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We
Know Carnival supposed to be a Bacchanal - BUT this is Ridiculous! There wll be
an Artist/Carnival Savannah Protest Date:
Friday 2nd February 2007 Government's refusal to use the Savannah stage and re-build the North Stand for $1.1 Million will cost T&T citizens over $50 Million!!! Carnival 2007 will go down in history as the most inept and mis-managed Carnival in history!!! This despite the fact that we spent over $50 Million in World Cup Germany to bring people to the country- and this is our first big show! The Ministry of Culture continues to have no clue as to how to plan Carnival despite us doing it for more than 160 years!!! The unpublicized reason for the whole Ministerial bungling of Carnival 2007 is the Honourable Minister of Culture's refusal to hold a stakeholder forum to consult on the government's infrastructural plans for the Arts. The refusal means the Ministry continues to lock itself out of any genius in the planning of the Arts in the country. The Ministry continues to run the Arts by vaps and without a real understanding of the big or small picture. This refusal to consult stakeholders on their very own future has resulted in projects being halted due to stakeholder activism. We are again calling on the government to consult with stakeholders on these mammoth projects. THE VERY FUTURE OF THE ARTS- TRADITIONS WE HOLD DEAR- AND THE VERY LIFESBLOOD OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO IS AT STAKE! THE
GOVERNMENTS PLANS: The government plans to build:
ARTISTS HAVE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS STATE OF AFFAIRS. Namely:
AS ARTISTS WE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING IN PRIVATE ABOUT THIS STATE OF AFFAIRS FOR TOO LONG. COME OUT AND LET YOUR PRESENCE BE FELT AND YOUR VOICES BE HEARD!!! JOIN SOME OF OUR GREATEST ARTISTS IN A DISCOURSE ABOUT THE FUTURE OF OUR SECTOR. THE FUTURE OF THE ARTS IS TIED TO THE VERY FUTURE OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ITSELF!!! DO NOT BE BOUGHT. THE FUTURE CANNOT BE RANSOMED FOR A HANDFUL OF GOLD COINS. THE CULTURAL INDUSTRY CAN SAVE THIS COUNTRY. THESE INSTITUTIONS CAN SAVE THIS COUNTRY! WE SHOULD BE A LIGHT OF THE WORLD- INSTEAD WE ARE BEING OVERWHELMED BY ITS DARKNESS BECAUSE WE ARE NOT BEING LED BY OUR GENIUS! COME OUT AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT. ARTISTS MUST BE CONSULTED ON OUR HOMES. WE MUST BE TREATED WITH RESPECT. WE MUST BE TREATED SERIOUSLY AS CITIZENS, BUSINESS PEOPLE AND CONTRIBUTORS AND LEADERS IN THE SOCIETY. NO CONSTRUCTION WITHOUT CONSULTATION!!! For
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