Independent mas practitioners gathered at Granderson Lab in Belmont on March 7 to talk about their experiences during Carnival. They discussed ways of rethinking Carnival and its past, present and future configurations. Speakers on the panel included host Atillah Springer, designer and leader of the Vulgar Fraction Independent Carnival Mas[querade] group Robert Young, Wendell Manwarren … Continue reading
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The politics of wining in Carnival (February 21, 2016)
Perhaps if now ex- Port-of-Spain Mayor Raymond Tim Kee had attended the recently held forum, “Just a Wine: Body Politics in the Carnival,” he might have begun to understand why his controversial remarks led to women and men uniting to carry out the protest which eventually resulted in his resignation. The forum, held on January … Continue reading