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Here
is an interview of Ras Charles, founder of Earth Culture,
by french dread, webmaster of the website:
Could
you introduce yourself? What is your history?
My
name is Ras Charles born in Jamaica (JAH MAKE YA ), I came to
the USA by means of a football scolarship (soccer) to attend either
Rutger University or Frankline Pierce College . I joined the millitary
and when I got out, I just started working.
One day I went to a festival with a friend and saw some people
selling Rasta stuff. When I asked about some of the things they
were selling they could not tell me about them . They did not
know what Jamaica orJamaican culture was about. I did not let
them know that I was a Yard man (Jamaican) and they tried to give
me a sales pitch about the stuff I was asking about . It upset
me and that is why I decided to do what I am doing now; EARTH
CULTURE.
To me culture is very important to all people. It brings them
closer and it also creates a bond with others through learning
and teaching. I use the name EARTH CULTURE not just to have a
store, but to have a cultural home where each and everyone
from all walks of life and culture can have a oneness. Also, so
each one can learn something of the next, and learn
to respect and appreciLove each other and to bring together that
oneness: ONE LOVE, ONE AIM, ONE DESTINY, ONE PEOPLE . When I first
started I use to have a different name: "Tradition", as I wanted
everyone to follow and have their cultural tradition and then
I met a girl from Australia. We had a nice convo, we talked, and
from that time on I knew, as if it were an inspiration, to come
up with this name: EARTH CULTURE . And that is how it all began.
Here at the
store we have Rastafari
Clothing, Rastafari
T Shirts, Rastafari
Hats, and Rastafari
Banners.
What
about your motto "one love. one people. one destiny"?
When
you look at the logo, you see the Dove, the Earth, and the Lion
of Juda. The dove symbolizes the love, the peace. The Earth symbolizes
the unity, one people. And the Lion is the destiny. When put together,
you have EARTH CULTURE.
Why
have you made a website? isn't internet a Babylon thing?
I
made a such website so I can reach other people who cannot come
to EARTH CULTURE. So I&I can bring EARTH CULTURE to them.
It is not only to sell a product, but EARTH CULTURE will provide
information on cultural events, reggae shows, inspirational quotes
and just about anything of value to you.
What
is the aim of the website? What do you want to put in it?
The
aim of this website is to reach as many people as possible with
information of importance for the upliftment, oneness and love
to all in the most HIGH.
Do
you think Rasta people are enough represented on the web?
NO
, JAH PEOPLE IS NEVER ENOUGH. NOT UNTIL WE HAVE THAT ONENESS IN
ALL THROUGH THE POWER OF THE MOST HIGH JAH, THEN THERE WILL BE
ENOUGH AND WE DON'T HAVE TO REPRESENT AS WE ARE IS REPRESENTATIVE
TO ONE ANOTHER.
"There
is one thing you can be certain of improving and that is your
own self. You must begin there, not on other people and most of
all not on the outside. All of that will come afterwards, after
you have worked on yourself."
"SELF:
Is it you, or someone ELSE? Be you in truth and that
is REAL TRUTH."
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