In a dramatic departure from the usual start to Emancipation Day the thousands gathered on the Promenade for the traditional August 1st Parade will bear witness to Freedom Morning Come the latest historical drama by local playwright Eintou Pearl Springer

Eintou brings her gift of storytelling to the children of the Angostura Childrens Camp in Laventille this year As always her stories carry important themes lessons and values so this year she will focus on peer pressure crime safety and substance abuse

One woman deliberately seeks to infect others with the HIV AIDS virus and another asks for help with Stigma and Discrimination in the workplace These were the subjects of the poetry shared by Eintou Springer at a recent Information and Testing fair hosted by the Ministry of the People and Social Development

The Chibale Drumming Ensemble impressed the audience at this years Yoruba Village Drumming Festival hosted by the Emancipation Support Committee as part of its Schedule of Activities for Emancipation 2010 The Festival which was jointly held with the T T Afro Caribbean Drummers Association took place on June 20th as a special Fathers Day tribute

This is going to work affirmed one of the teachers in the pilot programme after the concept was introduced to the educators It was view shared by everyone but they did not really know what to expect

The 2010 International Business Symposium hosted by the Emancipation Support Committee ESC will be coordinated this year by Obelisk Communications a member of the Idakeda Group

Eintou Pearl Springer former Poet Laureate of Port of Spain will honour those persons who live with HIV AIDS and those who have succumbed to the virus with her poetry this Thursday evening at a special function hosted by the National Aids Coordinating Committee NACC

Respect for elders and the environment and the value of hard work are some of the themes explored in the latest dramatic piece written by Eintou for primary school students in the Idakeda Ai Bonjay programme

In celebration of Mothers Day and as part of a staff outreach programme female staffers from the HIV Unit of the Ministry of Social Development received an opportunity to experience an Idakeda Baby Doll intervention