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Jul 08, 2012 News
The Speaker of the National Assembly, Raphael Trotman hosted an Independence Exhibition, and the first of a series of Lectures at the Lawns of Parliament Buildings, on Friday.
Noting that “history is important and knowledge of our own history is vital for survival,” Trotman said that he saw the utmost need to execute such an event.
The exhibition displayed pictures of every significant event soon after independence; including the changes of parliament buildings, the independence arch, the mace used to introduce the speaker and the raising cannon.
Friday marked the first in a series of lectures to come. The lecture was delivered by Opposition Leader, David Granger, and was titled “The legislative Assembly of British Guiana and the Independence movement 1946- 1966.”
Trotman quoted the late Civil Rights Activist Martin Luther King that “We are not makers of history but we are made by history,” therefore he said, “history is very important”.
Rupert Roopnaraine, in his remarks, said that he sees the importance of the initiative and noted that he can recall the troubled 20 years preceding independence; “the turmoil, disappointments and bitter political struggles are still remembered.”
He said that even back then there was a call for national unity and noted that it remains an elusive ambition.
Roopnaraine said that A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) is committed to achieving national unity.
Granger said that his lecture examines the independence movement. He specified that the lecture would inform in more detail the origin of the independence movement and how the independence movement developed in the years after the Second World War.
He noted that the content included the roles of trade unions and constitutional change in the legislature as the name was modified on numerous occasions. He said that the National Assembly had names like the Seat of Council, House of Assembly, Legislative Assembly and finally its present name, the National Assembly.
Granger said that very importantly, he cared to note the legislation introduced over that 20-year period which saw the introduction of political trust that came from constitutional change.
The opposition leader said that before 1952, people who didn’t possess property or were literate in English weren’t allowed the now democratic right to vote.
Granger said that is only in 1952 after the introduction of Universal Adult Suffrage, that the ordinary people were empowered.
He said it is also during that 20-year period that the country saw numerous attempts at coalition. They all collapsed.
Asked about his vision for shared governance, Granger said that he sees power sharing in the near future and an end to winner take all politics.
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