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IML Managing Director Andrew Pairman and Red Stripe Head of Corporate Affairs Dianne Ashton-Smith raise their mocktails in a toast to open dialogue and responsible living at the Responsibility Now town hall.
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May 9, 2025

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Red Stripe’s Responsibility Now town hall delivered a bold, multisensory approach to an urgent national conversation regarding how parents can guide, not control, their children’s attitudes toward alcohol. Held under the theme ‘Guiding vs Controlling: Navigating Alcohol Conversations At Home’, the session formed part of the company’s Drink & Live Responsibly campaign. In a powerful departure from traditional formats, the town hall featured a theatrical performance by Pitchy Patchy, blending folklore with contemporary realities to illustrate real-life family dynamics. Supported by the PSOJ, The Art of Motivation Inc, Intelligent Multimedia Limited, and RISE Life Management Services, the event offered practical insights and sparked meaningful dialogue among parents, educators, and youth advocates. The town hall also served as a thoughtful close to Alcohol Awareness Month, reinforcing Red Stripe’s commitment to responsibility through innovation.

Business Social recaps moments from the event.

The Red Stripe team raise their mocktails ahead of the Responsibility Now town hall — a spirited close to Alcohol Awareness Month and a call to guide, not control, the next generation. From left: Managing Director Daaf van Tilburg; Heineken Brand Manager Amoye Phillpotts-Brown; and Head of Human Resources Judon Bowden..

 

Drama with purpose: The Pitchy Patchy team brought the Responsibility Now town hall to life with three powerful scenes under the theme ‘Guiding vs Controlling: Navigating Alcohol Conversations at Home’, blending theatre and lived realities to spark meaningful family dialogue..

 

Red Stripe Communications Manager Daika Mitchell (left) captures a proud moment with media personality Khadine “Miss Kitty” Wilkinson following the successful staging of the Responsibility Now town hall, an event that challenged the approach to alcohol conversations at home..

 

Red Stripe employees didn’t miss the opportunity to explore how they, too, can navigate alcohol conversations at home, reinforcing that responsibility starts with all. From left: StP Process Lead Alisha Distant; Occupational Health Advisor Annalia Bucknor-Black; Heineken Brand Manager Amoye Phillpotts-Brown; and Strategic & Commerce Controller Maizene Porter..

 

Red Stripe Managing Director Daaf van Tilburg (right) shares a word with Shawn Ashman, CEO of The Art of Motivation, as they discuss Colouring Your Choices, the newly launched therapeutic colouring book unveiled at the Responsibility Now town hall..

 

Nurse Cynthia Brown (left), visiting from Canada, pauses for a photo with Learning Hub Group CEO Dr Shalette Ashman (centre) and The Art of Motivation CEO Shawn Ashman following Red Stripe’s Responsibility Now town hall..

 

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