Rasta- Greetings (bro/Sis)

I am the daughter of Leonard P Howell, and would like to advised all brothers and sisters who are concerned about our Black Heritage and the men and women who have made distinct contribution to our racial history.

Presently, "The St Jago Hill Development Ltd" Located at 20 Hope Rd, Kingston Ja. WI. - have got hold of Pinnacle Estates ( First Rastafarian Free Slave Community) St Catherine. Selling/Sub-dividing- the land (over 500 acres) Last Nov. 2006 "The Leonard Howell Foundation" and other personnel (collective) had a meeting with the Prime Minister to help restore Pinnacle and make it a Heritage Site. In addition - Last June- Howell Earth-day celebration was held in Pinnacle.

The developers (Ms. Lois Sherwood and her Brother- director of St Jago Hill) are now suing " The Rastafarian - Nation - 1st Order of the Nyahbinghi Theocracy, Leonard Howell Foundation, Ras Lion and Ras Howie for possession of the Pinnacle Site and Land.

The Law Firm of "Nunes, Scholefield, DeLeon and Co" are having a hearing on March 15th 2007 in The Magistrate's Court in Spanish Town.

I have retained a Rasta/Brother and friend Mr. Everton Bird (Atty at Law) - 21 Church Street. Kgn but right now we are in need a strong team to go up with the Law firm who rep. the Plaintiff. (St Jago Hills Dev. Ltd) Collectively - I would like to have your input and also to have each and everyone send a E-Mail to the Prime Minister Office and to the Ja. Heritage Trust.

E-Mail:

Prime Minister Asst. Deborah Hickling. (Ph # 876- 929- 9718) deborah.hickling@opm.gov.jm 

Chairperson - Ja. Heritage Trust. Proff. Verene Shepherd verenalber@yahoo.com 

See attached Press Release.

JAMAICA’S FIRST RASTAFARIAN AND HIS CONTRIBUTION TO OUR HERITAGE PINNACLE By Catherine Howell -------------------------------------------

Leonard, P Howell was born in Redlands, Clarendon- Jamaica in 1898. He died in New - Kingston Jamaica in 1981. (Several weeks before his death) robbers invaded his house, took his cash, brutally stabbed him. He moved to New Kingston, hotel where he died. Howell is credited as The Founding Father of Rastafarian Movement, in the 1930’s.

Leonard Howell, a member of Marcus Garvey’s movement, traveled the world and got a first hand view of the universal oppression and similar servile condition of Blacks in all the countries. He was able to visit Ethiopia and Ghana in the early 1930’s. In his book, The Promised Key, he reports an event that changed his life and motivated him to inspire the Rastafarian movement.

He was one of the few persons of the African Diaspora, he records, to have attended the Coronation of an African Emperor in the last truly independent African country, Ethiopia. This coronation of the Regent, Ras Tafari Mokonnen, with the new name Haile Selassie I, was of tremendous significance to Howell and all who witnessed the pompous event. Firstly, at a time when all peoples of African descent were under colonial rule (except Ethiopia) here was a Black King being crowned and witnessed by American, European and Asian delegates from all over the world who were in attendance. Secondly, the King of Great Britain sent his son the Duke of Gloucester, to represent him returning a scepter stolen from Ethiopia years before. All guests recognized this Sovereign, Haile Selassie I, As representing the world’s oldest continuous Throne and a descendant of the Biblical King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, Makeda of Ethiopia. Howell records witnessing the ancient Hebrew-Christian coronation ceremony of the Ethiopian Coptic Church and the High Priest bestowing upon this African Emperor the titles of King o f Kings, Lion of the Tribe of Judah, Elect of God, Light of the World, Kings of Israel. Incidentally this event was also recorded in the National Geographic Magazine of 1931 by The US representative.

Howell who was already a Garveyite conscious and proud of his African heritage, was radically transformed by this event as were many who heard of this significant and spectacular occurrence of Biblical significance. Religion in the African folklore tradition was not seen as a passive die to go to heaven event, but the expectation of a Messianic personage from within the race who would redeem them from their immediate social economic oppressive conditions on earth.

