Mia Mottley
@miaamormottley · Severní Amerika
Mia Mottley patří mezi osobnosti s vazbou na Barbados, které Stát Izrael sleduje kvůli tématům vlády a veřejné správy v severoamerické kapitole.
Minulý týden, právě v den, kdy jsme se v Benátkách sešly, abychom oslavily odvahu žen, jsme přišly o Glorii Steinemovou. Její boj za lidskou důstojnost, rovná práva a příležitosti pro ženy byl legendární. I když jsme truchlily nad jejím odchodem, viděly jsme, jak tato odvaha žije dál v ženách, které tu byly před námi. Mým kolegyním oceněným @DVF gratuluji a děkuji vám za příklad, který dáváte. @lynseyaddario, jdeš vstříc utrpení, před nímž by mnohé z nás utekly, aby ho svět mohl vidět a pochopit. @wawiranjiru, tvá práce nám připomíná, že krmení dětí je vzdělávací politikou a investicí do lidských bytostí. @Janefonda, za své přesvědčení jsi zaplatila cenu a stále se ho odmítáš vzdát. Gisèle Pelicot, měla jsi odvahu odložit hanbu, která nikdy nebyla tvá, a pomoci dalším ženám pochopit, že nikdy nebyla ani jejich. Když jsem toho večera přemýšlela, uvědomila jsem si, že běžíme štafetu. Je naší povinností odvést svůj díl. Ženám, které budou oceněny v příštích letech, milionům těch, jejichž služba se možná nikdy nedočká uznání, a každé mladé dívce, která se dívá: vaše úloha v této štafetě je důležitá. Máme zlepšovat životy, čelit nespravedlnostem a máme generaci, která k nám vzhlíží. Kéž svou odpovědnost poneseme s odvahou a umožníme těm, které přijdou po nás, dojít dál.
Přeloženo z jazyka angličtinaNaši zemědělci nemohou budovat svou budoucnost na „možná nakoupíme“. Když pěstují, musí vědět, že pro své produkty mají odbyt. Proto každý čtvrtrok uvolňujeme 2 miliony dolarů na smluvní nákup prostřednictvím BADMC a Export Barbados, čímž zemědělcům poskytujeme větší jistotu a posilujeme zpracování zemědělských produktů. Na Barbadosu i v celém Karibiku musíme pěstovat více toho, co jíme, zpracovávat více toho, co vypěstujeme, a ponechat více hodnoty našim lidem. Menší závislost na dovozech. Dostupnější potraviny. Karibské produkty pronikající do světa. Potraviny a voda jsou novou ropou. Tuto příležitost musíme naléhavě využít.
Přeloženo z jazyka angličtinaThe Atlantic must now carry the promise of our future as surely as it carries the memory of our past. On this CARICOM–Africa Day, one year after our first in-person summit in Addis Ababa, and on the 5th anniversary of the inaugural summit, we have meaningful progress to celebrate. The opening of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam was a powerful reminder of what African determination can achieve. Air Peace is bringing our regions closer. In Barbados, the Afreximbank African Trade Centre at Jemmotts Lane is taking shape, while Ethiopian medical professionals are strengthening care at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Ghana secured historic UN recognition of the trafficking and racialised enslavement of Africans as the gravest crime against humanity. Togo’s successful UN resolution calls for maps that properly reflect Africa’s size. In Accra, our pursuit of reparations advanced with the establishment of the Global Advisory Panel on Reparatory Justice, on which I am honoured to serve. These achievements must inspire greater action. There is still much to do to make travel, trade, education and opportunity flow more freely between us. Too many voices tell us what divides us. We need more voices willing to show what unites us. Across Africa and the Caribbean, I call on our people to embrace this reunion and help build it. Its promise belongs to every one of us. Across the waters we must build a new passage of possibility, carrying our people, our ideas and our enterprise towards shared prosperity. Built in our own name. Guided by our own vision. Our ancestors were denied the right to choose their destination. Our duty is to ensure their descendants can shape their destiny.
The talent is here. The ambition is here. We must make sure that the opportunity is here too. Through the redevelopment of our National Stadium, we are working to give our athletes the very best facilities, resources and opportunities to thrive. Excellence must have a home right here in Barbados. That also means planning carefully, listening to the people affected and addressing traffic and access so that the surrounding communities benefit too. Our responsibility is to keep opening doors for our people. To give their talent room to grow and their ambition somewhere to go.
History does not wait for the doubtful. It calls each generation to its moment. This is ours. The climate crisis will not be measured only in degrees Celsius. It will be measured in the price of food, the cost of energy, and whether our homes, schools and roads can withstand a changing world. Every great advance was once called impossible, until courageous people made it real. To the first class of the Paris Climate School, I offered this charge. Use your knowledge to lift people from poverty, confront injustice and create opportunity. The future must not remain at the mercy of the few. It belongs to a global humanity brave enough to act.
My thoughts are with our brothers and sisters in Saint Kitts and Nevis following the hospitalisation of Prime Minister Dr The Honourable Terrance Drew. Prime Minister Drew is a valued colleague, a friend and our Caribbean brother. He and his family remain in our prayers, and we wish him renewed strength, healing and a full recovery. May God hold him in His care. We look forward to seeing him well again. @TerranceDrewSKN
President Delcy Rodríguez welcomed me warmly to Caracas, and from the outset our focus was on our people and the possibilities we can create for them. The work we have agreed can strengthen Barbados’ energy and food security, create new openings for our farmers, fishers and businesses, build stronger tourism and trade links, and improve the movement of goods. It can also open doors for Barbadians through scholarships, language training and exchanges in music, energy and fisheries. We have already seen the human value of this friendship. When the earthquakes struck Venezuela in June, Barbados answered with rescue workers, medical teams, humanitarian supplies and a field hospital in Guarenas. Agreements such as these must be felt at home in the choices our young people have, the markets our producers can reach and the greater security of every Barbadian family. That is how we build a stronger Barbados and remain the kind of neighbour that shows up when it matters.
Tonight, as we rededicated the Marcus Garvey Amphitheatre, Dr Julius Garvey reminded us that the most important knowledge is self-knowledge. When a people know who they are, they cannot be taught to despise themselves, surrender their rights or accept limits on what they can become. As Barbados approaches 400 years of modern settlement, difficult conversations must come. Let no one fool us into believing that teaching our history, affirming our humanity or standing together through the Season of Emancipation is an attack on another race, religion or people. To assert self-love is not to advocate hate. We must know ourselves, love ourselves and repair what has been wounded. A people who know themselves cannot be made small.