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Andrea. C

Bill Quigley: Why the U.S. Owes Haiti Billions - 2 views

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  • Why does the US owe Haiti Billions?  Colin Powell, former US Secretary of State, stated his foreign policy view as the “Pottery Barn rule.”  That is – “if you break it, you own it.” The US has worked to break Haiti for over 200 years.  We owe Haiti.  Not charity.  We owe Haiti as a matter of justice.  Reparations.  And not the $100 million promised by President Obama either – that is Powerball money.  The US owes Haiti Billions – with a big B. The US has worked for centuries to break Haiti.  The US has used Haiti like a plantation.  The US helped bleed the country economically since it freed itself, repeatedly invaded the country militarily, supported dictators who abused the people, used the country as a dumping ground for our own economic advantage, ruined their roads and agriculture, and toppled popularly elected officials.  The US has even used Haiti like the old plantation owner and slipped over there repeatedly for sexual recreation.
    • Paul Allison
      Paul Allison on 19 Jan 10
       
      This is right on the mark. How did I get students to understand the difference between charity and justice?
  • Why does the US owe Haiti Billions?
    • JackeyQ EWSIS
      JackeyQ EWSIS on 20 Jan 10
       
      A powerful country with a failing economey, that gets into way too much business all around the world.
    • Alexa EWSIS
      Alexa EWSIS on 20 Jan 10
       
      Why7 do we owe haiti billions of dollars? I know haiti is poor, this is why?
    • Binetou EWSIS
      Binetou EWSIS on 20 Jan 10
       
      how do we owe Haiti billions?
    • Kit EWSIS
      Kit EWSIS on 20 Jan 10
       
      Good job US! Don't pay them back.
    • Bernadette EWSIS
      Bernadette EWSIS on 20 Jan 10
       
      whywhywhywhywhywhy????and how?
    • Raymond EWSIS
      Raymond EWSIS on 20 Jan 10
       
      Well the US kind of used Haiti and so did france.
    • Nicole EWSIS
      Nicole EWSIS on 21 Jan 10
       
      Maybe if the US had paid them back this money, then perhaps they would not be in such bad shape right now.
    • Houin EWSIS
      Houin EWSIS on 21 Jan 10
       
      US had get too much from haiti already, so they own haiti billion not really a very big problem
  • “Pottery Barn rule.
    • JackeyQ EWSIS
      JackeyQ EWSIS on 20 Jan 10
       
      Aisle with easy, delicate, breakable, dishes, bowls, cups.
    • Kit EWSIS
      Kit EWSIS on 20 Jan 10
       
      What is that?
    • Raymond EWSIS
      Raymond EWSIS on 20 Jan 10
       
      You break it you buy it
    • Allesia EWSIS
      Allesia EWSIS on 21 Jan 10
       
      yea it is you break it you buy it. i dont get it how did we break it Haiti?
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  • The US has worked to break Haiti for over 200 years.
  • US has worked to break Haiti for over 200 years
  • when Haiti achieved its freedom from France in the world’s first successful slave revolution, the United States refused to recognize the country.
    • Zhapa EWSIS
      Zhapa EWSIS on 21 Jan 10
       
      wow this is painful and sad. Trying to get their freedom.
  • The US has even used Haiti like the old plantation owner and slipped over there repeatedly for sexual recreation.
  • Haiti was the subject of a crippling economic embargo by France and the US.
  • Haiti was forced to borrow money from banks in France and the US to pay reparations to France.   A major loan from the US to pay off the French was finally paid off in 1947.  The current value of the money Haiti was forced to pay to French and US banks?  Over $20 Billion – with a big B.
    • JackeyQ EWSIS
      JackeyQ EWSIS on 20 Jan 10
       
      The U.S. took total control like it's a state of the U.S.
  • The US has even used Haiti like the old plantation owner and slipped over there repeatedly for sexual recreation.
    • Zhapa EWSIS
      Zhapa EWSIS on 21 Jan 10
       
      I think that what the U.S were doing as useing them as plantation is cruel. I mean just because they are the poor people it's doesn't mean that they have to treat them like that.
  • The US continued to refuse recognition to Haiti for 60 more years.
  • ruled Haiti by force from 1915 to 1934.
  • (France sold the entire Louisiana territory to the US for 80 million francs!)
  • The US occupied and ruled Haiti by force from 1915 to 1934.  President Woodrow Wilson sent troops to invade in 1915.  Revolts by Haitians were put down by US military – killing over 2000 in one skirmish alone.  For the next nineteen years, the US controlled customs in Haiti, collected taxes, and ran many governmental institutions.   How many billions were siphoned off by the US during these 19 years?
  • Ten thousand Haitians lost their lives.  Estimates say that Haiti owes $1.3 billion in external debt and that 40% of that debt was run up by the US-backed Duvaliers.
  • From 1957 to 1986 Haiti was forced to live under US backed dictators “Papa Doc” and “Baby Doc” Duvlaier.  The US supported these dictators economically and militarily because they did what the US wanted and were politically “anti-communist”  - now translatable as against human rights for their people.
  • Good for US farmers, bad for Haiti.
    • Zhapa EWSIS
      Zhapa EWSIS on 21 Jan 10
       
