Dear Editor,
March 22nd and March 23rd are two dates that mark the birthdays of two of Guyana’s most illustrious personalities. Both passed away, one by natural cause and the other by politically-motivated murder/assassination. Dr. Cheddi B. Jagan is described as the Father of the Nation, and Dr. Walter Rodney as a martyr killed because he opposed the PNC government of the day.
As of today, I have not seen any public recognition of these iconic figures at this time. On March 21st, I was privileged to listen and see several eminent scholars remembering Walter Rodney at the online 18th Annual Walter Rodney Symposium, the keynote speaker being the inimitable scholar/activist Angela Y. Davis.
How soon we forget! Is it an inexcusable failure or a deliberate inaction – to forget the past? Shame on the Nation. More shame on the PPP. Our heroes and icons must not be forgotten. Their legacy must live on for all posterity.
Sincerely,
Gary Girdhari
