides Collection ; The Bryant Slides Collection, Bahamas Auteur(s) : Unknown ( Photographer ) Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location. Two men search for crayfish under a partially submerged coral rock near Andros, Bahamas. The younger man holds a wooden bucket while the older man holds a fish spear with three prongs. In the distance is an anchored row boat. Both men were companions of William Junior Bryant during a fishing trip in Andros, Bahamas in 1948. Images from the trip were featured in Bryant’s book “Flames of Life: A Pictorial Philosophy,” first published in 1961. Slide labeled Crawfishing. Bahamas -- North America -- Andros Droits : All rights to images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, FL 32816 phone (407) 823-2576, email: speccoll@mail.ucf.edu CFM1972_01a Sheet 13:11 http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00029232/00001 | Partager Voir aussi Andros (Bahamas) Andros (Bahamas) -- Description and travel Boats and boating -- Bahamas -- Andros -- 1940-1950 Shellfish gathering -- Bahamas -- Andros -- 1940-1950 Spears -- Bahamas -- Andros -- 1940-1950 Crayfish fisheries -- Bahamas -- Andros -- 1940-1950 Coral Limestone -- Bahamas -- Andros -- 1940-1950 |
Men playing music ; Bryant Slides Collection ; Bryant Slides Collection, Haiti Auteur(s) : Unknown ( Photographer ) Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. They are organized by geographical location. A group of five men playing various instruments including a "tambour"(drum). Haiti -- Caribbean region Haiti Haiti Haiti Droits : All rights to images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, FL 32816 phone (407) 823-2576, email: speccoll@mail.ucf.edu CFM1972_01a Sheet 54:11 http://ufdc.ufl.edu/CA01200236/00001 | Partager |
Two men, one carrying the body of a Green Turtle, walk on path from the dock near Man of War Cay, Abaco, Bahamas ; The Bryant Slides Collection ; The Bryant Slides Collection, Bahamas Auteur(s) : Unknown ( Photographer ) Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location. The following marine turtles have been recorded in the Bahamas: Green Turtle, Hawksbill Turtle, Loggerhead Turtle, Leatherback Turtle, Olive Ridley Turtle, and Kemp’s Ridley Turtle. The Green Turtle is listed (2013) on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened species as endangered. All marine turtles are now fully protected under Bahamian law, including the Green Turtle. Green Turtle meat and cartilage were used to make turtle soup which was once a delicacy in the Bahamian Out Islands. This image features two men, one carrying the body of a Green Turtle, walking on path from the dock near Man of War Cay, Abaco, Bahamas. On the dock is also a pile of ropes and propane tanks. Slide labeled Delivery of Green Turtle Man of War April '65. Bahamas -- North America -- Man of War Cay, Abaco Droits : All rights to images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, FL 32816 phone (407) 823-2576, email: speccoll@mail.ucf.edu CFM1972_01a Sheet 5:12 http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00028445/00001 | Partager |
Wilberforce Auteur(s) : Andras, Mifs C Worthington, W. Année de publication : Éditeur(s) : London : R. Bowyer Pall Mall Extrait de : Poems on the abolition of the slave-trade (Non paginé) Résumé : Gravure représentant le portrait vu de profil de William Wilberforce ((24 août 1759 - 29 juillet 1833),homme politique et philanthrope britannique qui fut l'un des meneurs du mouvement abolitionniste. ll mena la campagne parlementaire contre le commerce des esclaves durant près de 26 ans jusqu'à l'adoption du Slave Trade Act de 1807. Il fut proclamé citoyen français par l?Assemblée nationale législative le 26 août 1792. Il prit également une part déterminante au Slavery Abolition Act 1833, qui abolissait l'esclavage dans la plus grande partie de l'Empire britannique. Droits : Domaine public Permalien : http://www.manioc.org/images/SCH132610029i1 SCH132610029i1 | Partager |