On returning to Jamaica Howell preached a religion and started a way of life that is now practiced by thousands of people worldwide, based on the acceptance of the Divinity of Ras Tafari, Emperor Haile Selassie I, regarded as a Black Messiah. The name Rastafarian, adapted from the pre-coronation name of Haile Selassie I, and “dreadlocks” is now recognized globally and a Vocabulary that can be found in The Oxford and Webster Dictionaries.

Howell taught and promoted genuine love and peace among black people, And that they too had heroes of their own, and to be proud of the Black-men and women who made contributions to our racial history. He taught that Marcus Garvey, reminded us that Africa has produce countless men and women in peace and war, whose bravery and luster outshine that of other people. Therefore, “ we are perfect within ourselves“ .

From Ghana, Accra he wrote the book ‘The Promised Key ’ In his book he talked about genuine love for our BLACK KING. (His Imperial Majesty, Haile Selassie I )

“Now my dear people, let this be our goals. Forward to the Kings of Kings must be the cry of our social hope. Forward to the Kings of Kings to purify our social standards and our ways of living, and rebuild and inspire our character. Forward to the Kings of Kings to learn the worth of manhood and womanhood.”

Because Howell preached a doctrine that challenged the colonial culture and values he was often arrested for preaching “false doctrine” and sedition against the ruling colonial government. He was one of the first preachers to challenge the colonial system on issues of religion and like Garvey, on politics and economics. He advocated and (as we shall see in this article) implements self sufficiency programs as the true road to black liberation. He felt that no formalities should be among his people, by dispensing the colonial word ’Sir or Mr. As a community and religious leader, he was called ‘Gangunguru Maragh’ This name he accepted after living among the poorest of Indian in St Thomas, Jamaica. Later on his followers called him ‘Gong’ a name that Bob Marley later used.

BLACK MAN’S HERITAGE OF SELF RELIANCE - PINNACLE

Pinnacle is located in Sligoville, St Catherine. It consisted of over 500 Acres of Land.( Part of which over look Kingston/St Andrew) In the late 1930’s Howell took over ownership/occupancy from Pervious Owner Albert Chang, who he had to paid in CASH, in order to occupied same. Howell was financial resourceful and independent . He didn’t use money for personal fulfillment but instead he led a humble life in Pinnacle committed to his race.

During the late 1930’s the famous ‘uprising’ took place in St. Thomas, Jamaica, many ex-slaves, suffered racism, oppressions, inadequate living conditions and hunger. Pinnacle became the safe-haven for thousands of blacks who desired to live and work communally in Unity. Under Howell’s leadership, Pinnacle was transformed in one of the larger self-reliant/economically empowered communities. Several farmers lived and worked in Pinnacle, producing a verity of fruits, vegetables, beans, peas, yams, banana, cassava, corn, coconut and many other products. Ganja a culture adapted from East Indians (River Ganges) was grown mainly for spiritual mediation, worshiping and medicine.

The Rastafarian at Pinnacle, built a food storage for what was called, “preparing for the tough days”. Many skilled craftsmen And women, nurses and other professionals shared their faith and lived there under the motto “ One God, One Aim and One Destiny“

Between 1941 and 1957, Pinnacle was raided several times and each time the authorities would take away cash money banked in the community that added up to thousand of dollar under the claim that it was money earned from selling Ganja. Howell detested the exploitation of the Herb “Ganja” that he was reputed for walking the streets of Kingston, St Andrew, St. Catherine and others parishes giving money to the poor and children. He didn’t give-in to the harassment, beatings, numerous arrests and incarcerations. He went back to live in Pinnacle upon his release from prison. During the last Raid on pinnacle the police burned to the ground homes belonging to thousand of Rastafarians, included furnishing, personal items and clothes . Having no place to live and their leader in Jail, most Rastafarian relocated throughout Kingston, St. Catherine, Clarendon, and St Thomas. That was the beginning of Rastafari dispersion and relocation in groups of churches and mansions.

