Arts, Innovation & the WORLD

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On the heels of Carnival - here in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago “The Mecca”

A cohort of extraordinary people - Visionaries, Creatives, Advocates, Delegates, Practitioners and Enthusiasts of the Arts [Festival, Culture, Heritage] of whom are dedicated to the advancement of the Creative Economy and committed to being the driving force of future innovations concerning global enterprise.

Whew...

By the way - This is not A. I. this is Kayla L. Harley 

Anthropologist, Cultural Preservationist, Educator and Archivist devoted to preserving cultural landscapes across regions of Central America, the Caribbean, South America, Africa and South East Asian Polynesia. 

Although the fight is long…the victory is already won — we have the tools, resources, inspiration and strength to fortify our nation’s state which has long been awaiting a change. 

FIGHT? What Fight, you ask?  

The fight for dominance, control and fair use [for the purpose of exploitation] - WAR.

If we can see beyond competition and shift the paradigm from conquering to unifying our efforts in global sustainability - together we can rebuild that which has been torn down by the military industrial complex; the tireless engine that churns us faster, harder and deeper into devastation and lost. 

The Meeting Place - a convening of brilliant minds, key players in innovation, influential figures in the public set to highlight the advantages of the already existing virtues that make their country unique and even profitable when placed in the hands of ethical leaders who can charge initiatives forward like: 



Festival Arts

Media/film and Representation

Technology/A.I./Gaming

Education & Inclusionary Programming 

3 - Day of Talks, Panels, Presentation and Immersion in cultural endeavors that present itself to be ripe for the picking in our global market of Trade, Commerce and Cultural Exchange.


Creative Entrepreneurs - Featuring Jules (Ceasars ARMY & Muhammad Muwakil, Freetown Collective)



Below: Dr. Marielle Maignan, T&T Rep, Ambassador of Cuba, Mexico, Dr. Gadsby, Venezuela



HOW TO GET INVOLVED

Listen. Learn. - and continue the Legacy, by finding a way to get involved and support these efforts. 

Innovation doesn’t happen without creativity we talked about that in my Short Film: “It’s LIT”

Now, it’s time that we move ideas beyond theory and put them into practice.

We are better together, we know this — so now, let us start to roll out the plan of action and EXECUTE.



Ambassador Panama


Here’s how you can get involved: 

  • Visit the Website and WATCH THE RECAP videos on the sessions
  • Identify who the Community Leaders, Key Contributors and Creative Change Agents are in your Community are — connect, patronize, advocate on their behalf.
  • Stay Connected to this Movement and be ready to mobilize when it’s time — 
  • Learn More about the Caribbean In Transit
  • Invest | Find Out how build momentum; Find Out where you can contribute funds to the Creative Economy [at large] not just:
    • Festivals/Concerts
    • Mainstream Popular Events
    • Galleries
    • Performances
    • Entertainment
  • Write or Sign an existing Petitions for Policy Change, Treaties, Judiciary support etc.


Ambassador of Venezuela





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