Le Général Leclerc daprès une miniature dIsabey appartenant au. Prince dEssling Extrait de : Société de l'Histoire des colonies françaises ; Libr. E. Leroux () Résumé : Portrait de Charles Victoire Emmanuel Leclerc (né à Pontoise en 1772, mort en 1802 près de Saint-Domingue). Général français, il mena l'expédition de Saint-Domingue, lancée à l'initiative de Napoléon 1er, et défaite lors de l'indépendance d'Haïti en 1803 Siècle(s) traité(s) : 19 Droits : Domaine public Permalien : http://www.manioc.org/images/NAN130430018i1 NAN130430018i1 | Partager |
View of people near the docks in Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, Bahamas ; The Bryant Slides Collection ; The Bryant Slides Collection, Bahamas Auteur(s) : Unknown ( Photographer ) Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location. View of people near the docks in Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, Bahamas. Some of the people on the dock include a woman wearing a blue dress and a hair scarf, a boy wearing khaki pants and a jacket, and two seated women: one wearing a hair scarf and the other a hat. In the distance are two men in a row boat. A boat with the name “Joy G.” is anchored near the row boat. Slide labeled Colored Girl Dock Green Turtle Feb '57. Bahamas -- North America -- Green Turtle Cay, Abaco Droits : All rights to images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, FL 32816 phone (407) 823-2576, email: speccoll@mail.ucf.edu CFM1972_01a Sheet 8:11 http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00028661/00001 | Partager Voir aussi Green Turtle Cay (Abaco, Bahamas) Green Turtle Cay (Abaco, Bahamas) -- Description and travel Green Turtle Cay (Abaco, Bahamas) -- Social life and customs Clothing and dress -- Bahamas -- Green Turtle Cay -- 1950-1960 Boats and boating -- Bahamas -- Green Turtle Cay -- 1950-1960 Docks -- Bahamas -- Green Turtle Cay -- 1950-1960 |
Two men standing in front of a red car parked near the Barbados Museum ; The Bryant Slides Collection ; The Bryant Slides Collection, Barbados Auteur(s) : Unknown ( Photographer ) Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location. The Barbados Museum and Historical Society, originally built as a British military prison, is an example of Caribbean Georgian style architecture. A red automobile, the Fiat 500, is parked in front of the museum. Slide labeled Barb 10 tall man - artist short man (Chamber of Com). Barbados -- Caribbean region -- Bridgetown, Saint Michael Droits : All rights to images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, FL 32816 phone (407) 823-2576, email: speccoll@ucf.edu CFM1972_01a Sheet 20: 4 http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00017910/00001 | Partager |
Jean Bernabé et la réflexion écologique : changements de paradigme dans la créolistique ? Auteur(s) : Ludwig, Ralph Année de publication : Loading the player... Éditeur(s) : CRILLASH : Centre de Recherches Interdisciplinaires en Lettres, Langues, Arts et Sciences Humaines Extrait de : "Tracées de Jean Bernabé" : colloque international, du 25 au 27 octobre 2017. Université des Antilles Description : Ainsi que l'explique Robert Fontès dans sa préface aux Prolégomènes à une charte des créoles de Jean Bernabé (K. Éditions 2013), ce penseur engagé a parcouru un long chemin menant du débat sur orthographe créole des années 1970 à la réflexion sur l'ancrage multiple des langues créoles, réflexion qu'il a appelée « écologique » dans son traité Obidjoul (Éditions Le teneur 2013). Ce parcours est révélateur d'une évolution épistémologique complexe de la créolistique. Ralph Ludwig approfondit quelques notions centrales de la « linguistique écologique » à partir de l'ouvrage récent de : Ralph Ludwig, Peter Mühlhäusler et Steve Pagel, eds., Linguistic ecology and language contact, Cambridge University Press 2017. Droits : CC-BY-NC-ND - Attribution - Pas d'utilisation commerciale - Pas de modification Permalien : http://www.manioc.org/fichiers/V17238 V17238 | Partager |
Forum with Parliament Members : Students Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination ; Audio Recordings of the Proceedings Auteur(s) : Caribbean IRN Résumé : From the PNCR, GAP MPs free to vote conscience on gay rights bill
By Johann Earle
Stabroek News
June 11, 2003
The PNCR will allow its members to vote their conscience on the controversial Constitution (Amendment) Act of 2001 which seeks to prevent discrimination against persons on the basis of their sexual orientation and other grounds.
