What is occupy julor bi house?
It is a movement. Its name takes from the Ga words “Julor Bi” - child of a thief.
It is also a purposeful misspelling of ‘Jubilee House’ - the presidential palace.
The protests started on Thursday 21st September 2023, in alignment with Kwame Nkrumah’s birthday. A day picked to echo the spirit of fighting for liberty, as Nkrumah is known for leading Ghana to its independence in 1957.
Saturday 23rd September 2023 marked the 3rd day of peaceful protests in Accra.
OCUPPY JULORBI HOUSE
We hosted various live streams in different Ghanaian languages on 23/09/23, exploring demands, giving updates, engaging in conversation and much more. Click on a language to listen and or watch
Hausa
(Audio)
Ga (YouTube)
Hausa (YouTube)
Dagbanli (YouTube)
Twi (YouTube)
why are we protesting?
- Mismanagement of the Economy
- Unchecked Corruption
- Under-resourced Health Sector
- Galamsey
- Crumbling Education System
- Deplorable Road Network
- Stranded Pensioners
- Share posts & tweet using #OccupyJulorbiHouse
- Report and block tweets sharing misinformation & causing division.
HOW 2 HELP
OUR DEMANDS
- Withdraw the Anti-LGBT Bill (The Human Sexual Rights & Family Values Bill).
- Restore access to pension funds.
- An immediate halt on borrowing & a plan for economic growth.
- A review and restructuring of taxes that targets high earners.
- A plan for fixing major roads, especially Accra motorway.
- Better and more adequate health care resources.
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Al Jazeera Article
The Canary Article 1
BBC Article