Attorney Gabriel Christian asks has gangsterism & lawlessness replaced Cinema & Theater which existed in Dominica in the 1960s & 1970s with two flourishing cinemas & the People's Action Theater? He reminisces on the vibrant cinema culture where the best movies from the English speaking world could be seen.
Not only was the Carib Cinema (now Prevost Cinemall) a favorite movie hangout, but the site was used for Spelling Bee contests. In 1966 our brother Lawson won such a contest and still has the gift of a book on literature that he won as a prize. Such use of the public space for education and collective effort in that vein, outside the classroom, allowed our young to forge durable beneficial relations around the acquisition of knowledge. One learnt the art of study, proper speech and overall civility was fostered. Where are the current social instrumentalities by which we can cohere if all we do is shout at each other? Engulfed in the discordant clamor of unlearnt voices, we now witness the triumph of violence of thought that is now often made manifest by violence in deed.
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