Spiritus Immortalis, Spiritus Noblis ,

Spiritus Immortalis, Spiritus Noblis ,..................................................................................1The Beauty Of Democracy The Strenght of The Spirit,..................................................1Sie Walk Art Gallery, Kingston, Jamaica W.I................................................................1

On A Wall In Three Miles,..........................................................................................2In Kingston..................................................................................................................2Art From A Lane From Central Kingston...................................................................6A Wall In Arnett Gardens...........................................................................................8Note............................................................................................................................14

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The Beauty Of Democracy The Strenght of The Spirit,

Sie Walk Art Gallery, Kingston, Jamaica W.I.

There are times when situations and circumstances callenge us to review our attitude to those things we value the most, to question their importance , to examine their worth. It is at these times it is important to remember, that situations and circumstances can influence ones impressions, can influence ones emotions but are not able to touch or influence without volunarly given permission ones self, ones sense of being, individuality, ones spirit. The world and all within it are powerless against the spirit of the weakest of person, unless an invitation has been given or permission granted.

Democracy is beautiful not because of the desires or wishes of man, but rather because of its ability to recreate itself , to preserve itself even in conditions of the graves of oppression, because of its ability to implant dreams, to create hope,creating space for man to be man, confirming the power of God. Democracy at times is like a dirty river full of rocks, full of boulders, stones, broken away tree trunks and all the garbage it picks up along the way. It does not flow through a pipe line straight to the sea, but rather making all the twists, all the turns on its way down, at times disappearing underground only to reappear where least expected.

There are times when Comrades are led to believe that all hope is gone, the distance is too far, the challenges are too many, yet it is at precisely at these times we that we need to look at the words of the ordinary man who has little or no choices in the scheme of things. Is he or she given up? Has he or

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she stopped dreaming? Below are the words of the ordinary man, taken from the wall at Three Miles, from the walls in Arnett Gardens and from walls in Central Kingston, words of ordinary PNP people, those who were denied nearly all.

Basil Fletcher

On A Wall In Three Miles,

In Kingston

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Art From A Lane From Central Kingston

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A Wall In Arnett Gardens

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Will the community of Havana, in Arnett Gardens, respects the skills of the painter of the above paintings, the work of this young painter who has a mental illness is most valued and appreciated by tourists visiting Trench Town. These tourist general stop their buses and or private cars, to take pictures of the paintings on the wall.

The question facing the community and its Member of Parliament , is how to encourage this young artists and what can be done so that the work of this artist and others like him are able to be of some benefit to them and to the wider community.

The paintings above seek to remind us, that even when we think that things are hard, even when we begin to question our own foundamental values, those who are bearing the most paint, struggling under the heaviest of loads, those who bear the brunt of burdens of this society has not given up hope, have not ceased dreaming and have not lost faith. The message painted on the ground in front of the old fridge is instructive.

Spiritus Immortalis, Spiritus Noblis , Basil Fletcher

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