A number of religious organisations are opposed to the passage of the bill because it includes sexual orientation as one of the grounds. They are concerned that it could lead to a legalisation of homosexual relations and demands for recognition of gay marriages among other things.
PNCR Member of Parliament (MP) Vincent Alexander told a forum at the National Library on Saturday, that the Bill did not seek to legalise homosexuality, but to ensure that persons would not be discriminated against based on their sexual preferences.
He was one of two parliamentarians who showed up - the other being PNCR member, Myrna Peterkin.
The forum was organised by Students Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD), a group comprising fifteen students from the University of Guyana which was formed about two weeks ago.
Alexander expects the vote on the bill to come up before the National Assembly in a matter of months.
Paul Hardy, Leader of the Guyana Action Party (GAP), told Stabroek News that his party would not be using the so-called parliamentary whip. He added that GAP took a decision that every member should vote according to his or her own conscience. “We have no right to deny the rights of others based on sexual orientation. [The Bill] will guarantee rights to the homosexual.” GAP is in Parliament as part of an alliance with the Working People’s Alliance. GAP/WPA has two MPs.
The bill was met with rejection from some members of the religious community in 2001 and as a result of this, the President did not assent to it.
In a statement on Monday, the Central Islamic Organisa-tion of Guyana (CIOG) said that it stood in firm opposition to the Bill. The CIOG says the general purpose of the bill may be commendable and that the organisation’s objection is not based on a willingness to promote discrimination. Rather, the CIOG said, it was based on the fact that specific legal protection on the basis of sexual orientation without definition or qualification gives tacit legitimacy to practices which are considered criminal in Islam. “It is foreseeable that such a legal nod of approval (subtle as it may be) of these practices may pave the way for greater social (or even legal) acceptability in the future which, from the perspective of all Muslims including those in Guyana, is an undesirable and sinful outcome,” the CIOG statement said.
At Saturday’s event, Muslim teacher Moulana Mohamed Ali Zenjibari spoke of instances of abuse, discrimination and harsh penalties meted out to gay and lesbian persons in countries such as Iran and Saudi Arabia and noted that the Quran did not sanction such punishments for homosexual behaviour.
President of the CIOG, Fazeel Ferouz told Stabroek News that a meeting to discuss a strategy with regards to the bill was planned for tomorrow with various religious groups.
Stabroek News tried to get a comment on the issue from the PPP/C but to no avail.
ROAR leader, Ravi Dev said that his party was now having discussions on the issue. ROAR feels that it is an important question which has to do with morality and should be discussed across the country. He added legislators had to be in tune with their constituents on the issue.
SASOD is lobbying for the legislation through the sensitisation of MPs.
Keimo Benjamin, a law student at UG, gave a presentation based on the jurisprudential aspects of the discussion on sexual orientation. He argued that morality should not be the only guiding principle on which to base the laws. Sexual activities between two consenting male adults in private could not be equated with a violation of a person’s rights, he said, making the point that the thrust of his presentation was not whether homosexuality was wrong, but whether it violated the rights of others. He said that the attitudes of some towards this subject were based on preconceived notions and prejudices. He cited studies to show that the suppression of certain perceived deviant sexual impulses in persons might do more harm than good. One Harvard University study of teens who said they were gay indicated that those teens were three times more likely to commit suicide.
Vidyaratha Kissoon, of Help and Shelter, in his contribution on Saturday, expressed his displeasure at the low turnout at the forum and urged the parliamentarians who showed up to take the message to their colleagues. He noted that because of homophobia, the numerical minority was terrified of speaking out against instances of discrimination. Gays and lesbians in Guyana were subjected to ridicule and abuse, and walk the streets at night not looking for sex necessarily, but for the companionship of persons who empathise with them.
