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POSITIONS FROM FREEDOM HOUSE A message from the People’s Progressive Party on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Enmore Martyrs
On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Enmore Martyrs shooting, the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) wishes to remind of the selfless sacrifices of the five slain sugar workers, Rambarran, Pooran, Lallabagee, Surajballi and Harry and the profound relevance of the incident today.
In 1948, having been strangled by social and economic hardships, the burdensome “cut and load” cane harvesting system and being deprived of having a union of choice to represent them, sugar workers were forced to mount protest actions after their fair demands were continually being ignored by the sugar producers.
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Instead of their demands being met, riot police fired on the poor,
A movement to break the...
The PPP/C leadership knows that citizens have been moving away from race-based to issue-based voting as evidenced in the 2006, 2011, 2015, and 2020 national polls. For example, in 2006, the new AFC party won 5 seats and in 2011, it won 7 seats. These were at the expense of the PNCR. At the 2015 polls, about 10% of traditional PPP/C voters cast their franchise for the PNCR-led coalition. The PPP/C would have not win the 2020 polls had it not been for crossover voters. These crossovers were influenced by issues. This emerging trend would integrate well within the 21CTMOV and add momentum to it.
The force of the 21CTMOV has been resonating well at the PPPC’s LGE 2023 campaign. The proverbial ‘red wave’ built around grass roots governance and mobilization, has been sweeping across the country simple workers killing five in the process. They died in their quest for a better life for all the workers and their struggles and horrific deaths significantly impacted Dr. Cheddi Jagan.
On that unforgettable day of their funerals, he silently pledged to dedicate his life to the cause of the Guyanese people and to free them from bondage and exploitation.
← FROM PAGE 6 and shown also on TV and podcast screens in Guyana and in the diaspora. These powerful signals indicate that Guyana is on the path to break away from the shackles of racism, ideology, and other barriers which have historically tormented citizens and stymied the country’s development.
This movement finds its full expression in the philosophy of ONE GUYANA (where commonalties take precedence over differences, where race is demystified, and where nationalism is paramount).
The 21st Century Movement is poised to put Guyana and Guyanese in the best socio-economic place they have ever been. And the results of LGE 2023 test the efficacy of the 21st Century Movement.