The Ghana United Nations Association (GUNA) and the Black Restoration Foundation, in collaboration with the Paul Bogle Foundation, have scheduled October 24, this year, to commemorate Fire Baptism with candlelight.
The Fire Baptism is a day to remember the millions of Africans who died as result of slavery and apartheid.
October 24 is also a day of commemoration to honour Paul Bogle, a Jamaican Baptist Deacon and activist, who was a firm political adherent and helped to shape the destiny of blacks through the mobilisation of Africans to fight against slavery.
His act paved the way for the establishment of just practices in the courts, which brought about a change in official attitudes, and made possible the social and economic betterment of the people.
This year’s event, which would be celebrated across the world, mostly in black countries in honour of the hero, Paul Bogle, is themed: ‘Baptism By Candlelight’.
In a press release issued in Tema and signed by the Administrator of the Ghana United Nations Association (GUNA), Bishop Nathaniel Nii Rudolph, it called on Africans to light a candle on October 24 at 6pm as a form of goodwill to commemorate the Fire Baptism Day.
He also encouraged all to film or photograph their candle and post on social media to create a unification of the black race.
Paul Bogle, born on 1820 and died on October 24, 1865, was a Jamaican Baptist Deacon, activist and a national hero.
He was a leader of the 1865 Morant Bay protesters who marched for justice and fair treatment for all the people in Jamaica.
After leading the Morant Bay rebellion, Bogle was captured by government troops, tried and convicted by the British authorities under martial law, and hanged on October 24, 1865, in Morant.
The GUNA executives to participate in the commemoration would include the Secretary General, Christian Pardie; National President for Youth Affairs, Charles Nkrumah; Administrator, Bishop Nathaniel Nii Rudolph, and Samuel Bamidele Ojo, National Youth Affairs Secretary.
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