Burnham’s Legacy in the International Year for Peoples of African Descent
by Burnham Foundation
Posted on 2011-08-02

The Burnham Foundation in its usual tradition will be hosting a Public Symposium on August 5 at 5.00pm in the Auditorium of Saint Stanislaus to mark the 26th Death Anniversary of the late Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham, First Executive President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and Founder Leader of the People’s National Congress.

The Symposium will be held under the theme: Burnham’s Legacy in the International Year for Peoples of African Descent. The panelists at the Symposium will be Mr. David Granger, Mr. Carl Greenidge, Mr. Basil Williams, Ms Faith Harding and Mr. James Bond. Their focus will be a Portrait of Burnham; Burnham’s Economic Policies; Burnham and Trade Unionism; Burnham on Education and Gender; and Burnham on Youth and Sports, respectively. The public will also be provided with an opportunity to pose questions and to make comments.

The Foundation which was registered as a non-governmental organization in 2008 also launched a Television Programme: The State of The Nation, on July 31 on Channel 9, HBTV to usher in the week of observances to mark Burnham’s Death Anniversary. This programme will be a monthly feature to be aired on the last Sunday of each month and will address current issues and the relevance of Burnham’s ideas.
2nd Annual Youth Week Symposium
by Georgetown Chapter
Posted on 2010-05-19

Forbes Burnham Foundation
Georgetown Chapter
Website: http://lfsburnhamfoundation.org
5/14/2010



2nd Annual Youth Week Symposium

The Georgetown Chapter of The Forbes Burnham Foundation will be staging its 2nd Annual Youth Week Symposium. The event will be held at the National Library Conference Room on the 24th May, 2010, from 16:00hrs, under the theme, “Unemployment and its effects on the youth population of Guyana”. The main speaker will be fmr. Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Simpson DaSilva.

The Forbes Burnham Foundation is a NGO established with the aim of promoting the life, works and achievements of the late President of Guyana and Father of the Republic, to dispel the negative information being peddled, and to contextualize his actions and policies.