It was on February 26, 1970, that a group of persons, led by the National Joint Action Committee comprising students from The UWI, others from a number of blocks, all
The National Joint Action Committee (NJAC) calls on the administration of Trinity College to issue a public apology to the pupils and their parents who were denied participation in their
The National Joint Action Committee (NJAC) in collaboration with the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES) and the Office of the Principal, UWI, will be hosting a two-day International Conference to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Trinidad and Tobago Revolution of 1970. The conference will be held at the Daaga
“[…] Basil Davis represented the type of persons who were joining the Revolution in their thousands in 1970. He was an ordinary brother from the blocks of Barataria. His now late mother and other
Black Power Revolution 1970 – a cry for people power, unity
EMBAU MOHENI
Servant President of NJAC
TODAY, April 21, marks the 51st anniversary of the declaration of the first State of Emergency (SOE) during the Trinidad and Tobago Revolution of 1970.
This revolution, also referred to as the Black Power Revolution of 1970 was led by the National Joint Action Committee (NJAC), under the visionary leadership of the late chief servant Makandal Daaga (then Geddes Granger), for a new and just society in TT.
The events of this day were preceded by a series of mass demonstrations which included the well-known March to Caroni on March 12, 1970, when thousands of people from the urban communities in north Trinidad marched to central Trinidad in solidarity with their East Indian brothers and sisters.