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No One Can Say they Didn't See it Coming In 2001, FEMA warned that a hurricane striking New Orleans was one of the three most likely disasters in the U.S. But the Bush administration cut New Orleans flood control funding by 44 percent to pay for the Iraq war. [more at commondreams.org]   Consider supporting the relief effort.

Caribbean Capital is Brooklyn By Tony Best ".... people of all shapes, colors and occupations, spanning generations were united in a single mood: having fun at the West Indian Carnival in Brooklyn on Eastern Parkway at its adjoining streets and neighborhoods on Labor Day. As they played mas, moved their hips, waved their national flags, consumed the West Indian dishes or lined the streets as the colorful bands moved down the thoroughfare it was as if two million souls wanted to bid farewell to the summer of 2005."[More at Sep 7 2005 at Caribworldradio.com/]

MAYOR MARTY? Marty Markowitz  Borough President of Brooklyn, and enthusiastic advocate  promoting  tourism  through events shown with WIADCA President Yolanda Lezama-Clarke on the Brooklyn Museum stage. Unopposed for his 2005 reelection, a flush Markowitz has people talking about a 2009 run for Mayor of New York. He hopes to work with Nets

New Orleans' joie de vivre will lift city up from Hurricane Katrina "The palpable lust for living that hangs in the air throughout much of New Orleans (often mistaken for humidity) is a kind of magic, not the fabricated, choreographed kind from Disneyland, but something ancient and naturally occurring. It's in Mardi Gras. It's in parades." by Spuds Hilton for SFgate.com News about New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin efforts to respond to Katrina by google

 House Approves Barbara Lee’s Bill to Create Caribbean American Heritage Month 

(Washington, DC) – On June 27, 2005  the House of Representatives approved H.Con.Res 71, a bill introduced by  Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) to designate a national Caribbean-American Heritage month.

Representative Barbara Lee Congresswoman from Oakland California  is a 2005 Grand Marshal in the Brooklyn Carnival

JUNE is  DC Carnival month & most likely month to be picked

“Establishing Caribbean American Heritage month will celebrate the contributions of millions of Caribbean-Americans to the United States since the inception of the country,” said Lee.

In June 2005 Congresswoman Lee co-hosted the annual U.S. Caribbean Legislative Forum where His Excellency Fred Mitchell, Foreign Affairs Minister of the Bahamas delivered the keynote address, with many other representatives of the Caribbean diplomatic corps in attendence.

“The Caribbean-American community is a true melting pot of languages, cultures, and people.  Alexander Hamilton, Hazel Scott, Sidney Poitier, Jean Michel Basquiat, Eric Holder, Colin Powell, Susan Taylor, Edwidge Danticat, Kelsey Grammer, Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, Roberto Clemente, Maryse Condé, Cicely Tyson, Harry Belafonte, Celia Cruz, Mervyn Dymally and Shirley Chisholm are just a few of the many Caribbean-Americans who have contributed to American government, politics, business, arts, education, science, and culture.Their story is inseparable from ours.” ” said Lee. a member of Western Hemisphere Subcommittee of the House International Relations Committee and the bipartisan Caribbean Caucus,
The Bill passed the Floor of the House and must pass to the Senate and be signed by Executive Order of the President.
[more at www.house.gov/lee]

NEW CUBA REGULATIONS HURT USA STUDENTS:
The July 2004 regulations limited licenses to study abroad in Cuba to undergraduate and graduate students, shortened the duration of the license from two years to one year, required students who use an institution's travel license to be enrolled in that institution, and required courses of study at Cuban educational institutions to be at least 10 weeks in duration. As a result of the new regulations, over ninety percent of U.S.-Cuba exchange programs have now been cancelled and as a result the Emergency Coalition to Defend Educational Travel (ECDET), a group composed of nearly 400 professors from across the country, has been established to fight for American students' rights to travel.
TRUTH ABOUT HAITI
Rep. Barbara Lee, whose House Bill 3919, TRUTH or The Responsibility to Uncover the Truth about Haiti, was introduced last month, had a few minutes for a phone interview last week. Since our conversation, the busy lady has introduced an amendment to legislation which would have prevented the United States allocating Department of Defense funds to overthrow governments (Defense Authorization Act, H.R. 4200). It was rejected by the Republicans in the House Rules Committee May 19,2005 [more at Rep Barbara Lee's web site]

Free, DJS, Family Friendly, Caribbean-Style Parade & Festival

The annual Cambridge Carnival International festival uses the Trinidad and Mardi Gras model to bring together Cambridge's diverse community for a spectacular annual celebration. After twelve years of growth, Cambridge Carnival, which takes place in August every year, outgrew its Central Square location. The event, which will take place on Sunday, August 28, 12-7pm is the 5 largest Carribean Carnival in United States
For more information about the 13th Annual Cambridge Carnival International, call 617-492-2518 or www.cambridgecarnival.com.

Mayor Bloomberg pan soloist for NYPD Steelband playing in Grand Army Plaza pre 2004 parade

   On April 28, 2005 at The Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s 20th Annual Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Dinner, the Mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg announced a site was to be acquired on Flatbush which would open in 2006 as the Carribbean Trade Center.

Caribbean NYC 2005 Entertainment SITES

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