Haiti: Telling our own stories despite the media blackout on Aristide’s historic and triumphant return to a celebrity welcome In this essay, I post six videos from the alternative news media – four from Democracy Now!, one from Aljazeera dealing with the huge and celebrity welcome for Aristide. The last video is by a young […]
Beating back the elite’s rabid rage: Against all odds Aristide returns to Haiti Aristide returned to Haiti today. I’ve not seen such genuine happiness on the faces of Haiti’s poor in over seven years. Welcome President Jean Bertrand Aristide and family. Today is a good day for the poorest of the poor in the Western […]
Don’t be distracted by Aristide in Haiti Demand Justice not Gestures HLLN recommended post on Aristide return March 18, 2011: Beating back the elite’s rabid rage: Against all odds Aristide returns to Haiti President Aristide’s Final Day In South Africa.wmv Video: South Africa wishes Jean-Bertrand Aristide bon voyage Danny Glover in South Africa: “I”m Here […]
Seismic Shifts: Hayti Freestyling to murder Tarzan, Jane & their Sambos (c) 2011 Èzili Dantò. All rights reserved. * Inner Chorus Voice (off stage): Call: Kote moun yo ye? Response: Nou la! (Voice over echo E, e, Mbomba, e, e! Kanga Bafyòti. Kanga Mundele. Kanga Ndòki. Kanga yo!) * Intro I’ve been avoiding a performance piece […]
by Abe Sauer, January 20th, 2011 | Original source: The AWL ********************* “…Haiti that’s become a massively swelled teat on which NGOs profitably suckle. Overall, Haiti has become one of the greatest money laundering operations in history, an island engine turning public funds into private profits. What’s more, U.S. taxpayer dollars are, against Presidential directive, […]
One year after the earthquake, foreign help is actually hurting Haiti Recommended HLLN Links for Jan 8, 2011: Port-au-Prince Still Buried Under the Rubble of Competing NGOs Haiti Earthquake Anniversary: Little Progress, Broken Promises Haiti reconstruction at ”standstill,” says Oxfam report Haiti suffers after ”year of indecision”: Oxfam Haiti Progress Report 2010 An overview of […]
Port-au-Prince Still Buried Under the Rubble of Competing NGOs By Georgianne Nienaber, January 7, 2011, Source: Op Ed News Both OXFAM and the Disaster Accountability Project released reports this week that enhance already serious criticism of the relationship between the Government of Haiti and NGOs, and the inability of both to offer support to the […]
Haiti’s Misery, Our Disgrace Port-au-Prince is still in ruins, cholera rages, the UN proves useless. We all stand indicted. By Crawford Kilian, 4 Jan 2011, Source: TheTyee.ca Two children receive oral rehydration treatment for cholera at La Piste camp. Credit: Amanda George/British Red Cross. Creative commons Flickr image. January 12 marks the first anniversary of […]
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