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Jump with the STARS! the with Jump Jamaica 50 Celebration Inc. | JAMAICA50.CA | 2 JAMAICA 50 CELEBRATION Under the Patronage of the Jamaican High Commissioner, Her Excellency Sheila Sealy Monteith and Jamaican Consul General to Toronto, Seth George Ramocan CANADA PATRON Canadian Senator, Honourable Reverend Don Meredith TORONTO PATRONS Honourable Margarett Best, Minister of Consumer Services Councillor Michael Thompson, City of Toronto THE CELEBRATIONS On midnight, August 5, 1962, thousands of Jamaicans packed the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica, to witness the final lowering of Britain’s Union Jack and the unfurling of the black, green and gold, to signify the birth of an independent Jamaica. The pride experienced by Jamaicans on Independence Day, Monday, August6, 1962, is being replicated 50 years later in 2012 as Jamaicans worldwide celebrate the golden anniversary of independence. In Toronto, a group of Jamaicans – the Jamaica 50 Celebration Inc. Committee – has planned a series of events in the areas of visual, literary, performance and culinary arts, to celebrate the island’s vibrant cultural heritage. The year-long program, under the banner, Jump for Jamaica, will highlight the positive contributions Canadians of Jamaican heritage have made to Canada their adopted home. Jamaica 50 Celebration is an exciting calendar of events and installations showcasing Jamaican ingenuity– from the arts to academia to Jamaica 50 Celebration inc. 50 Celebration Jamaica athletics. Jamaica 50 Celebration boasts the best of the best, Jamaican-born personalities, second-and third-generation Jamaicans, as well as friends of Jamaica, renowned experts and artistes – from Canadian communities and around the world. We invite all Canadians and the world to experience our Jamaica 50 Celebration events and to partner with us to celebrate in the warm, vibrant, one-love spirit that is Jamaica. Jamaica 50 Celebration Inc. | JAMAICA50.CA | 3 The Jamaica 50 Celebration Inc. is a not-for-profit organization that has established a Steering Committee for Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area to plan an exciting and wide-ranging program of events and activities. The Committee’s goal is to show case the outstanding contributions of Jamaicans In Canada; to foster tourism to Jamaica; to encourage youth of Jamaican heritage to be better informed and to support Jamaica; and to provide a legacy to Jamaica and Canada through charitable and other social and cultural initiatives. The Toronto Committee will also collaborate with various community organizations in celebrating the 50th anniversary. These are the persons responsible for planning and bringing you Jamaica 50 Celebration Events in Toronto: STEERING COMMITTEE Joe Halstead & Pamela Appelt | Co-Chairs, Steering Committee Paula de Ronde, Jennifer Walcott, Darrell McCalla | Co-Chairs, Art + Literature Gail Scala, Diana Burke, Sandra Whiting | Co-Chairs, Marketing + Sponsorship Nadine Spencer | Co-Chair, Communications & Sponsorship Cayla Allain, Tka Pinnock | Co-Chairs, 4WD (Youth) Trevor Massey, Dr. Avis Glaze | Co-Chairs, Future Leaders Institute About us Sandra Whiting, Audrey Campbell | Co-Chairs, Gala Diana Burke | Chair, Online Presence & Golf Tiffany Harris, Anne Marie McLeod | Co-Chairs, Legal & Pamela Appelt & Joe Halstead Administration Co-Chairs, Steering Committee Kevin Ormsby, Sandra Whiting | Co-Chairs, Performing Arts Kamala-Jean Gopie | Chair, Publication Nadine Mendez, Olive Parkins-Smith | Co-Chairs, Multi-Faith THE EXECUTIVE Service Joe Halstead - President Trevor Massey - Vice-Chair +Secretary PROJECT MANAGEMENT Pamela Appelt- Director Tiffany Harris - Treasurer Len D. Henry | Brand Director Michelle Gordon | Secretary Marsha Brown | Volunteer Coordinator OPERATIONS Donald F. McLeod, The McLeod Group | Legal Advisor Diana Burke, Gail Scala, Nadine Spencer, Sandra Whiting Jamaica 50 Celebration Inc. | JAMAICA50.CA | 4 ART | Contemporary Jamaican Art c. 1962 / c. 2012 From July 12–September 8, the Art Gallery of Mississauga will feature masterworks from the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Jamaica. The talent of Jamaican artists is often described as unprecedented and unequalled. The country boasts a significant number of gifted individuals who have brought honour and pride to all Jamaicans. The Art + Literature Committee will showcase the work of Jamaican artists and feature authors of Jamaican heritage. LITERATURE | An Evening with Malcolm Gladwell On May 28, 2012, Jamaica 50 will present An Evening with Malcolm Gladwell at the Bluma Appel Salon, in the Toronto Reference Library, as part of the Canadian celebration of Jamaica's 50 years of Independence. As a showcase of Jamaican cultural heritage and to make this affordable to all, there will be no admission