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Pan Trinbago is advocating the use of steelbands as a tool for social change.
Its leader pressed the point, as she argued that not enough attention is being given to nurturing children.
And, as Alicia Boucher reports, one Mas band leader believes decisions for certain communities need to be made from experiences on the ground.
Transcript
00:00On behalf of Zabapik Productions, we would like to offer a small token for appreciation.
00:12Pantrin Bego President Beverly Ramsey Moore has been honored by Zabapik Productions and
00:17was presented with a plaque.
00:19She says it stands out among the 12 awards she received last year, many of them from
00:24international entities.
00:26But to me, the greatest award that I have received, outside of all those awards, including
00:33the Hummingbird Gold, you see this one?
00:39Because it was given to me by a little child, I think it's the greatest of them all.
00:49The Pantrin Bego President expresses a belief that not enough attention is being placed
00:54on children, especially in the early stages of life.
00:57We need more people to pay attention to the womb.
01:04You know when you're making a baby, oh, you're protecting and you're so happy.
01:07And everybody, oh, she's pregnant.
01:09When the baby comes, they're giving you a little money and they're christening and everybody,
01:12oh, the baby's sweet.
01:13Oh, they love these babies so bad.
01:20How many of us in Trinidad and Tobago are giving of our time and talent to nurture the
01:28children after they have been born?
01:31And while people enjoy the steel pan for entertainment, she says, the instrument is more than just
01:37that.
01:38We say pan is spirit and pan will never die.
01:42We say pan is a social tool for continued social transformation.
01:51Ramsey Moore says some steel band leaders are in the panyards from November onwards
01:55nightly nurturing young people.
01:58According to her, sometimes all they need is, quote-unquote, a little pat on the back
02:03to say thank you.
02:05Band leader of Zabapik Productions, Andrew Alling, highlights what he believes is one
02:10of the problems hindering people in certain communities from getting the assistance they
02:15need.
02:16A lot of people sit in offices and make decisions on crime.
02:20They don't go to the community to see what is the problem.
02:23So you're putting a plaster on something you don't know about.
02:28So let us make a decision to do this now, right, put a plaster on what we don't know
02:32is the problem.
02:33Come out of the office and go down and engage the community.
02:38Alling says the stigma placed on Laventille remains, despite rampant crime taking place
02:44in various parts of the country.
02:46Alicia Boucher, TV6 News.
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