“Miami Herald, in its article on the Brandt kidnapping ring (See article below), fails to confess that their paper was the main culprit that criminalized the poor in Haiti as kidnappers. It was the main racist culprit to consistently give all that’s wrong in Haiti an African face, an Aristide face. And all that’s heroic, […]
Posts tagged disaster capitalism
Haiti: November 18 – Disengagement is not an option
Remembering the Battle of Battle of Vertières– Nov 18, 1803 the final Haiti battle defeating European forces for slavery, forced assimilation, the slave trade and colonialism in Haiti. (The Haitian struggle – the greatest David vs. Goliath battle being played out on this planet . ) Wangolo, te vas. Video clip oficial de Daniel Zueras […]
Haiti: 209 years since Janjak Desalin
Oct. 17, 2015 – 209 years of suffering later. The Gathering honors the roots of liberty, Janjak Desalin and the indigenous Haiti army It’s October 17th and the gathering honors Janjak Desalin, Haiti’s founding father. Nou fè yon sèl kò – we gather as one. Janjak Desalin (Jean Jacques Dessalines), born September 20, 1758 said: […]
Swapping Haiti lives: Interview on US Haiti Exploits
July 25, 2012 interview Jeff Blankfort host of Takes on the World interviews Ezili Dantò on Haiti’s Exploitation / Radio Project MP3 KZYX Public Radio Interview Summary: Ezili Dantò talks about her review, titled “Foreign investment means death & repression“(Part 1 and Part 2) of New York Times July 6, 2012 article detailing how foreign […]
Gold Rush in Haiti: Mining Investment Good for Whom?
by Ezili Dantò Gold Rush in Haiti: Good for whom? (See also Haiti’s Riches and December 21, 2012 update: Haiti Awards Gold, Copper Mining Permits ) ******************* Haiti ‘s water supply is ALREADY contaminated by foreign cholera feces, what will leaking cyanide, arsenic emissions, mine waste, Marine ecosystem destruction and open pit mining and unsupervised […]
Haiti: Foreign Investment means Death and Repression: A Historical Perspective
by Ezili Dantò This writing reviews, in two parts, the consequences of US investment in Haiti. It looks at the New York Times investigation into the Caracol industrial park, its anchor tenant, the South Korea’s Sae-A Trading, giving Haiti context with the August 17, 2012 Lakou New York (Kreyòl) interview Dahoud Andre and Manno, the […]
Haiti: Ezili Dantò on Wash Post Cholera editorial
by Ezili Dantò Washington Justice For Haiti: In support of Paul Farmer’s pharmaceuticals and the Farmer groups – Brian Concannon/IDJH – asking the UN to judge itself guilty on behalf of Haiti cholera victims, Washington Post opines, justice for the Haiti cholera victims would be collectively awarding $40million to Paul Farmer pharmaceuticals for cholera vaccines […]