During his presentation, Joel Simpson, another member of SASOD, outlined a number of changes made within national jurisdictions that had international implications. One such crucial change was South Africa’s 1996 adoption of a new constitution, making that country the first in the world to expressly include sexual orientation as a prohibited ground of discrimination. It was the first time a developing country had taken the lead with respect to the rights of sexual minorities.
He also said that according to Douglas Sanders, a Canadian jurist, the rights of homosexual, bisexual or transsexual men and women had never been officially recognised by the United Nations, despite the fact that international laws on the issue began to emerge at the close of the Second World War.
Simpson said that under Article 170 (5), as amended by Section 8 of the Constitution (Amendment) (No. 4) Act 2000, the President is required to assent to any bill which is returned by the National Assembly unaltered after a two-thirds majority within 90 days of its presentation to him. To the parliamentarians present, Simpson stressed that the onus was now on them to adequately represent their constituents which include lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual Guyanese.
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Vote on sexual orientation should be a matter of conscience - MP Alexander
By Esther Elijah
Guyana Chronicle
June 8, 2003
PEOPLE’S National Congress (PNC/R) Member of Parliament Mr. Vincent Alexander, said the Opposition will vote on “conscience” when the piece of legislation on sexual orientation is again brought before the National Assembly.
“With specific reference to my party, when this Bill gets back to the Parliament in the spirit of the arguments here, we will not use the `whip’. Our party will not say we have to vote for the provision (in the Sexual Orientation Bill). We will allow our members to vote as a matter of conscience,” he told participants gathered in the Conference Room of the National Library.
“We feel this is a matter of conscience. You may end up with a collective position but you have to deal with us individually,” Alexander said at a poorly attended public consultation aimed at gaining support for sexual orientation to be considered a fundamental right in Guyana.
Alexander, one of the main persons who sat on the Constitutional Reform Commission that addressed this controversial clause, said the legislation was not meant to legalise homosexual activities in Guyana.
“It was intended to ensure that persons who have an orientation - a way of thinking - which may or may not lead to a certain activity, to not be discriminated against, in terms of their rights,” he explained.
Alexander noted that very often, discussions on the sexual orientation provision in the Bill have led to seepages into other areas where debates centre on the “right to be homosexual.”
“I am saying the Bill does not comment on that… However, law is peculiar, especially in a Common Law system. Once you venture out and change the law, very often you open other windows which we cannot definitively say exist or does not exist in advance,” he said.
“The fear of some people is that the legislators might say one thing and the Courts will eventually say something else. While some people can’t argue against the law, per say, they will say this has opened a window of opportunity not meant to be opened. So, it is better to stay without a window than open it and then have a possibility of something you didn’t intend to happen - happening sometime in the future.”
Alexander added: “I want to say I’ve found this activity to have been rich from the perspective of the amount of research which was done by student (speakers). Without any comment as to whether I agree with the arguments, I would wish that much more research on other issues be done by students, and that at the University (of Guyana) students would find it convenient to have forums on other issues, with the same depth of research for their own intellectual development.”
Alexander and other Opposition M.P, Lurlene Nestor were the only three Parliamentarians in attendance at the session organised by the recently formed `Students Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination’ (SASOD), a group that has a membership of 15 mostly University of Guyana (UG) students from various faculties.
SASOD was established two weeks ago.
With the exception of members of the press, the consultation only managed to attract 11 persons, a handful of who were SASOD members.
While congratulating the students for an “insightful” presentation, Nestor pointed out that whether or not she chooses to agree with their position is “another issue” and she is entitled to her “own view”.
“The issue of sexual orientation is very `toucheous’ …while we agree with the human rights provisions and all that as a society, we must also revert to our own society. Some of the very critical questions that I would want to ask is whether or not at the society (level) we are ready for that kind of thing,” she remarked.
