The town that Rastafarians builtBackNo where is this more the case than among a community of Rastafarians, who have settled in the small southern Ethiopian town of Shashamene. The Rastafarians, who are mainly from Jamaica, started migrating to Ethiopia 38 years ago, when Haile Selassie, whom they consider to be God incarnate, gave them 500 hectares of land on which to settle. Since the first 12 Jamaican settlers in 1963, the community has grown to over 200 families. Room for more Papa Rocky, a 74 year old Rastafarian elder from Jamaica believes western countries should help repatriate all those who might wish to return to their native land, but do not have the means to do so. You can support all you want for an entire year at only a cost of 80.00 per student for books, materials and meals! http://www.shashamane.org/ Category: People Uploaded: July 21st, 2007 @ 12:44 pm Author: delboy65 Length: 03:01 Rating: Views: Tags: ethiopian shashamene. papa rocky rasta elder reggae jah haile selassie jamaica slaves trade red gold and green Related Video Links:» View Video Comments For The town that Rastafarians built » View delboy65's Other Uploaded Videos Video Thumbnails:Video Embedding Code:* Embed this video on your website, social bookmark, myspace, or blog. |
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