"I was on a quiet beach one evening, feeling very blessed and meditating underneath a tree. Eventually, I found myself in the zone that usually opened up simple and profound truths to me and I wanted to know the next step in my mission. This answer came to me: the most important question humanity should ask itself is WHY. because the WHY determines everything else. WHO we are, WHAT we are, WHERE we are, WHEN we are... all these things are determined by WHY we are. Even HOW we do what we do is influenced by WHY we want to do it.

 

Upon asking myself WHY it is that I do what I do, I realized that I was determined to put an end to anything opposed to natural, sustainable, loving Life. Representing the Universal Truth is my preferred lifestyle. This is why Duttyism exists."

With the recent release of his book, Tried & True: Revelations of a Rebellious Youth, plus his tendency to be involved, in tune or otherwise supportive of various manifestations of revolutionary progress, Dutty is becoming increasingly willing to speak in public settings. For a list of upcoming engagements, complete with dates, times and locations, check his calendar by clicking the link below.

Dutty's schedule of upcoming missions

In 18th century Jamaica, there was an African slave called Dutty Bookman (also Bookman Dutty). He was sold like a commodity to someone in French-colonized Ayiti, more commonly known as Haiti. There, the spelling of his name was Frenchified as "Boukman" but that is of little importance here. What is noteworthy is that he incited the bulk of the slave population to revolt against oppression and that act was the genesis of the Haitian Revolution. The rest is history and history is a part of the present. Two centuries later, a child was born in Jamaica and grew up with a decidedly and unmistakably revolutionary spirit. It is now felt that he might be the returned spirit of Dutty.

Duttyism is a repository for inadequate expressions of his soul.

[ITG] Africa Unite Youth Symposium

Posted on: October 20th, 2011 by Dutty Bookman No Comments

This was my first speech in a public setting. I titled it The Way Forward for Pan-African Youth. Prior to this, the only public speaking I did was on national radio as a talk show host but I didn’t have to face my audience to do that. I did well in my university speech course but it’s a different scenario when I am passionate about what I have to say and I have to overcome anxiety to deliver my message. I usually cringe whenever I start to watch this speech because it shows how much of a novice I was at the time. Nevertheless, I am proud of what I had to say then and it makes me appreciate my present growth. Showing this speech to other people helps to keep me humble.

 

What: Africa Unite Youth Symposium

Where: Liberty Hall (Kingston, Jamaica)

When: February 6, 2008

 

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