The Burnham Foundation is hosting a public symposium on the late president’s legacy in the International Year for Peoples of African Descent on Friday at the St Stanislaus auditorium.
In a press release, the Foundation said this year’s seminar will mark the 26th death anniversary of Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham, first Executive President of Guyana and founder leader of the People’s National Congress.
The symposium will be held under the theme ‘Burnham’s Legacy in the International Year for Peoples of African Descent’ and will include as panellists APNU presidential candidate David Granger, Carl Greenidge, Basil Williams, Dr Faith Harding and James Bond.
Their focus will be a “Portrait of Burnham”; “Burnham’s Economic Policies”; “Burnham and Trade Unionism”; “Burnham on Education and Gender”; and “Burnham on Youth and Sports, respectively,” the release said. The public will also be given an opportunity to pose questions and make comments.
The Foundation, which was registered as a non-governmental organisation in 2008, also launched a television programme titled “The State of the Nation” on July 31 on HBTV Channel 9 to usher in a week of observances to mark Burnham’s death anniversary.
This programme will be a monthly feature that will address current issues and the relevance of Burnham’s ideas. It will be aired on the last Sunday of each month.