charge to attend. Best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell was born in Fareham, Hampshire, England. His father, Graham Gladwell, is a civil engineering professor emeritus at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, ART & LITERATURE ART Canada. His mother, Joyce (nee Nation) is Jamaican-born, and a psychotherapist. Malcom has said that his mother, who published a book titled, Brown Face, Big Master in 1969, is his role model as a writer. Gladwell has been a staff writer with The New Yorker magazine since 1996, and in 2005 he was named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People. He is the author of four books including The Tipping Point: How Little Things Make a Big Difference, Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking and Outliers: The Story of Success, all of which were number one New York Times bestsellers. His fourth book, What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures is a compilation of stories published in The New Yorker. Jamaica 50 Celebration Inc. | JAMAICA50.CA | 5 JAMAICA 50 LITERARY SERIES Toronto Public Library and Jamaica 50’s Art and Literature Committee celebrate 50 years of Jamaica’s independence with an exciting series of literary and cultural events showcasing the creative excellence and contributions of Jamaican-Canadian writers. PETA-GAYE NASH MARTIN MORDECAI Sat. Apr. 14, 2-3:30 pm Thurs. Jun. 7, 7-8:30 pm Maria Shchuka, 1745 Eglinton Ave. W. Bloor/Gladstone, 1101 Bloor St. W. MARY LOU SOUTAR-HYNES, JENNIFER WALCOTT AND SPECIAL JAMAICA 50 MUSICAL AND LITERARY GALA QUENTIN "VERCETTY" LINDSAY Sat., Jun. 9, 2-4 pm Mon. Apr. 16, 7-8 pm Afua Cooper, 2 pm; Music by La Petite Musicale choir, 3 pm Malvern, 30 Sewells Rd. York Woods, 1785 Finch Ave. W. VALERIE WINT, YVONNE BLACKWOOD FRED KENNEDY Sat. May 12, 2-3:30 pm Thurs. Jun. 14, 7-8:30 pm Pape/Danforth, 701 Pape Ave. Parkdale, 1303 Queen St. West. ART + LITERATURE ART + MALCOLM GLADWELL Bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell (Blink, Outliers) on his work and his Jamaican ART & LITERATURE ART heritage. With CBC’s Eleanor Wachtel. Toronto Reference Library, Appel Salon, Mon. May 28, 7 pm Free tickets required: torontopubliclibrary.ca/appelsalon torontopubliclibrary.ca Jamaica 50 Celebration Inc. | JAMAICA50.CA | 6 ART | Contemporary Jamaican Art, c. 1962 / c. 2012 The National Gallery of Jamaica was established in 1974, as the first national art gallery in the Anglophone Caribbean, and has a comprehensive collection of early, modern and contemporary art from Jamaica, along with some Caribbean and international holdings. This summer, the Art Gallery of Mississauga will host an exhibition of RE master works from the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Jamaica - July 12 – September 8th 2012. It has been 27 years since the last major art exhibition from the National Gallery of Jamaica took place in Toronto. The National Gallery of Jamaica and the Art Gallery of Mississauga will partner to present this eight-week exhibition that will feature works by Barrington Watson, Edna Manley, Mallica "Kapo" Reynolds, Eugene Hyde, Karl Parboosingh, Milton Harley, Osmond Watson, Ebony G Patterson, Marlon James, Petrona Morrison and Leasho Johnson. This exhibition will explore changing ideas about contemporary art in Jamaica from the period of Independence in 1962 to the present day. “The exhibition is a showcase of Jamaica’s artistic patrimony, ART & LITERATU ART a gift we share with our fellow Canadians.” Paula de Ronde Art and Literature Media Spokesperson | Chair [email protected] Jamaica 50 Celebration Inc. | JAMAICA50.CA | 7 JAMAICANS IN CANADA WHEN ACKEE MEETS CODFISH Jamaicans in Canada: When Ackee Meets Codfish is a celebration of Jamaican-Canadians migrating to Canada over the past 50 years. It documents and highlights the contributions and achievements of Canadians of Jamaican heritage to the country they now call home. From doctors to lawyers to teachers, from scientists to politicians and athletes, they have all made a positive contribution to their adopted home and share their experiences in this book. The title represents the meeting of the Jamaican Ackee with the Canadian Salted Codfish; converging the items that make up Jamaica’s national dish, “Ackee & Codfish.” “The 192-page coffee table book is a must- have for every Canadian home.” Kamala-Jean Gopie Publication Media Spokesperson | Chair [email protected] BOOK | Jamaicans In Canada | Jamaicans BOOK Cover by designer, Darrell McCalla Jamaica 50 Celebration Inc. | JAMAICA50.CA | 8 GOLF GOLF Jamaica CHARITIES Net proceeds from the celebrations will be donated to the People Bridge Charitable Foundation (Registered #869790766RR0001). The Foundation is dedicated to reducing poverty and promoting good health care in communities around the world, while also being responsive to emergencies