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The struggle continues

It was on February 26, 1970, that a group of persons, led by the National Joint Action Committee comprising students from The UWI, others from a number of blocks, all

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Trinity College should apologise

The National Joint Action Committee (NJAC) calls on the administration of Trinity College to issue a public apology to the pupils and their parents who were denied participation in their

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NJAC hosts conference on 1970 revolution - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

The National Joint Action Committee (NJAC) in collaboration with the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES) and the Office of the Principal, UWI, will be hosting a two-day International Conference to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Trinidad and Tobago Revolution of 1970. The conference will be held at the Daaga

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NJAC remembers Basil Davis, the first martyr of the 1970 Black Power Revolution

“[…] Basil Davis represented the type of persons who were joining the Revolution in their thousands in 1970. He was an ordinary brother from the blocks of Barataria. His now late mother and other

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Black Power Revolution 1970 – a cry for people power, unity

Black Power Revolution 1970 – a cry for people power, unity
EMBAU MOHENI
Servant President of NJAC
TODAY, April 21, marks the 51st anniversary of the declaration of the first State of Emergency (SOE) during the Trinidad and Tobago Revolution of 1970.
This revolution, also referred to as the Black Power Revolution of 1970 was led by the National Joint Action Committee (NJAC), under the visionary leadership of the late chief servant Makandal Daaga (then Geddes Granger), for a new and just society in TT.
The events of this day were preceded by a series of mass demonstrations which included the well-known March to Caroni on March 12, 1970, when thousands of people from the urban communities in north Trinidad marched to central Trinidad in solidarity with their East Indian brothers and sisters.

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NJAC: 'Special Branch incited the violence [to] give gov't an excuse'—remembering 21 April 1970

NJAC: ‘Special Branch incited the violence [to] give gov’t an excuse’—remembering 21 April 1970
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NJAC: ‘Special Branch incited the violence [to] give gov’t an excuse’—remembering 21 April 1970
“[…] With the declaration of the SOE on Tuesday 21 April 1970, [Makandal] Daaga and other members of the NJAC leadership, were detained on Nelson Island and at the Royal Jail.
“In the ensuing months, a reign of terror was released on the population. A dusk to dawn curfew was imposed, from which several persons suffered detention, often with physical brutality…”
The following is a release from the National Joint Action Committee (NJAC) on the 51st anniversary of the 1970 uprising:

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NJAC reflects on February 1970 Black Power revolution

NJAC reflects on February 1970 Black Power revolution
Saturday 27 February 2021
Black Power protest in 1970: The demonstrations which began on February 26, 1970, has been called the February Revolution, the Black Power Movement and the Trinidad and Tobago Revolution of 1970. -
EMBAU MOHENI
FIFTY-ONE years ago, on February 26, 1970, a mass "people’s movement" for national transformation was launched under the leadership of chief servant Makandal Daaga (then Geddes Granger) and NJAC. The movement has been called the February Revolution, the Black Power Movement and the Trinidad & Tobago Revolution of 1970.
With the rallying cry of “power to the people” sweeping across the nation in mass demonstrations in north, south, east and west Trinidad, and in Tobago, the masses demanded their human right to a meaningful say in the shaping of their future and that of their children.

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"A tireless worker for the cause…' NJAC mourns passing of Brother Thuku Moheni

“A tireless worker for the cause…’ NJAC mourns passing of Brother Thuku Moheni
The following is a press statement from the National Joint Action Committee (NJAC) on the passing of NJAC activist Thuku Moheni:
The National Joint Action Committee (NJAC) is saddened by the passing of one of its Tobago veterans of the Trinidad & Tobago Revolution of 1970, Brother Thuku Moheni. Brother Thuku passed away at the Scarborough General Hospital on Thursday. He was seventy-two.
Brother Thuku was a tireless worker for the cause of new and just society in Trinidad and Tobago. He was detained in Tobago during the State of Emergency in 1970. In 1972, while speaking to youths in Scarborough, he was arrested along with his brother, Embau Moheni (current president of NJAC) and charged with creating ‘discontent and dissatisfaction amongst Her Majesty’s Subjects’.

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NJAC Rededication: What the 'Black Power Revolution' won in 1970

NJAC Rededication: What the ‘Black Power Revolution’ won in 1970
“[…] Most of all, the movement of 1970 gave the population a new sense of ownership of their land. This also meant acceptance of direct responsibility for their nation’s affairs…”
The following is the 12th and final column in an NJAC series on their contribution to Trinidad and Tobago society after the ‘Black Power Revolution’ of 1970:
Photo: Makandal Daaga addresses thousands of demonstrators in POS in 1970.
(courtesy NJAC)
In references to the Trinidad and Tobago Revolution of 1970, one often forgets that for seven months of that year the nation was under a state of emergency (21 April to 20 November). During that time NJAC’s leaders were imprisoned. Neither is due reflection given that the focal point of the revolution lasted only 55 days, from 26 February to 21 April, yet the achievements were remarkable.

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NJAC Rededication: How the People's Revolution defied the gov't and transformed the T&T economy

NJAC Rededication: How the People’s Revolution defied the gov’t and transformed the T&T economy
“[…] The role of the masses is also seen in their response to NJAC’s call for the transformation of the Trinidad and Tobago economy […] where for the first time Africans and Indians began to set up businesses right across the nation, which they also supported to guarantee their success.
“Up to 1970, African and Indian participation was only 3.8% and 4% respectively—even though together they comprised 80% of the population their total ownership was only 7.8%.
“[…] The records are there to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that the very people who have been consistently denied their space in the sun over the years (both before and after Independence), when given one small window of opportunity under the right leadership, were able to set the nation on a pathway to national transformation in every sector and sphere of endeavour…”

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