Black Positive People : Ashanti Maroon(ed) in jamaica

Big news, this here.

Who can confirm this? Google didn't want to help me out with info, and all forums I've seen point back to this Destee post as the source.

I am headed to UK for a Family Gathering and Annual General Meeting (AGM) with the Global Afrikan Congress, if this happens to be genuine I'd like to bring it up as a call to action.

Someone please respond if you have info or have tried getting in touch with the number listed above. Will check back here tomorrow, if no one has answered I'll try the number while at work (nb; I'm in a different time zone than most so be easy).

One,

- Ikoro
 
Big news, this here.

Who can confirm this? Google didn't want to help me out with info, and all forums I've seen point back to this Destee post as the source.

I am headed to UK for a Family Gathering and Annual General Meeting (AGM) with the Global Afrikan Congress, if this happens to be genuine I'd like to bring it up as a call to action.

Someone please respond if you have info or have tried getting in touch with the number listed above. Will check back here tomorrow, if no one has answered I'll try the number while at work (nb; I'm in a different time zone than most so be easy).

One,

- Ikoro

I agree. OP, Please send additional information. Am interested.
 
Africans Ashanti Maroon(ed) around the world

This was a victory for every African Maroon(ed) from Africa. We are African, we are strong,powerful, the United Nations came up out of Africa. A small group did something that has never done then nor since. Civil War
During the course of this war, only about 300 Maroons were engaged in the fight. Still, they held out for more than five months against 1,500 of Europe's finest troops, and more than 3,000 members of the local militia, with only minimal help from nearby Maroons. This is in part because the fighting took place in the inhospitable area of the island known as Cockpit Country.

The favorite method of the Maroons was ambush, and the terrain worked well in their favor. Their intimate knowledge of the area easily allowed them to draw their attackers into traps, and the British could find no way to drive the Maroons out of their hiding places.

In one instance, an area of trees was cleared, and gunmen were brought into the interior of the cleared space, but the Maroons withdrew to higher ground. Over time, Maroons slowly grew more bold, raiding outlying plantations, murdering planters and families, and carrying off the slaves. It didn't take long for this war to disrupt daily life throughout Jamaica.

A Change in Direction
When General George Walpole took command of the forces, he built a chain of armed posts into the mountains, which made rapid advancement easier. This saved the soldiers' energy. Another historic change he made was in training the troops to fight in this type of terrain.

These changes kept the Maroons moving and eventually drove them away from their sources of food and water. However, despite appearances, a Maroon named Johnson managed to lead a small group into St. Elizabeth and burn plantations there.

Finally, Walpole made an important decision. He brought in bloodhounds, something that would be condemned by the government in Britain. Colonel William Dawes Quarrell of the militia was sent to Cuba and returned with 100 dogs and 40 chasseurs, handlers. These dogs were commonly used in Cuba for the capture of slaves and thieves.

The day of their arrival, Walpole learned a lesson about the roughness of these dogs. A gunshot salute spooked them, and Walpole himself barely survived their attacks, as the dogs dragged their chasseurs after them. Walpole's horses almost fell to the dogs as well. Later a woman cooking was not so lucky - she swatted a dog away when it tried to steal a piece of meat, and it jumped and bit her throat, refusing to let go until it was killed - but the woman also died.

The Maroons heard about the importation of these dogs, and, when Walpole offered a chance to surrender, the Maroons took it. Neither Walpole nor the Maroons wished to loose these dogs.

The terms of the surrender included the Maroons' return of all runaway slaves, as well as their acceptance of any land granted to them by the government of Jamaica. They also agreed to seek the King's pardon for the revolt. In turn, they were reassured that they would not be deported.

Surrender
The agreement was made on Dec. 21, 1795, and the governor confirmed it a week later. However, he gave the Maroons just three days to step forward and surrender, giving them the date of Jan. 1.

This was an impossible date, and only 21 Maroons made the deadline, as most were still hidden away in the mountains and hadn't heard the news. But Walpole, understanding the unfairness of the surrender date, accepted the surrender from 400 others throughout the following months.

Still, the government believed that the Maroons had broken their agreement by not surrendering before this early date, and a joint committee of assembly and council was called. The committee refused to listen to General Walpole and said that none of those who had not made the original surrender date - including those who were originally imprisoned - would be deported.

They were rounded up and shipped to Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1776, but General Walpole was so incensed by the Jamaican government's actions that he refused the Sword of Honour presented to him by the Assembly. He later resigned his commission in the army. Though there was nothing Walpole could do in Jamaica, he took the matter to England, and brought the matter up in front of Parliament. Still, his efforts failed.

Land was distributed between the neighboring Accompong Maroons and the Jamaican troops. British soldiers were garrisoned in Trelawny Town for nearly another century. The deported Maroons suffered in the cold and refused to work; they were later moved again to Sierra Leone in Africa, where their descendants can still be found.

Although many conflicts came and went during this troublesome time for Jamaica, relations between whites and slaves had a long way to go. However, rising unrest in England over slavery was soon to cause an important change worldwide.
 
Ashanti Maroon(ed) around the World. This is real

Listen, This is real I need your help. Check out Mr. Wetson at the UN . Our ancesters did this, it is not just for The Ashantis Maroon(ed) in Jamaica it is for all of us. As it is fed to me by the United Nations I will feed it to you. This is all our victory. Dr. E. Sinclair Andersen, Ph.D.:


Having over the years built the most respected and most in demand NGO's in the United Nations system


As President / CEO of IMSCO an Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) specialized NGO my team and I proudly serves communities for African and other oppressed and indigenous people.


We carry out out missions with a UN mandate in 192 countries.




That said IMSCO has gained the respect and cooperation of tens of millions of people around the world to partner with communities to help reach desired linking objectives. When we all contribute resources and skills and works as a team we win.


For over thirty two years as President of IMSCO and the organization team and supporters have help people gain reconnection and acceptance as they seek to re-link as a family members and community ripped apart by the evils that still stalks the Diaspora and indigenous people to this very hour. It time to put an end to the horror.

Regarding your request for me to lobby the UN and Jamaican authorities into recognition of indigenous Maroon in Jamaica I am working on the reply for you and the Maroon community.


The Maroon people as a client of IMSCO and me as a consultant are not alone in their quest. Be ready to gain desired results.


A.) One of the first matters of business would be to get the Maroon indigenous language registered with the United Nations.
B.) I strongly urge you and every member of your community or people in the community to take the names of all Maroon people with addresses or a common address collectively and register each and every person on the IMSCO website for dual citizenship in any African country they wish. African nations have been informed and they have agreed that Africa belongs to all African people every where. African ancestors never gave up Africans in the Diaspora birth rights when they departed centuries ago. This is a major power IMSCO will use to assist the Maroon people.


Please send me detail on the Maroon community. I am aware you are some 25,000.00 in number in Jamaica.
Famous people, businesses owned by Maroon people, contributions to the Jamaican community as a whole and
members of your community leadership with percentage of education background.
Political connections, business connections, children in school ect,.


Your request deeply move me so thank you for the respect, belief and trust you place in me and my organization.
Details as to what will be required and needed to get the project started will follow shortly.
I suggest you start thinking of inviting me to a media free meeting in Jamaica very soon.


I have attached some photo history or our work in Sudan, Central Africa, the UN with the VP of the
African Development Bank and a recent report to the UN for your files.


Your reply will be welcome.




Frank Weston
President/CEO IMSCO UN NGO
4 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016
 

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