      so ture!
  • These are the same roads which relief teams are having so much trouble navigating now!
  • What value would you put on it if it was your sisters and brothers?
  • sweatshops teeming with tens of thousands of Haitians who earn less than $2 a day.
  • But US power has forced Haitians to pay great prices – deaths, debt and abuse.
  • truly just response.
  • active in human rights
    • Zhapa EWSIS
      Zhapa EWSIS on 21 Jan 10
       
      Human Rights!!!
  • Then the US dumped millions of tons of US subsidized rice and sugar into Haiti – undercutting their farmers and ruining Haitian agriculture
    • Zhapa EWSIS
      Zhapa EWSIS on 21 Jan 10
       
      haiti was the poorest nation in the world.
    • Andrea. C
      Andrea. C on 21 Jan 10
       
      I just think it's really ironic how US tries really hard to help countries in need but end up hurting the countries instead. They forcefully butt their head in, in some situation and it makes things worse.
  • This is reparations.  The current crisis is an opportunity for people in the US to own up to our country’s history of dominating Haiti and to make a 1truly just response
    • Zhapa EWSIS
      Zhapa EWSIS on 21 Jan 10
       
      so happy to know that we the U.S are doing something for these poor people out there.
  • President Woodrow Wilson sent troops to invade in 1915.  Revolts by Haitians were put down by US military – killing over 2000 in one skirmish alone
  • He is a Katrina survivor
  • By ruining Haitian agriculture, the US has forced Haiti into becoming the third largest world market for US rice.
Paul Allison

Celebrate Black History Month - The Learning Network Blog - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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  • Historical Front Pages from On This Day in History
    • Paul Allison
      Paul Allison on 07 Feb 10
       
      An amazing resource of primary new stories. And I love that users are invited to nominate other events to this timeline at the end.
  • Paul Allison on 07 Feb 10
     
    "Occasionally, in place of a regular lesson plan, we provide a collection of resources for teaching about a timely topic. In recognition of Black History Month, here is a collection of New York Times and Learning Network materials for teaching and learning about African-American history. "
Kara F

Information on Darfur | Do Something - 0 views

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  • In fact, the North-South Civil War is one of the longest wars in Africa and in the world. The forty year war ended in 2005 and the current genocide in Sudan is not part of this civil war. The capital of Sudan is Khartoum, in the Northern part of the country. Even though Sudan is a war-ravaged country, Sudan is rich in natural resources, like oil and is not necessarily a poor country. A closer look at Darfur Darfur is a state in the western part of Sudan. Six million Sudanese people call Darfur home, but at least half of them have been displaced from Darfur because of recent conflict. Darfur is the poorest state in Sudan and all tribal groups in Darfur have suffered from the neglect of the Sudanese government.
Anthoulla EWSIS

Queens sees huge surge in demand for emergency meals and food - 1 views

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shared by Anthoulla EWSIS on 16 Mar 10 - Cached
  • The number of emergency meals provided to the city's hungry has jumped in every borough since 2006, with the Queens tally topped only by that in the Bronx, which saw a 110% boost. In Brooklyn the jump was 75% and in Manhattan 62%. The smallest increase was 29% for Staten Island.
    • YuDi EWSIS
      YuDi EWSIS on 17 Mar 10
       
      The statsics shows the insecure of the meal and food supply. The whole city is missing food supply and it already become a huge problem that effect many's life.
    • diane ewsis
      diane ewsis on 18 Mar 10
       
      I am suprised that many people are going hungry and that since 2006 the rates of hunger have increased tremendously the tally that this has been in the bronx, brooklyn, manhattan, and staten island has gone extremely high.
    • Yu Park
      Yu Park on 18 Mar 10
       
      What I found interesting about this article is that people are starving in a urban where food is plentiful yet people cant get to it.
    • KatherineG EWSIS
      KatherineG EWSIS on 18 Mar 10
       
      It's hard to believe that so many people are starving. Some thing that stood out for me was when the article stated Queens tally topped only by that in the Bronx, which saw a 110% boost.In Brooklyn the jump was 75% and in Manhattan 62%." & a 29% for Staten Island. Staten island has the smallest percentage due to how small the island is.Either way the rates of hunger have increased drastically.
  • "Because of the bad economy, New York families that typically donate food, warm clothes and other basics to those in need just can't afford to this year," Gillibrand said. "As a result, food bank shelves have gone bare, and hunger and food insecurity have reached disturbing, historic highs." The Food Bank for New York City, which supplies food to 1,000 agencies providing 300,000 meals a day, found that 93% of city food pantries have seen an increase in first-time visitors over the past year. Half of the pantries reported more than 25% in increased demand over last year.
    • YuDi EWSIS
      YuDi EWSIS on 17 Mar 10
       