In the 1970’s a small flock of Rastafarian elders took refuge in Tredegar Park, St. Catherine and continued to support the teachings of Howell until his death in 1981. Until today, the Rastafarian of Pinnacle were never, compensated for the lost of property, homes, lives and humiliation suffered. It is said that Howell had been arrested, incarcerated and was sent to Jamaica Mental Institution over (50) fifty times.

At one meeting, Howell was noted as having said that Mr. Neville N. Ashenheim, a prominent Lawyer of Jewish background, argued for the Bill of Rights in terms of protecting property rights and that property can’t be confiscated without adequate compensation. “At Emancipation the planter were adequately compensated for Freeing the Slaves, but, I Leonard Howell was never compensated for Pinnacle and the crimes committed against me and the Rastafarian people.”

During the 1980’s Jamaica government sold off most of this land at Pinnacle to foreign and private investors. However Pride is preserving local historic institutions as a part of our cultural heritage is in keeping with having a sense of identity. How can we not look forward for preservation of Pinnacle as a symbol and part of our cultural heritage and the heritage of poor Blacks who struggled for self-reliance and economic sufficiency? Should not this place be preserved as a monument of pride of Black men and women of Jamaica and Rastafarians who have made a significant contribution to our history.

PINNACLE - NEW DEVELOPERS

Pinnacle is now sub-divided and being sold off by St Jago Hills Development Ltd., located on Hope Road, in Kingston, Jamaica.

I. Catherine Howell, the daughter of Leonard Howell, on behalf of the “Leonard Percival Howell Foundation” is asking the Government of Jamaica to intervene as an arbitrator in this matter and to offer other Crown lands as an alternative to these developers, in order to preserve Pinnacle as a cultural heritage and for the healing of the injustices perpetuated against Black People at Pinnacle in their struggle of self sufficiency. This plan would guarantee a win-win situation for all Parties and even open the possibility that the developers could participate for mutual benefit.

We are seeking local government, private and public assistance in transforming The Pinnacle Property (or a portion thereof) into a UNESCO recognized World Heritage Site and a International Rastafarian Research Center and in tribute to and as a Monument to Leonard Percival Howell.

RNCI-USA learns of attack against Pinnacle in JA

Greetings and Rastafari Blessings 188 days, 12 hours, 58 minutes and 39 seconds before the Ethiopian Millennium

Please find below the minutes of the Rastafari National Council for Inity (RNCI-USA) Telereasoning 03/05/07. During the reasoning, Sister Catherine Howell, youngest daughter of Leonard P. Howell who founded the Pinnacle community, informed I&I of the attack against the Pinnacle by Louise Sherwood, her brother, and the Directors of St. Jago Hills Development Co. Ltd. (Hope Road in Jamaica) who are using heavy-weight lawyers Nunes, Scholesfield, DeLeon & Co. to sue Rastafari through the Order of the Nyahbinghi, the Leonard P Howell Foundation (LPHF) and Brother Howie and Brother Lion. I&I must now rise in a supreme effort to Ifend both the Pinnacle land grant and the Shashemane land grant on the eve of the Ethiopian Millennium. To listen to the telereasoning, go to http://freeconferencing.liveoffice.com/free-conferencing-recording.html  and type your first name, last name, email address, and bridge # 391263. Then select RNCI USA Telereasoning #3.

Letters of support to make Pinnacle Jamaica's first National Black Heritage Site recognized by UNESCO's World Heritage Site program should be forwarded to:

Professor Verene Shepherd, Chairperson of Jamaica Heritage Trust, 79 Duke Street, Kingston, Jamaica; (876) 970-4441; (876) 927-1922

and copied to

RNCIUSA-owner@yahoogroups.com  

Finally, all Rastafari Sons and Dawtas in the United States who want to be included in the RNCI-USA Ethiopian Millennium Repatriation negotians this July should send email request to:

RNCIUSA-subscribe@yahoogroups.com  

copy, complete and return Repatriation Census form http://www.rastaites.com/repatriationnews/censusform.pdf 

to

rastafari_global_government@yahoo.com  

Rastafari Sons and Dawtas in outside of the United States that want to be included in the RNCI-USA Ethiopian Millennium Repatriation Negotiations should organize and centralize their respective local Almighty Rastafari Community (ARC) and either request to become an Affiliate of the RNCI-USA or link other ARC's in your country and form the Rastafari National Council for Inity in your island/country. RNCI-USA is gathering all RNCI Repatriation Census forms and Five Year plans for negotians starting in July.

ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL, WORKING IN THIS MANNER THERE CAN BE NO FAILURE.

Amaseganalu,

Ras Siphiwe Nathaniel, IRIE Coordinator Director, AU 6th Region Education Campaign

RNCI-USA Telereasoning 03/04/07 review by Ras Siphiwe Nathaniel

1. Ras Nathaniel welcome, reviews rules, instructions.

2. Ras Enoch, representing Deeperlite org introduces himself

3. RN: Reads HIM Haile Selassie I words at ECA Dec 29, 1958

4. Ras E.S.P. Mc Pherson: opens with Psalm 133

5. RN: tests roll-call feature- failed

6. Review of RNCI-USA work and agenda: standing agenda items: 1) Further Istablishing RNCI-USA: ARC's in Miami, Atlanta, North Carolina, Washington DC, New York, Chicago, Houston, New Orleans, San Diegao, Colorado; need to increase telereasoning participation to 200 in order to achieve specific, measurable courses of national action; set example for other regions; effective communications network; 2) Operation Reggae Funding (ORF) as principle short term fundraising program to provide RNCI-USA with a treasury; brochure being made; 501c3 fiscal sponsor and bank account already set up; 3) Prison Outreach Program (POP); documents RE: Ifending Rastafari Covenant of Locks finished and ready for March 6 meeting with North Carolina Religious Advisory Board; drafted for international use; relevancy with situation in Azania;

Technical Committee Istablished last strong to develop website; Ethio-Rastafari/ Pan African Affairs Committee Istablished Affiliate structures needed [Draft document needed] Invitation for Ethiopian communities to address RNCI-USA telereasonings- series of guest speakers Royal Judah Coptic: April and May programs; endorse, support & work proactively Sister Catherine and attack against Pinnacle in JA African Union Grand Debate on the Union Government this July in Ghana; I&I not present in Addis Ababa during the Proposal meeting November 2006; I&I must be prepared RNCI-USA National Convention and HIM 115th Earthlight National Nyahbinghi @ Covington Ibernacle, Georgia; AU 6th Region USA Sub Caucus to be Istablished by September 2007; Ras Mc Pherson nominated in New York; March 31 is election

7. Sister Catherine Howell, youngest daughter of Leonard Howell joined telereasoning with blessings

8. technical glitch [50 seconds of silence]

9.Ras Mc Pherson: speaks out against treatment of the Howell family and Pinnacle; Maroon people have risen; Sis Howell visited Prime Minister seeking JA national patrimony - instead was hit with lawsuit; outrage; call to Rasta; form international think tank with Prof Rex Nettleford, Barry Chevannes, etc, must come together to secure Patrimony for Pinnacle;

10. Ras Iray, OAARU joins telereasoning

11. Sister Catherine: Istory of Leonard Howell and Pinnacle in Sligoville, St. Catherine; 500 acres of land; black people had nowhere to go in early 1930's; between '41 and '57 Pinnacle raided several times, took cash, invaded peoples' homes; Pinnacle was producing the best GANJA for various economic and medical purposes; persecuted, went to jail more than 50 times; died in Kingston hotel, brutally murdered; Pinnacle as Heritage Site; every plantation was compensated at end of slavery; Howell never compensated for his contribution; Build monument and make Pinnacle the Rastafari National Heritage Site in JA; World Heritage UNESCO; JA doesn't have any; not recognized; time to do something about it; developer subdividing land and selling for profit; Directors of St. Jacob Hills Development Co. Ltd. @ Hope Road; Louise Sherwood and her brother; suing the Rasta Nation and Order of Nyahbinghi and Leonard P Howell Foundation (LPHF) and Brother Howie and Brother Lion; November 2006 LPHF meeting with OPM Portia Simpson to seek intervention & government help against continued building on the land; asked for 7 acres our of 500 near Iriginal site; JA has crown land, needs to assure arbitration alternative; if not, Rasta must buy the land and establish first Rastafari worship center as heritage museum; research center; attract tourism; March 13 Ras Everton Byrd retained to help legal matters; St. Jacob Hills is coming with Nunez, Scofield, etc heavy-weight lawyers; How can I&I deal with this collectively? now is the time for ACTION . . . take it and go to the finish line

