top of page

Be a Star Maker

The Vere Johns Story


Behind every star is a star-maker. We can be creative and innovative in building opportunities and the infrastructure for stars to shine. It demands our own resources. We have to become talent founders and coaches. We have to face the risk of being discredited. Some star makers are even forgotten. Let us bring their legacy to light and follow their example.


 
 

Love Empowers from Crime

Garth Rattray, a very analytical social commentator offers the following pointers about the dis-empowerment of poverty and politics. He suggests some answers regarding political and community actions to show practical love. In quote, ” Raising children was a community effort”.


Let each of us think of one “love action” we can do to empower young under-served person. See the rest in the link below.



 
 

Culture, Creativity and Empowerment

Updated: Aug 28

All of us have “right brain” creativity involving the arts such as music, fine arts, folk art, writing etc. The use of sound, colour, poetic expression, rhythm, taste, smell and other elements, provide a powerful tool for enriching the lives of ourselves and others. These tools of expression and perception can go a far way in inspiring the life of both the receiver and the creator.


These expressions are also rooted deep within our cultural and ancestral histories which also empower us. So, master Jamaican mat-maker Sane Mae Dunkley, has used her skills to tell the story of her people in her folk-art. Artistic expressions also provide therapeutic healing for our adversities of which Ms. Dunkley had many. Yes she triumphed. Let us follow her example and bring out this hidden talent that most of us may have.


Artistic creative empowerment is a community affair. It fosters encouragement, global marketing by others and interestingly enough, as it usually is the case, spirituality was a driver of Sane Mae’s story.


 
 
bottom of page