The
Cheddi Jagan Research Centre which is privately run by Dr. Jagan's family
and friends, was declared open on March 22, 2002 to commemorate the 82nd
Birth Anniversary of Dr. Jagan. It has a temporary home at Georgetown's
historic Red House in Guyana, which permits the Centre to be close to
some of the scenes of Dr. Jagan's early political administrative career -
Dr. Jagan and his family lived here from 1961 -1964. What is more, this
location, in as much as it facilitates a close relationship with the
University of Guyana, is also within easy and affordable assess of
researchers and interested others intending to pursue research at the
Centre or immerse themselves in the memorabilia of the late President.
Our aims and objectives are to promote research
into and publish materials on the life, work and ideas of Dr. Jagan - this
will also promote research into the history of Guyana's struggle for
Independence and social justice, the history of Guyana as a whole from the
early 1940's to the late 1990's.
The Memorial
As
a memorial to President Jagan the Centre will seek to express in its
holdings the philosophy, aspirations, preoccupations, the struggle and the
accomplishments of Dr. Jagan. But it will be much more than a monument:
for an appropriate memorial must also express his vivid concern for the
unfinished business of this nation. The Centre includes, in addition to an
austere and beautiful Memorial room, three important working components:
a Museum, an Archive, and a Conference Centre.
Red House is
located on spacious lawns, suitable for open-air activities of all sorts.
This advantage will be utilized for social activities of the sort
associated with the ideals dear to, and fostered by the late President.