12. Ras Mc Pherson: 92 years before Pinnacle was site of first free village movement was started in the place where Pinnacle was Istablished; not a coincidence; move from St. Thomas to Kingston to Sligoville; chose that place to create indigenous model at a time when people were fleeing to help build the Panama Canal dying in the thousands; going to Cuba and America; Pinnacle as an indigenous model that had bakery, newspaper, vocations were taught, HQ at Princeton St; Ethiopian Salvation Society Convention had ten divisions from ten parishes; No representation at UNESCO to address these things; restitution of these lands; Maroons had to forcefully threaten the government to get theirs . . . . .

13. RN: Question, what is the vibe amongst Rasses in JA?

14. Sis. Catherine: strong, able, willing for positive action; need a collective body in JA; Capleton very concerned, Sizzla showing a lot of interest to help where he can; they are suing us for possession of Pinnacle; I&I is not living on the land; only asking for a Black Heritage site, so why are they suing us?

15. RN: Question, Is this being reported in the press?

16. Sis Catherine: We need media coverage; write to press; tv, radio

17. RN: Will you be attending the Empress Menen gathering . . . of Empress of Zion collective?

18. . . . I must . . .

19. RN recognized Ras Kofi and Musical Healers WRFG in Atlanta

20. Ras Mc Pherson: 3 things to do: 1) special web section and account for Sis Catherine; 2) $ for lawyer, Ras Everton Byrd (lawyer) is one of I&I; 3) need patrons; battery of lawyers leaving US for JA; UN/respect for indigenous peoples relates to I&I; Amy Garvey's draft of such;

21. RN: ORF most expedient way to deal with all I&I needs in various regions; one single fundraising plan for all projects; support for Pinnacle could fit within ORF; regular monthly revenue;

22. Ras Aziz: NC reggae band steadfast (Wilmington) livicates to ORF; Mystic Vision (Albuquerque) known in area; livicated $40 from each show; first ORF deposit to HABESHA Account; touring with Midnite;

23. RN: Documents forwarded to Vaughn/Midnite

24. Ras Aziz: further pledges from Steadfast

25. RN: Repatriation usually not built into fundraising; prioritizing means some money from ALL Rastafari fundraising projects MUST be livicated to Repatriation

26. Sister Zawditu from Yonkers joins telereasoning; teaches Amharic, published book

27. Ras Bush I: concerned about Pinnacle; urban sprawl like in USA; must find specific Jamaica/English law; Tue reasoning with David Hinds of Steel Pulse; Request documents explaining RNCI/ORF; gave funding for The Seed project; Sister Joyce from V.I. highlighted that this is 20th commemoration of Brother Free-I and Brother Peter; new track to support works; shore up overstanding of ORF wheels;

28: RN: will forward documents for David Hinds; relates 30th anniversary of '77 Two Sevens Clash and peculiar vibe; Sister Maxine's proposal; technically advanced; hi-tech marketing; Sis Maxine documents available at rnci_usa yahoo group; Vermont International Reggae Music Festival in Rutledge, Vermont August 10-12, 2007; working retreat for RNCI-USA

29. RN: July Grand Debate on form of Union Government; proposal meeting Nov 2006 in Addis Ababa; I&I left out; RNCI-USA in forefront of alerting ones and ones; necessity of having formal communications network representing RGS and putting together proposal with HIM wisemind; I&I must fullticipate; requires a delegation and funding; another reason why ORF is so important

