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A few Years Ago, my life changed

09/25/02
By: Jerry Castro
Brooklyn NY (from left to right) Tonito Galan from Galan Productions;
Jerry Castro, Garinet.com member and founder of Lidani Garifuna Times Magazine;
Jorge Garifuna, webmaster for Garinet.com. This picture was taken on 4/15/2000.


Few Years ago, I met a group of guys whom I consider to be family today. The meeting was unusual. Arranged by computer mastermind, Tonito Galan, I met Jorge Garifuna in the most undramatic fashion. This, let me add, led to my involvement in the Garinet revolution; the community I have grown and learned to be with in the office, at home and at Waporu.

I look at that meeting today and reflect the mobilization that ocurred in that era: I met Virgilio Lopez, Andoni Castillo and Dixon Marin. It was also then I was exposed to Garifunas from Nicaragua by meeting Ms. Glenda Solis and encountering the dilema our people are going through in that nation.

My life has changed in the sense where it has been "Garifunatized" through the Garifuna lization of these men and women who mobilized our people through the internet. People such as the Avila Brothers and "Garifuna World". I want to deeply thank you because I don't think you relized you have been the pioneers of revolutionizing our culture through technology. People such as my men Aziatic, Jimmy Suazo, Day Ann "NURU" Ellis, Aurelio, Celeo Alvarez, who through the music and movements in protecting our rights, have made this site a magnificents one.

My thanks will extend to the other bands and musicians who have been featured or have become a part of the spreading the name of Garinet.com through the flyers of your party, the "word-to-mouth" and the "shout outs". Many thanks. To Murphy and Centro America Show for featuring us on TV (Remember Jorge when Dixon, Vilo and Ubafu took over the show? That was fun!)

In the past three years of existance, I have been able to communicate with Garinagu around the world, because of Garinet. I have met women, students and professionals who are profound of how far we've come.

Jorge, Swammy and the rest of you guys. I do not have a trophy or a certificate to recognize you for the revolution. However, I hope that this note will be as much.

Thank you very much and keimon wabarawaguon!
Jerry Castro: Garinet member since April 2000.

Other Articles By Jerry Castro
09/06/05 GARIFUNA IN NEW YORK RALLY FOR HURRICANE KATRINA VICTIMS IN THE SOUTH
04/27/05 Garifuna Web sites increasing the importance of news
04/19/05 Garifuna Heritage Events a success
04/19/05 Remembering Jimmy Suaso: A Punta Rock Lord
04/18/05 Friends, Fans and Family around the globe remembers Jimmy Suazo
03/29/05 The Lords of Punta Rock: Jimmy Suazo
03/22/05 Lidani Garifuna Times interviews Dr. Joseph Palacio
03/22/05 The Beginning of Punta Rock
03/18/05 How safe are we, the Garifuna, 50 years from now?
03/14/05 In Celebration of Garifuna Heritage Month
02/14/05 Valentine's with a Long Distance Connection and a Local Affect
05/13/04 Garifuna Soccer in Center Stage at the Asian Champ League
04/18/04 Punta Rock Loses One of its Artists: Jimmy Suazo
03/26/04 April 12 is a Garifuna Holiday, and Garifumericans are getting ready (Part 1)
03/20/04 Garifuna All Stars in the Bronx
03/19/04 Family passing in Guatemala...
01/27/04 How proud & Garifuna are you? Find out here...
12/10/03 BRONX COURT ORDERS GARIFUNA TRANSLATION TO A GARIFUNA DEFENDANT
11/27/03 Legendary composer, Polo Martinez, rests in peace
11/21/03 Tomas Brooks Is Strong And Fearless
11/17/03 LIVING IN THE STATES, MIND BACK IN LABUGA
11/07/03 CELEO ALVAREZ TAKES THE BRONX BY STORM: Why you should attend this important event!
10/27/03 ONECA Conference to go on: Celeo to meet Garinagu in November-Lamiselu II
10/25/03 Garifuna Coalition USA divorces ONECA
10/13/03 Garifuna community in New York and Borough President, Adolfo Carrion, Jr.
10/06/03 GARIFUNA MUSICAL REVOLUTION: BROOKLYN, NY - 10 YEARS AGO
09/09/03 Garifuna Collections of Jerry Castro: Essay 1 of 1
08/23/03 Garifuna Resident in the Bronx and his dreams of...
07/22/03 GARINAGU IN SEARCH OF A HEALTH CENTER IN LIVINGSTON
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