Wing: the new democracy in Grenada' Grenadan women a voice about the new socie. ty they're making: contributions which is of special interest to women in Britain.
Catherine Ventour is a 72 year old great grandmother the mother of Scotilda Noel — a founder of the National Womens Organisation tragically killed late Before Gairy came it was peace. We didn't have much, but we had peace.
CallC violence and robbing peopie things. and take what they wan!
people garden, Then the Mongoose men and do what they ConC want. They shoot people, couldn't speak you mind, vou concil walk the road. You had no kind of freedom at al.
I am with the revolution and the government Here we reprint one of the one thousand and nine per cent!
My daughter Scotilda was a very good helper of the Revolution. She go out every day, negotiating for people, , and she had to do it in secret. because if the other side know, then her life is in danger. They threaten her many times, she was a wanted one. But she was very brave, she had no fear.
She just made up her mind to stand up, come may. one never ald anything she didn't consult me. She always come and tell Mummy; look myself was a strong New look Jewel Movement supporter. I always tell her, 'Go on girl, try your best the future of your childre and the future Grenada.
After the revolution we women's groups here in Birchgrove Progress gave me a energy. I wanted to fight on for my grandchildren, Decause i saw it was solic future.
the revolution the sold their papers, always they had to hide and sell them, so you had some insight of what was coming, what was going to take place.
And then when God see the amne He should release us from the devil then He release us Gairy was a real devil man. He have love for the poorer class of people, he only pretending to them he have.
make me young again. I young now as if I just in me teens Me energy come through that happiness of the revolution. Long live the revolution! live Maurice Bishop and his party! And we praying for them day and night, because they seeking or one no morror la other, they seeking for al people, from a baby to the old.
So now I trying to carry on the worl of Scotilda in the NWO 1 like this kind of movement.
something forward, not something backward Women now, you know.
thev had no kind of say, no privilege, Women was the lowest. But now we pushing on, pushing on. We feel more confident, we heart is open now When we hear the news of the revolution that morning, it was joy come ou in the morning! Joy com out in the morning! As if I litted up that lifted up above the sky that morning!
And is the same when I joy! If you go there now ana you go back there tomorrow, yul don't know where you was to day.
And those who don't support the revo, then you that know what this revo is tor. vou keeD on chatting with them and telling them what and what and wha and what - and they coming, yes they coming!
Because every day things getting better, every day is more progress making, every day the light is shining brighter.' "is freedom we're making: the Grenada new uemocracy mere nouse and enris searienis nuousnerso the Revolutionary Government Grenada High Commission Collingham Gardens Court SWS. Tel 01 373 7808