30. Sister Idama, Brooklyn, joins telereasoning; heard that Princes were to speak

31. RN: it is on the agenda; all groups; in the near future

32. Sister Karen, Atlanta, joins telereasoning; event planner and artist manager for Rastafari

33. RN: POP is standing item #3; most immediate concern is March 6th meeting; NC using Virginia hair grooming policy; NC Religious Advisory Board is tasked with Ifending inmates religious rights; I&I have sent documents informing them of international law protecting I&I;

34. Ras Kofi; greetings, ORF, important to look at in multi-dimensional way; $1 is good idea; different ways to use I&I talents; music towards a compilation; listen live to Musical Healers www.wrfg.org, Friday at midnite EST

35. RN: POP documents need international lawyer input; documents sent to Ras Kwasi in DC, some of best Rasta lawyers never qualified by bar; please use rnci_usa@yahoogroups to review and give input to document;

36. Ras Enoch of Deeperlite: Greetings in the name of HIM; chairperson and international director of Deeperlite; the motion forward towards progress is slow based on fact because I&I afraid of I&I greatness; HIM say go into the Bible to find solution to all I&I problems; I&I strayed away from power; must return to renew and reinvigorate;

37. Ras Mc Pherson: salutes Ras Enoch; community philosopher; Ras Enoch has codified three generations rites of passage in Rastaology;

38. RN: I am greatly encouraged; things are moving; give thanks to HIM; 189 days to Ethiopian Millennium

39. Ras Kofi: sub-committees, especially ORF sub-committees; don't need to wait for next telereasoning;

40. RN: people take initiative and schedule them, using rnci_usa@yahoogroups.com  to schedule; moderator training workshops ready to train so that more of I&I can host committee telereasonings;

41. Ras Kofi: different ones are taking initiative in various regions; serious reasoning;

42. RN: want to empower each one of I&I; telereasoning is another tool in I&I toolbag; RNCI-USA members to learn system and use it like using phone; tool for all I&I

43. [collective reasoning] ORF Committee telereasoning scheduled for this Wed at 8:15 pm EST; Ras Kofi and Ras Aziz to forward agenda;

44. Ras Solomon, from Iniversal Rastafari Inity in New York; joins the telereasoning;

45. Sister Izatlan, from New Orleans Nyahbinghi now in St. Petersberg, Fla., joins the reasoning; Ras Raymond to court on March 21;

46. Sister Yetundei, from Houston, joins telereasoning;

47. RN; reviews agenda; to effectively carry out a movement that has the force and weight to be called "national" it requires, as HIM said, the participation of the people

48. Ras Gabre and Ras Tesfa from Ethiopian National Front (ENF) in Massachusetts; joined the telereasoning right as RN was calling for more participation;

49. RN; Performs system "head count" 8*; RN enters names; system recognizes previous callers

50. Ras Tesfa and Ras Gabre share Ethiopian National Anthem;

51. RN: thanks to Ethiopian patriot and UNIA member, Rabbi Arnold Ford, author of Ethiopian National Anthem, received first Repatriation Offer from Regent Ras Tafari in 1919

52. Ras Bush I: invitation to Royal Family is conversation will set us truly on a path of responsibility and opportunity;

53. Ras Mc Pherson: having some difficulty with usual phone contact for Royal Family; in JA international news talking about embassy issue; two sittings in JA parliament talking about it; I&I asking opposition to be involved, too; Bruce Goulding and Mr. Samuda; JA officials playing election with the people not prepared to Ifend spiritual center of Ethiopia; HIM came to Parliament in 1966 to make provision for JA at OAU; that is what I&I seeking; Embassy issue is frontline;

54. RN. Serious, serious . . . .

55. Ras Mc Pherson: contact made with Professor in Ghana; RNCI-USA delegation now in Ghana; cannot celebrate this year without reasoning I&I rite/right to return; JA discussing bicentennial of abolition but not discussing rite/right to return; 1961 mission Nkrumah was glad to see I&I as fulfillment of Garvey's vision; must come to realization that they are on the world stage now; must consider Repatriation

