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corey stanley

"Bush Was Responsible for Destroying Haitian Democracy" - Randall Robinson on Obama Tap... - 52 views

  • Well, the—I’m not sure what the stated American policy is, but of course the Bush administration policy was to forbid his return. But any obstruction of his return by any power would constitute a violation of international law, a violation of the UN Charter, a violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a violation of any number of major UN human rights conventions. You cannot restrict people either from leaving their country—citizens, either from leaving their country or returning to their country. He has every right to return home, should he want to. And one would hope that no administration, the American administration nor any other, would stand in the way of his passage home.
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      why does the U.S have controll over who Haiti can bring into there country? Isnt he the president of the country? he should be able to go backk to help them out.
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Jose EWSIS

Haiti's Earthquake 2010 - 5 views

Haiti Earthquake Concerns Help Death

started by Jose EWSIS on 20 Jan 10 no follow-up yet
Tyrhiek EWSIS

SMH - 4 views

Right now, I don't what's going on in Haiti. I'm kind of glad a natural disaster happened instead of terrorist attack. When I first heard about the earthquake in Haiti, it didn't budge me at all, T...

started by Tyrhiek EWSIS on 20 Jan 10 no follow-up yet
Chun Heng EWSIS

earthquake in haiti - 1 views

I have been researching about Haiti and i have watched several clips online and it was really shocking and frightening.natural disaster is unstoppable,it destroyed all numerous buildings.Tuesday af...

started by Chun Heng EWSIS on 20 Jan 10 no follow-up yet
Hailun EWSIS

Haiti Earthquack - 1 views

I have no idea what happen in Haiti but i know that they are having a earthquake and many aftershocks. they desperately need food water and shelter. How did it happen? What can we do to help? Why a...

earthquake

started by Hailun EWSIS on 20 Jan 10 no follow-up yet
corey stanley

Thoughts on Haiti - 0 views

I feel really bad about the people in Haiti, all that they have been through and now this I feel for them. Haiti is known to be the poorest country in the world, now being that everything is destro...

started by corey stanley on 20 Jan 10 no follow-up yet
Andrea. C

2010 Haiti questions - 1 views

I think everyone is still devastated and there is still aftershocks because the earthquake killed more than 100,000 people. Everyone is putting in effort to save Haiti and many countries are giving...

2010 earthquake haiti history news

started by Andrea. C on 20 Jan 10 no follow-up yet
Jaile EWSIS

haiti earthquake - 0 views

I didn't know a lot about the earthquake in Haiti and the first time I hear it was on the master and hear how horrible it was.a lot of people is died.they were suffering form anything.no food,water...

earthquake haiti 2010.news.

started by Jaile EWSIS on 20 Jan 10 no follow-up yet
AndreaLee EWSIS

Thoughts and Questions - 1 views

A week has passed since the recent earthquake attack at Haiti, and it still number one news. How do I feel? I feel sympathetic, horrible, shocked, and most of all, a little tired of hearing the new...

2010 history haiti earthquake

started by AndreaLee EWSIS on 20 Jan 10 no follow-up yet
Arabica Robusta

Women's movement building and creating community in Haiti - 0 views

  • One of the stories least reported has been the one about Haitians organising for themselves, particularly stories presented within a framework of feminist organising and movement building.
  • Once it was established Rea’s family were all safe – a house just five minutes walk from Rea’s own home collapsed – she set about caring for the many in her community and where ever she was needed.   Everyone was in shock but there was no time to think about what had happened as people were injured.   Many people – students, families knowing about her community work, flocked to Rea’s home and at one point there were some 60 people in her home. 
  • I was surprised when I heard Rea had started a Micro-Credit scheme as there were so many negative reports on schemes which rather than enhance and empower women, ended up impoverishing them even more.   So I was interested to find out more about the SOPUDEP scheme, whether it was working and why it worked and I will write about this later after meeting with the various women’s group.
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  • The elections are a distraction.    Leaders have the power to bring change but no one believes any leader will do anything for the poor.  Everyone I asked about Aristide wanted him back because they believed he was one leader who could change their lives for the better.  Right now the only way is for communities to reach out to each other and create alliances which is what SOPUDEP is beginning to do.  Rea’s vision is one I share.  We cannot fix Haiti, but we can fix our community and help others fix theirs.  Eventually as all these communities build alliances amongst themselves, they will become strong and then maybe begin to fix Haiti.
  • I have spent two days at the school with the freedom to roam.  I came across a class whose teacher was absent and I ended up teaching English for 45 minutes followed by the students giving me a lesson in Kreyol.   Now I have been asked by them  to teach the same class for the next couple of weeks till they break uap for holidays.  The school is truly like  family. Since the Micro-credit scheme, parents and school staff have all been encouraged to open savings account.  
Arabica Robusta

Cholera and the destruction of Haiti - 0 views

  • I think what is so shocking about the poverty here is that it is born out of 200 years of relentless brutality of the west in response towards the Haitian struggle for self-determination and dignity.
  • Many of these charities raise a great money in their local communities at home and money is then sent to Haiti. But being dependent on charities can be risky. There is no guarantee how long support will last and there is no accountability to anyone and many small local projects providing education, protection and support to women survivors of violence and orphanages [ particularly vulnerable to predator charities] are completely off the radar.
  • The example of Save The Children which despite having its office next to SOPUDEP school in Petion-Ville have never approached the school to offer any help before or since the earthquake. I learned of two schools for the poor, one in Citie Soleil and the other in Boucan Lapli. Both of these are schools only in that there is a teacher and there are some children who want to learn.
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  • The school was the victim of a NGO scam whereby they were offered money to start but very soon the monies dried up and the Haitian contact person could not be found. The school started with 260 children. All the teachers have left and just 60 children remain.
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