There have been important political developments in Africa, particularly in Burkina Faso with its President Ibrahim Traore.

Dr. Velva Boles of Alexandria, Louisiana, USA has recently visited the region and will give an update on the situation.

The meeting also received reports on elections in Jamaica and the US naval incursion into the Caribbean.

Dr Boles is a medical doctor with a PhD in health sciences. She has numerous blog pages; hosts a Blog Radio talk show, “Getting It Right With Dr. Boles” where a myriad of health issues are presented and discussed; contributes to professional journals, and has published … Read on ...

Presentation given by Claire Pickard-Cambridge at the Bristol Conference of the Society for Caribbean Studies in July 2025

The work I am going to discuss today was done by Bristol-based former academic historian Julia Bush and myself. We are members of Bristol Quaker Meeting, which is part of a worldwide organisation formally titled the Religious Society of Friends. This Society originated in 17th century Britain, towards the end of the English Civil War, when George Fox drew together a band of preachers and inspired thousands of people to uproot the religious and political authority of the established Church.

The wider … Read on ...

The genocide in Gaza continues, alongside murder and ethnic cleansing on the West Bank. The people of the Caribbean have long expressed their solidarity with the people of Palestine, but now that the Israeli state has increased its assault following its brutal attack on Iran, we need to consider how we can increase our activity.

Speakers:

• Sybil C, Palestine Solidarity Campaign (UK) and Tower Hamlets-Jenin Friendship Association
• Dr Dylan Vernon, Executive Director at the Belize Policy Research Institute, University of Belize
• Nadine Finch, Caribbean Labour Solidarity