56. RN: Ras Ishawn, Congo Isef, Ras Ishach and Ras Tre have forwarded to Ghana already; it is the frontline; America and Britain celebrating abolition of slave trade; therefore it is I&I responsibility to make sure that if it is appropriate to discuss the wrongness of moving I&I ancestors from the Ethiopian continent, then it is appropriate to talk about the rightness of I&I voluntary return; no one else is going to make that point; the greatest thing I&I can do is . . . . build the RNCI-USA to credibly claim a national movement. Strong RNCI-USA will create momentum and impact . . . ; if human resources are I&I greatest resources, it is incumbent on I&I to centralize them through the telereasoning; this is the greatest thing I&I can do right now to serve the agenda globally

57. Sis. Catherine: I am the youngest dawta of Leonard Howell. . . .the developer of Pinnacle, St. Jacob's Hills Development Company, is suing . . . for the possession of Pinnacle; why are they doing this? I have been in dialogue with past and present Prime Minister, pleasing to have a World Heritage Sight; seek part of what's left 13 acres out of 500 for UNESCO World Heritage Site and International Rastafari Research Center in tribute to Leonard Howell; wrote letter to Prof. Shephard, asked assistance for getting this on the agenda; Prime Minister promised to help; no word yet; some kind of intervention to assure arbitration as an alternative; make a win-win situation for developer AND Rastafari community; JA Crown Land can be swapped out; the lawsuit hearing is March 13 in Jamaica; the legal company suing I&I is Nunes, Scofield, & (inaudible) and Company representing Plaintiff Louise Sherwood and her brother who have been developing all the prime pieces of the hillside lands in JA; Pinnacle is on one of the most spiritual sights for Rastafari; Pinnacle will always be Rasta land;

58. Ras Bush I: under what conditions did they acquire this land and what is the situation of the Jamaica Institute, cause Pinnacle can come under the auspices of the Institute as part of their heritage;

59. Sis Catherine: Good, good . . . . Need everyone to put something out there; Jamaica Gleaner and Observer; I&I need to be proud of . . .

60. Ras Bush I: Miami Herald; Rasta/Caribbean community in Florida . . . .

61. Sis Catherine: writing an article and invited to radio in Florida; doing I part as an individual. Need the collective to do their part.

62. Sister Izetlan, in St. Petersburg, Fla volunteers to assist;

63. Sis Catherine: email: zungoo@bellsouth.net ; Sis Izetlane: rutikul@verizon.net 

64. RN: telereasoning is being recorded; anyone can listen to the recording; someone should take minutes; the reason for having good communications network is so that I&I can give orders; issue a memo to all ARCs publicity committees to report in seven days all Caribbean newspaper and radio programs; then draft letter; this is moving in one accord, this is national; this is what I&I building;

65. Ras Mc Pherson: grounds for international petition for Pinnacle; space on website for people to sign; JA Prime Minister secretary email: deborah.hickling@opm.gov.jm ; RNCI USA should become clearinghouse for petition; direct responses to OPM

66. Sis Catherine: important to get hold of Professor Verene Shepherd, Chairperson of Jamaica Heritage Trust; (876) 970-4441; (876) 927-1922;

67. Ras Mc Pherson: especially Rex Nettleford should step in to say something to the government

68. RN: What is the I reading on MP Mike Henry?

69. Sis Catherine: hasn't done anything for Rasta lately; need link with Jamaica Broadcasting TV to let people know what is going on; need link with Gleaner;

70. Ras Bush I: Ras I. Jabulan Tafari, journalist in Miami should be alerted;

71. RN: will link him so he can listen to this recording himself

72. Ras Solomon: what about the Ethiopian Millennium?

73. RN: I&I is preparing an Ethiopian Millennium Repatriation Program and working through the AU 6th Region Education Campaign

74. RN: 8:18. Ras Tesfa, come seal

75. Ras Tesfa: reads HIM speech: "collective efforts of free man . . . to protect the most precious of Jah gift . . . . "

76. Next RNCI-USA telereasoning Sunday, March 11 at 7pm EST