This feeling was what the Barbudan felt too on our 62 square miles before the visions of “Development” was thrust on us. Now bereft, hungry and made poor we wonder what will become of our soul.

A wonderful piece! Thank you Mikki K. Harris ! The first piece that I have read on the human, civil and environmental rights violations taking place in Barbuda that is on point, informative and beautifully written. Well done and thank you!

Somos 6 mil y representamos a millones Nosotros, los pueblos indígenas de Brasil, hemos luchado durante los últimos 521 años por sobrevivir y asegurar nuestros derechos.

Mass poverty is not some kind of primordial lack; it is the result of an economic system that appropriates resources from the South, pays wages below the cost of subsistence, drains profits, and seeks to militate against attempts at sovereign economic development.

The movements and #rights of #Antiguans and #Barbudans have been severely curtailed and COVID is given as the reason. In the meantime, the doors have been thrown wide open to whomever wants to visit, whatever status. All are welcome and social distancing and masks are optional.

Today marks 800 days of house arrest for a "crime" where the longest previous sentence was 90 days. Feeling vulnerable, but also strong and hopeful. 🙏❤️

We cannot afford to replicate the inequalities and injustices that continue condemning tens of millions of people to lives of want, poverty & poor health. We need to come together — across countries & sectors— to support those countries who need the most help. #DavosAgenda

# Barbuda Before:

#Barbuda Before:

#Ecoside in #Our Barbuda:

The Chestnuts wrapped in word-salads emanating from the various “Excellencies” do nothing but distract from the realities in-country.

Or was it when #Barbudans were told they had no standing? Or after #Barbudans were relegated to the status of residents? After #Barbudans were Divested of our Rights, Land and way of life?

Is there NO shame? When did this revelation/newest platitude manifest? Was it when António Guterres spent less than half a day in Barbuda for a photo-op?

I have lived too long to cherish many illusions about the essential high-mindedness of men when brought into stark confrontation with the issue of control over their security, and their property interests. --Haile Selassie

A trailer to our short film on how 3 pastoralist women from Kenya, Kyrgyzstan and Spain are restoring rangelands Full film here: youtube.com/watch?v=eoVtpU…… UN Environment Programme #restoration Livestock Data for Decisions ILRI.org WWF FAO Livestock FAO Forestry Land Coalition WorldBank International Fund for Agricultural Development Rangelands_Initiative

So, what is entrenched in the Constitution of 🇦🇬 ? Certainly not the 2007 Land

What tenure laws were in effect from 1981-2007?

The Barbudan people are and have always been a specific Class of people. Their identity is defined by the Barbuda Local Government 1976 Act, CAP44 as originally written and enacted. Identity is NOT fluid but SPECIFIC in Barbuda. That identity was and is not up for sale.