Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti, Haiti Justice blog: "The thousands of people were evacuated by an elected, democratic government that activated the civil defense system it had maintained. In contrast, the powers-that-were in September 2004 the unconstitutional Interim of Government led by Boca-Raton Florida resident Gerard Latortue, intentionally dismantled the civil defense system erected by the elected predecessor that it ousted in March of that year (see
The worst of Hurricane Dean missed Haiti – though at least three people died – perhaps more. Action taken by the government to evacuate certain areas no doubt helped. Below are links to some coverage on the storm. Also a good weather resource for tracking storms and getting analysis is the Weather Underground. read more
Hurricane Dean, currently a category 2 storm, but likely to strengthen to category 4 is heading for Haiti. National Hurricane Center info on Dean. Latest AP Story follows…
by Bill Fletcher Jr.Baltimore Times , Originally posted 8/3/2007 One of the most striking features of the mainstream US media is its ability to ‘disappear’ certain issues and stories irrespective of their importance. read more
This October, join the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES) and the Haiti Reborn program of the Quixote Center in cycling for solidarity! We will spend a week pedaling almost 300 miles from New York to Washington D.C. All the riders will raise pledge money beforehand, and then we’ll make stops and do presentations about solidarity work, inviting people to take action and financially support the critical work
ALERT from the Institute for Justice and Demcoracy in Haiti: The Jubilee USA Network (Haiti Reborn is a member) is organizing a 40-day fast for debt cancellation and economic justice from September 6 to October 15. There will be events focused on Haiti, including a lobby/call-in day, the first week of October.
Concern over mass firings The Voice weekly newspaper Published: 26 July 2007 Haiti solidarity groups have voiced their concerns about mass firings of staff in the troubled Caribbean state. read more
2007-08-01PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – Turks and Caicos authorities were ill-equipped to handle the capsizing of a boat in which 61 Haitian migrants died, British maritime investigators said in a report released Wednesday.Britain’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch said it could not be determined, however, whether Turks and Caicos marine police had caused the overloaded boat to capsize in rough waters off its coast in May.Several migrants accused police of ramming their sloop, capsizing it and pitching passengers overboard into shark-filled waters.
On Tues, July 31, our ad signed by hundreds of Americans was published in the Hill newspaper sending a clear message to Congress before they leave for the August recess. The pending trade agreements with Peru, Panama, Colombia and Korea are just four more NAFTA style, corporate pacts. Last November, U.S voters as well as people from around the world stood up to call for a trade model based on economic justice rather than corporate greed. read more
Last week ART, together with WOLA, Oxfam-America and AFSC, co sponsored a delegation of women political and civic leaders from Colombia for a week of lobbying to express their opposition to the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement.