      Many people in NYC need food after the economy went down. New York families miss their home and they couldn't handle their life well. Those people are the ones who really need help from others. The govenment is trying to help, but the government's food bank is missing supplies too.
    • Yu Park
      Yu Park on 18 Mar 10
       
      The reason why the hunger rate is high these days is because of how popluated the cities are and the lack of recognition towards the poor class and the homeless.
  • "Because of the bad economy, New York families that typically donate food, warm clothes and other basics to those in need just can't afford to this year," Gillibrand said. "As a result, food bank shelves have gone bare, and hunger and food insecurity have reached disturbing, historic highs."
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  • "We need to make sure we're helping children and families who were hit the hardest by this economy," Gillibrand said.
    • YuDi EWSIS
      YuDi EWSIS on 17 Mar 10
       
      Everyone is meeting the food supplies missing problem. The children and families who were hardest by the econmoy especially needs the help. The government is trying to help them in order to save more people from starving.
    • diane ewsis
      diane ewsis on 18 Mar 10
       
      we have to make sure that we try to help as much as possible and also help the children that are currently hunger and they need us and also many families that are being hit by poverty and dont have enough money to feed their children.
  • Zhapa EWSIS on 16 Mar 10
     
    I'm learning more about Queens sees huge surge in demand for emergency meals and food right now, and in particular what I'm wondering about is: why more than half of food pantries still had to turn people away because they ran out of food. I was researching this question online, and this news item caught my attention because it explains the problems about giving food to elder people. It also talks about Gillibrand and Sen. Chuck Schumer are co-sponsoring legislation to make permanent the Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive that encourages businesses to donate unused food items to food banks. It also states that another piece of legislation Gillibrand is co-sponsoring to help support food pantries and other charities is an extension of tax credits for seniors when they make charitable donations from their retirement savings. Such credits are set to expire at the end of this year. A paragraph that caught my eye was " Emergency measures taken in Washington over the past year dramatically increased the availability of food stamps and government purchases of food for emergency relief programs, according to Triada Stampas, the Food Bank's director of government relations and public education, but failed to fill the gap in the city." This is because it explains about food emergency. "Because of the bad economy, New York families that typically donate food, warm clothes and other basics to those in need just can't afford to this year," Gillibrand said. "As a result, food bank shelves have gone bare, and hunger and food insecurity have reached disturbing, historic highs." " The quote I chose here is basically saying the because of the bad economy that we are having right now sometimes it hard for them to find food. I think this is strong because without money sometimes it's hard to get food. But if people donate or give food that they don't eat then that's good.
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  • Tian EWSIS on 17 Mar 10
     
    I'm learning more about food insecurity right now, and in particular what I'm wondering about is: what cause the rate of food insecurity to increase. I was researching this question online, and this news article, "Queens sees huge surge in demand for emergency meals and food" caught my attention because it explains what I'm wondering. The quote I chose here is basically saying that as the economy goes down, those who always donate clothes and other food supplies stopping donating because they cannot afford to. This is one of the biggest reason that food crisis in queens is becoming more serious. I think this is very sad because it makes me wonder how many people in our city right now don't have food to eat and can barely survive. I'm now recalling how much food that I have wasted since I was born. I believe that if I had saved all that amount of food, I would have saved a lot of people. Therefore, from now on I will try my best not to waste any food and join those who donate food to poor people.
  • Houin EWSIS on 17 Mar 10
     
    I'm learning more about the food security right now,and in particular what I'm wondering about is :What is the food problem in NY? I was researching this question online,and this news item caught my attention because we have look for the food security in the Africa,and we are looking for the food security in America now,then i saw this topic,and i think it is interesting. "The number of emergency meals provided to the city's hungry has jumped in every borough since 2006, with the Queens tally topped only by that in the Bronx, which saw a 110% boost. In Brooklyn the jump was 75% and in Manhattan 62%. The smallest increase was 29% for Staten Island.The report found that 340,000 households across the city are now considered "food insecure" - meaning that these families are unsure when or how they will get their next meal - with 53,285 in the Bronx. " The quote I chose here is basically saying that the food security in New York is very important,because the news said that the number of the emergency meals provided to the city's hungry has jumped in every borough since 2006.Queens tally topped only by that in the Bronx,which saw a 100% boost.Brooklyn jump was 75% and Manhattan 62%.the less increase was 29% in Staten Island. I think this is amazing because i don't really know that was a big problem in the New York,it make me wonder that not only the food problem in Africa,it also happened in the place that I lived,that i have never know before.so it make me very amazing.I think we should solve the food problem also.
  • Jose EWSIS on 17 Mar 10
     
