Clarity, Markus and Jamar in Negril – Nov 2011 Trip Report: Day 1-3

LOL!

Oh and by the way, when I said I thought his reaction was warranted, I meant towards the guy, of course, not you.
Jealous or not....you are his woman and he must protect his woman! LOL

it's a typical move from a more and more prevalent kind of person. i hope it didn't sound like i was casting aspersions to you clarity, i've seen the scene play out lots of times it comes from a really and falsely inflated ego and can sometimes be quite brazen so am glad markus stood up to it, you were disrespected also if i have the scene right. a lot of people feel like they have to 'go along with it' because it's 'culture' etc etc but you don't and plenty of people who belong to that culture don't either so you're in good company. sounds like you put the kabosh on it as soon as the line got crossed anyway. hopefully people begin to restore a sense of respect for themselves and others again so far that reason alone am also glad some anger was flashed, especially if it was quickly extinguished.

you offer a valuable insight into some of the people who populate what might be called the seedier aspects of negril. if you want to make a difference in these people's lives there is an establishment in negril- although now it is somewhat shared with the Hart foundation, called Theodora house. Most people choose that kind of life because they don't have many choices to actually make. The pressures which drive people into that are extremely poignant.

it is one of the oldest professions but i think that speaks less to the profession and more the fact that for ages mankind cares not for his sisters anymore, as the smaller gong sang.

wow Monk - you speak the truth as always and I admire your skillz.

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a lot of people feel like they have to 'go along with it' because it's 'culture' etc etc but you don't and plenty of people who belong to that culture don't either so you're in good company.

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Love this Monk..This is great advice for some that would not know what to do in said situation.

Here are some articles on Theodora House. Thanks for the great info Monk..

http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/int...ting-sex-trade

http://www.usaid.gov/press/frontline...ica090919.html

There website is listed as---- http://www.theodoraproject-negril.org/ --- it's not working though.. Does anyone know how to contact them?

well sandy they had some funding issues and combined programs with Heart National Trust. I'm not sure what the division is.

http://www.heart-nta.org/

with these kinds of things, you really need to be on the ground and patched into the network who are working on the problem. people in general are not forthcoming with info, basically because any place that needs to protect women must maintain extreme levels of discretion. my girlfriend wanted to volunteer at just such an establishment, unfortunately I made the first introductory call and their flags went up.

this gentleman may have some further resources to the kinds of places that theodora was more aligned to before the switch to the heart partnership.

arthur dot hall at gleanerjm dot com

NEET also works with several orgs that work in this area.

Sorry if this is off topic.

Thanks for the information Monk. Clarity. I'm sorry for hijacking your thread, I thought the information was worth knowing, *Hijacking Over*

Thank you Monk for the great information and links that you shared. (and the article links you provided too, Sandy-girl)
Not to worry, I didn't feel like you were casting aspersions by any means, I really appreciate your perspective. There is a lot of truth in your words
You also don't have to apologize for "hijacking" the thread. LOL. This is relevant to what we were writing about in our trip report. I really reading enjoy discussions that form from our observations. Especially something that is important and educational like this.
So please keep it coming

and sorry for the delay in continuing the trip report. I had an unfortunate bout of food poisoning from some under-cooked shrimp in a Tom Yum Soup dish I ate the other day. Ugh..Good times... This is the second time this has happened to me. You would think I'd have learned by now...If the shrimp tastes a little funny don't eat it. :(

I'm feeling 100% better this morning and I'm about to post the next part. Jamar will be updating today too.:)