Scott hopes May Day theme resonates with Barbadians

After the fanfare and campaigning have died down, Co-ordinator and Senior Assistant General Secretary, Orlando ‘Gabby’ Scott, hopes that the theme used throughout the May Day celebrations, ‘The Future We Want’, resonates heavily with the public.

Speaking with The Barbados Advocate on the sidelines of the May Day celebrations, which took place on Tuesday evening at Browne’s Beach, Scott expressed that persons at the BWU have been very concerned about the level of talk that has been happening in the nation concerning the issues of youth violence. He noted that because the youth are our future leaders and workforce, the BWU decided to campaign in this May Day celebrations against violence.

“We hope that what we were campaigning about would resonate in the minds of people, because almost every month we were hearing that there has been a murder and that is something painful. It’s not just the fact that someone dies and someone is incarcerated, but it really sullies the whole atmosphere of the country because it shows that we cannot deal adequately and sensibly with our issues,” he said.

“So we are hoping that after all this, the campaigning and the performances, that the message would resonate in the minds of all Barbadians, not just the young people, that we should deal with each other with love. I think we need to do that because love really is the foundation that glues us all together.”

Scott went on to note that he was certainly impressed with the turnout of Tuesday’s event, adding that he considered it to be very successful. He was especially proud of the number of youth that played a role in the celebrations as students from the Darryl Jordan Secondary School, Christ Church Foundation School and The Lodge School participated in the festivities.

In addition to the entertainment, such as karaoke, beach obstacle courses and a song selection by the Mighty Gabby, the BWU also sought to honour Peace Ambassador Ayra Newton of the Princess Margaret Secondary School as they believed it was appropriate to highlight and congratulate her efforts in dealing with conflict, as they believe her actions can be and should be copied by the people of Barbados. (CLF)