“Miss Pat” Chin, Gives Invigorating Interview at Island SPACE as Part of Distinguished Lecture Series.

On Thursday, September 28th, Island SPACE welcomed Patricia  “Miss Pat” for an insightful interview as part of the Jamaican Consul General, Olivar Mair, Distinguished Lecture Series.  After the Verandah filled with guests and the event began, representative of the Consulate Cheryl Winter took the stage to welcome everyone to the event, and to introduce the main sponsor Dr. Lydia Malcom, and guest speaker, Patricia Chin.

Watch the livestream of Miss Pat’s interview on the Island SPACE Facebook here.

Sponsored by Dr. Lydia Malcom of Authentic Behavioral Health LLC and her husband Wainwright Malcom, Dr. Malcom spoke on the crisis within our mental health system.  She spoke of a broken system that does not prioritize folks who are not from the United States. . “We’re taking it back, we are taking control.” Dr Malcom decided to support Island SPACE because of the work we do.

An important aspect of mental health is our perceived value, our perceived identity, how we see ourselves. “Island SPACE is providing a way for us to collectively continue our journey of healing and empowerment.  With events Island SPACE provides such as the speaker series, we can set forth our own stories, and examples of  success through adversity, and build a collective identity.”

The woman behind many successful Jamaican Artists, Miss Pat, took to the stage. President of the Board and co-founder of Island Society for the Promotion of Artistic & Cultural Education, Ms. Calibe Thompson, acted as MC and representative for Island SPACE Caribbean Museum.

The interview began with Miss Pat speaking of her early beginning as Randy’s Record Store. There was not much Jamaican music playing in Jamaica, most if not all of it was R&B, so they saw a need for it. Even when Jamaican music started in the 50s, it was not deemed good enough to play on the radio.

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