Garvey exoneration fight picks up steam

The P.J. Patterson Centre for African-Caribbean Advocacy has thrown its weight behind the decades-old campaign for the posthumous exoneration of Jamaican National Hero Marcus Mosiah Garvey.

The philosopher and black-consciousness advocate was convicted of mail fraud in the United States in 1923.

In a letter addressed to all CARICOM heads of state and government, the centre has invoked their endorsement by three specific steps:

(i) A letter co-signed by all heads addressed directly to US President Joseph R. Biden invoking his assent to the petition;

(ii) Launching in each member state a public appeal for 100,000 signatories to the petition;

(iii) To extend their outreach through all regional institutions and organisations via the CARICOM Secretariat and externally through their embassies and consulates.

“Let our voices be heard loud and strong on the continent, across the Caribbean Sea and throughout our diaspora as one in this plea, for the tenets of justice demand it,” said the centre in its appeal.

Dr Julius Garvey, head of the Marcus Garvey Institute, has conveyed his appreciation of the centre’s support in the global campaign to obtain a minimum of 100,000 petition signatories.

Persons may contact the website justice4garvey.org or sign the petition at contactus/the whitehouse.