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AllSPICE 2014: Caribbean American Festival of the Arts and Humanities
Since 2004, each June the Institute of Caribbean Studies brings the nation's capital a Taste of the Caribbean through the literature, music and other arts. This year, AllSPICE will provide another delightful sampling of the gourmet delights from the arts and humanities. Feast on a veritable cook-up of written word, spoken word, dance and drama.
In 2010, we took a leap of faith and expanded our Literary Festival to include music and dance as we re-imagined a much grander Festival of the Arts and Humanities. Because the Festival contains so many elements of our culture we call it ALLSPICE -- All Spectacular, Positive, Irie, Caribean Edutainment., or AllSPICE for short.
This year, we will produce a banquet of activities from literature to music to art, all signifying the crossings of Caribbean identity in America.
From dance, to literature, to music to orature, the canon has demonstrated that there are many voices who signify our experiences --- from Paule Marshall, through Michael Thelwell, through Aime Cesaire, Derek Walcott, Lorna Goodison, Rosa Guy to Malcolm Gladwell and Colin Channer. These travellers are among the many who cultiavte the ingreadients of the American melting pot. They cook up life with creativity. Lorna Goodison says "from root to leaf tip my every part has been employed to meet human need."
In bringing the Caribbean Arts and Humanities to Washington DC, we aim to create a stew -- a callalloo of sound and sight -- that will awaken the sense of the heart and serve up the SPICE of life. Through literature of the written word, the spoken word, of story and of song and dance, we will observe our impact on the weft and warp of the American fabric and indeed we shall be enlivened by the SPICE of Life!
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WALL OF FAME
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George S. Willie
Accounting Pioneer
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George S. Willie is the managing partner of Bert Smith & Co. and has over 32 years of public accounting experience. He has substantial experience auditing federal, state and local governments, not-for-profit, healthcare, educational institutional and private sector organizations.
Willie, hails from Yallahs, St Thomas in Jamaica and attended Excelsior High School. Following graduation, he worked at Barclays Bank before enrolling at Howard University in the United States.
He has been named for a number of years as one of the "Top 100 Most Influential Practitioners" by CPA Magazine. Accounting Today has previously given Willie a similar recognition on a number of occasions. He received the 2006 Distinguished Alumni Award in the field of Business and Community Service from Howard University. He was also presented with the Special Vision 21 award by the Howard University School of Business at its 35th Anniversary celebration.
He has testified before various regulatory and legislative bodies on significant accounting and auditing issues, most recently to the U.S. Department of the Treasury Advisory Committee on the audit profession. He has also been a frequent speaker at numerous forums on the challenges affecting the accounting profession.
Willie's professional memberships include the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), Private Companies Practice Section (PCPS) Executive Committee and the U.S. Government Accountability Office's Advisory Council on Government Auditing Standards among others. He has also been a member of the Board of Directors of the AICPA, and the Board of Examiners for the CPA examination.
He has served on various AICPA committees including as chairman of the the Minority Initiatives and Nominations. He is a former member of the Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia and the Board of Governors of the Greater Washington Society of CPAs.
A former assistant professor of accounting at Howard University and the University of the District of Columbia, Willie holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree (Magna Cum Laude) in accounting from Howard University and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) in finance from American University.
His governmental clients include the District of Columbia Government, the government of the U.S. Virgin Islands, and federal government agencies, including the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
In his honour, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica (ICAJ) on November 30, 2011 opened the George S. Willie Centre. It has been established with the objective of becoming the premier source of accounting and business information in Jamaica and the Caribbean.
http://www.bertsmithco.com/firm-profile/partner-bios.php
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Resource-centre-for-accountants_10324075
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20111209/social/social6.html
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JUNE 22-27th
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The week of activities are aimed at increasing dialogue on legislative, policy and program issues that are of critical importance to the Caribbean American community, with a special focus on the needs of small businesses and the self-employed - business, trade, affordable health care and price. Themes include International Trade, Small Business, the Affordable Health Care Act and Immigration Reform.