“We cannot, at (any) time, ignore the religious groups in our society. If we look at statistics going back to 1992 from a survey done by the Bureau of Statistics, we would see that a small section of the Guyanese population might be considered as people who do not subscribe to a religious view. While the laws are not necessarily based on moral values, we must acknowledge the fact that we might want to revert to many of the cases that (concern) laws that protect public morality.”
Nestor told the speakers at the consultation these were some of the issues that they needed to deal with.
She highlighted, too, that what must be examined is the effects of same-sex marriages on society and how this issue must be tackled.
“These are some of the things we should consider and I don’t think you dealt with that in the presentations,” Nestor stated, adding that the issues must be addressed “frontally.”
“Do we think that with the coming to being of this Bill that there might be quite a number of challenges to the Constitution in relation to the same issue of a man marrying a man? What do we do at the society (level)? Do we recognise that?” were the questions directed at the five speakers at the session.
Nestor continued: “There is some argument that says, `Oh the Bill does not promote homosexuality or does not encourage a man to marry (another) man, but if you look at Section (15) that talks about `non-discrimination’ then how can we not, with the passage of this Bill, allow a man not to marry (another) man.”
According to Nestor, matters of this nature constitute some of the “inconsistencies” of the Bill.
On the argument raised by presenters at the session on who determines what is morality, Nestor said in the concept of democracy it is the people who are the determinants based on a “line of thinking.”
She also rebutted on grounds that put the spotlight on teachers who may have been caught “interfering” with their young students and who may subsequently be dismissed from their jobs.
“Could you imagine such a person interfering with a boy below age 10 - and by virtue of the fact that the Bill is there, the judges (in the case) will have to use their discretion in terms of what happens. We will have more Constitutional changes and problems (arising with the passage of the Bill).”
SASOD member and law student, Joel Simpson, in reply, said he doesn’t think any homosexual in Guyana wants to “run into a church and ask that people marry them or anything of that sort.”
At one point likening the church to a “club”, Simpson claimed the church has the right to exclude whomever it wants. He further stated that in accordance with the Constitution, people of the same sex do not currently have the right to marry, and will also not be able to do such an act with the passage of the Bill.
However, Simpson said it is possible that the law, with the passage of the Bill, would have to recognise same-sex domestic partnerships in relation to employment benefits, sharing of properties, etc.
Simpson said he believes there should be a realm of “public” and “private” morality between consenting adults, and implied that the Bill did not fully give “rights” to homosexuals.
But, Nestor interjected: “I am informing you further…that the Sexual Orientation provision has, in fact, in some way recognised the rights of homosexuals and we must accept that.”
Meanwhile, there was no vocal Christian representative(s) at the consultation and apart from the two Opposition representatives none other participant gave comments or directed questions at the presenters.
Other speakers in support of the sexual orientation clause were: Moulana Mohammed Ali Zenjiban, Assistant Director of the International Islamic College; Denuka Radzik from Red Thread, Keimo Benjamin, UG law student and Vidyartha Kissoon from Help & Shelter.
The Sunday Chronicle has been reliably informed that the Georgetown Ministers Fellowship, representing groups of Christian leaders staunchly against sexual orientation as a right in Guyana, have recently prepared a detailed 16-page document outlining issues arising from research to further boost their argument against the inclusion of the clause.
The document is yet to be made public.