Register to be a Delegate and attend your choice of:
June 22 - Afro-Caribbean Gospel Explosion
June 24 - Caribbean African Faith Leaders Conference at the Organization of American States
June 25 - Legislative Forum/Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill
June 26 - Caribbean American Business Leaders Roundtable at the US PTO & Inter-American Development Bank
June 26 - White House Briefing
June 27 - Briefing at US Census Department
Briefing at US State Department
Or Send an email to icsdcorg@gmail.com
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I.C.S STARS
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Jerry Castro-Cayetano is a Garifuna-American community advocate with a deep sense of faith in his Latin-Caribbean roots. Born in Guatemala and raised in the Bronx NY, Mr. Castro-Cayetano is an experienced grassroots Community / Labor / Political organizer who have organized community leaders and developed them through leadership development trainings.
Mr. Castro-Cayetano was the youngest (at 22 years old) Community Coordinator to lead the Harlem Regional Office of the New York State Attorney General's office. In addition he served as an Executive Director for a non-profit immigrant group in the Bronx NY. He was appointed to become the Vice-Chair of the New York City Mayor's Youth and Community Development Community Advisory Board and appointed Bronx Planning Board Member by the Bronx Borough President's Office.
His volunteer role in the community has been to assist in bringing visibility to invisible communities. In 2007, he was featured in the New York Daily News for his efforts in trying to re-name a street in honor of Paramount Chief Joseph Chatoyer. In Houston, Mr. Castro-Cayteano has been the leading figure in advocating for the inclusion and participation of the region's Caribbean community by doing initiatives that includes: the proclamation of February 6 as Bob Marley Day in Texas; March 14 as Chief Joseph Chatoyer Day in Texas; 2013 Caribbean Heritage Month events in Houston; 2014 Proclamation of June as Caribbean Heritage Month inside Houston City Hall where Caribbean leaders joined city leaders including the city council and mayor; advocating for the recognition of local businesses; ensuring the role of children during Caribbean Heritage Month by partnering with Telemundo Houston and PlazAmericas Shopping Center and hosting the annual "Meet & Greet with Texas Legislative Officials".
American Legacy Magazine in 2003 identified him as "upcoming leader" for his grassroots and community involvement. At the 2013 Houston Caribbean Achievements Awards, he was honored as "2013 Most Influential Caribbean Community Advocate" and One Love Caribbean Houston Newspaper named "2013 Person of The Year".
In his personal time, he values and cherishes family time and enjoys the outdoors, dancing, sports, cooking, traveling and writing.
NOTE: Castro-Cayetano recently served as the Director of Latino and Diversity Affairs for the Utah State Democratic Party. In 2012, he was one of many Caribbean-Americans who ensured the re-election of President Obama while on the field in the battleground state of Wisconsin.
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TODAY
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AllSpice Book Festival
Authors Reading at Pórtico
@6:00 PM
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The island of Bonaire in the Lesser Antilles is famed for its flamingo populations and its donkeys which are the descendants of donkeys brought by the Dutch in the 16th century?
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COMING SOON
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CCCO Caribbean Extravazanga & Tastefest!
What are you craving? Find out here.
Charleston Carifest 2014
Visit us for more information here
Caribbean-American Heritage Month Celebration
RSVP your free ticket here
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CELEBRATE JUNE
CELEBRATE JUNE
SHARE YOUR HERITAGE !!!
#NCAHM2014
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SHOW YOUR PRIDE!!!
PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS IN THE CARIBBEAN CONNEXIONS MAGAZINE
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ICS is producing the
4th edition of its NCAHM Commemorative magazine Caribbean Connexions.
Be a part of this Celebration by putting your business or organization before an audience of more than 5,000.
The magazine will feature articles on the status of important issues for the Caribbean American community like immigration, health care, and small business development.
If you would like to place an ad, advertorial or submit a feature article contact ICS at icsdcorg@gmail.com or call 202-638-0460. Submissions due by JUNE 15th!
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