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Two men making steel pan instruments in Trinidad ; The Bryant Slides Collection ; The Bryant Slides Collection, Trinidad Auteur(s) : Unknown ( Photographer ) Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location. Two steel pan instrument makers are hammering the surfaces of drums to make the range of sound for steel pan instruments. One of the men is hammering a white steel drum, while the other is in the distance near red steel drums. These particular steel pans are made from used steel oil drums. The steel pan, a percussion instrument, originated in Trinidad and Tobago and is one of the country’s national emblems. In the yard are other used steel oil drums, white metal steel pan stands, and many breadfruit trees. In the background are buildings, some made of wood with zinc paneled roofs. There is also a poster advertising the Shell Invaders Steel Orchestra, a steel band active during the 1960s and sponsored by Shell Oil Company. Some of the notices in the yard read as follows: "Notice don't sit stand lean or prop on the stands," "We are the greatest," "Notice absolutely no unnecessary coasting in the yard." Slide labeled Trin. 17 Trinidad and Tobago -- South America -- Trinidad Trinidad and Tobago -- Caribbean region -- Trinidad Droits : All rights to images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, FL 32816 phone (407) 823-2576, email: speccoll@mail.ucf.edu CFM1972_01a http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00031211/00001 | Partager |
Two men walk along the beach on Grand Cay, Abaco, Bahamas ; The Bryant Slides Collection ; The Bryant Slides Collection, Bahamas Auteur(s) : Unknown ( Photographer ) Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location. Two men walk along the beach on Grand Cay, Abaco, Bahamas. One of the men is holding a bonefish and the other man is holding a fishing rod. One of these men is John Richard Yeend. John Yeend, also known as Captain Jack R. Yeend, was the captain of the boat "Isabella." Originally from Ohio, Yeend moved with his wife Florence Mildred Snively to West Palm Beach, Florida in the 1960s. During February of 1957, “Isabella” travelled to many of the smaller islands of the Abacos including Green Turtle Cay, Great Guana Cay, Allen Cay, and Grand Cay. Slide labeled Grand Cays Bone Fish Feb '57 Jack Yeend Capt Isabella. Bahamas -- North America -- Grand Cay, Abaco Droits : All rights to images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, FL 32816 phone (407) 823-2576, email: speccoll@mail.ucf.edu CFM1972_01a Sheet 10:9 http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00028935/00001 | Partager |
Quelles plantes de services pour réduire l'impact de la noctuelle ou de la mouche blanche sur tomate en Martinique ? Auteur(s) : Rhino, Béatrice Année de publication : Loading the player... Éditeur(s) : CIRAD : Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement Extrait de : "Projet DEVAG" : conférence, le 5 décembre 2013. Université des Antilles et de la Guyane Description : Après avoir énuméré l'identité des ravageurs de la tomate, transmetteurs de virus, Béatrice Rhino présente des résultats d'essais menés sur le maïs. Il s'agit d'essais effectués dans le but de réduire l'impact de la noctuelle ou de la mouche blanche sur la tomate. Siècle(s) traité(s) : 21 Droits : CC-BY-NC-ND - Attribution - Pas d'utilisation commerciale - Pas de modification Permalien : http://www.manioc.org/fichiers/V14088 V14088 | Partager Voir aussi Agriculture tropicale Agroécologie Bioagresseurs Ecologie Tomate Mouche blanche Plante de service Agriculture Martinique ; Télécharger |
Mgr Bénigne de Trousset d'Héricourt Année de publication : Extrait de : La vénérable mère Anne-Marie Javouhey (entre p. 52 et p. 53) Résumé : Portrait de Bénigne-Urbain-Jean-Marie du Trousset d'Héricourt, né le 15 juillet 1797 à Questembert (Morbihan) et décédé le 8 juillet 1851. Ecclésiastique français il fut évêque d'Autun. Description : Au titre d'évêque d'Autun, il exerçait "la tutelle" de la congrégation des Sœurs de Cluny, d'Anne-Marie Javouhey, qui mena des missions d'évangélisation notamment en Guyane ou elle ouvrit des écoles.Trousset d’Héricourt, hostile à ce "dévouement auprès de ces pauvres si peu chrétiens, noirs de surcroit, voulut faire rentrer dans le rang cette sœur un peu trop libre." (http://www.henricoudreau.fr/guyane/javouhet.html) Siècle(s) traité(s) : 19 Droits : Domaine public Permalien : http://www.manioc.org/images/GAD120150002i1 GAD120150002i1 | Partager |