    "The report from the office of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand shows a dramatic 55% rise in the need for emergency food relief statewide, and a 75% increase in New York City overall. The number of emergency meals provided to the city's hungry has jumped in every borough since 2006, with the Queens tally topped only by that in the Bronx, which saw a 110% boost. In Brooklyn the jump was 75% and in Manhattan 62%. The smallest increase was 29% for Staten Island." This is something that I couldn't believe. Are these numbers really true? I mean there are these many people who need food in my area? I mean I know in Queens I have seen many homeless people and food drives all around the city but I never knew it was due to the fact because there are these amount of people who need it. Its sad and shocking and I think I am going to start putting in my two cents and try to hep out. I think I will start volunteering at a food drive or something. This is crazy how people are in hunger like this.
  • Adriana EWSIS on 17 Mar 10
     
    "Emergency measures taken in Washington over the past year dramatically increased the availability of food stamps and government purchases of food for emergency relief programs, according to Triada Stampas, the Food Bank's director of government relations and public education, but failed to fill the gap in the city.\n\n"More than half of food pantries still had to turn people away because they ran out of food," Stampas said. "
  • Rachel EWSIS on 17 Mar 10
     
    I'm learning more about food security in queens right now, and in particular what i'm wondering about is why are people hungry all of the sudden. I was researching this question online, and this new posts caught my attention because, why is only Queens having this food problems and why does the title have the borough queens and not any other borough. "The report found that 340,000 households across the city are now considered "food insecure" - meaning that these families are unsure when or how they will get their next meal - with 53,285 in the Bronx. " The quote i chose here is basically saying that food is really scarce and people don't know when is the next time they will be able to eat. Several people in the Bronx have to worry about this for sure because there are so many of them in this condition. I think this is a true statement because, several people are having such a low amount of food and they don't know when they gonna have their next meal.I think that why their are so many emergency security food and meals are being passed out all around the boroughs in NYC.
  • LawrenceY EWSIS on 17 Mar 10
     
    I'm learning more about food security right now and in particular what I'm wondering about is Is there a food problem in Queens? I was researching this question online, and this news post caught my attention because it mentioned exactly what i wanted to know.\n\n\n"Queens sees huge surge in demand for emergency meals and food." "Queens has seen a whopping 106% sspike in the number of emergency mealss provided to hungry residents in the past two years."\n\nThe quote i chose here is basically saying that there has been a huge jump in the number of emergency food distributed to the people. Amny people are in a food crisis, and is worried about what they are going to eat in days to come. \n\nI think this is not good because what will happen when there are no emergencey food rations left then what will happen to the people? I believe New York State should do something about this before it gets worse than it is.
  • Anthoulla EWSIS on 18 Mar 10
     
    I'm learning more about food security in Africa as well as New York right now, and in particular what I'm wondering about is: why is food security a problem in New York City, the city that I live in. I was researching this question online, and this news article caught my attention because it shows how my community is suffering from food security. Food security affects the world and the people around us. "We need to make sure we're helping children and families who were hit the hardest by this economy,' Gillibrand said." The quote I chose here is basically saying that we as a country are suffering from hunger. This is very surprising because children and families are suffering and we should help them. The economy affected the rate of food security, because a lot of adults lost their jobs and now they cant afford to put food on the table. I think this is shocking because so many people lost their jobs in the last two years with the economic crisis that now, thousands of children and families are suffering. It makes me wonder how many people are suffering from hunger not only in the US or Africa, but the whole world. I found out that India is going through some food crisis and that many children are dying from hunger. I don't think this is an issue not many people think about. That's what makes me think.
Ammy EWSIS

Adora Svitak: What adults can learn from kids | Video on TED.com - 1 views

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  • Adora Svitak: What adults can learn from kids
  • ave kids done? Well, Anne Frank touched millions with her powerful account of the Holocaust, Ruby Bridges helped end segregation in the United States, and, most recently, Charlie Simpson helped to raise 120,000 pounds for Haiti on his little bike. So,
  • Kids can be full of inspiring aspirations and hopeful thinking
    • Ammy EWSIS
      Ammy EWSIS on 08 Apr 10
       
      I agree with this sentence that many adults learn from kids. They might not notice it, but it always happens. Adults sometimes deny that fact because they believe that children's ideas are full of flaws and in other words, "childish". Now I, myself, really hate it when adults call us that because they, were also once a child. What Adora said that I agreed with the most was when she said that because we will also turn into adults, we will grow up to be better adults so that we can help the Earth move foward.
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  • And that's a good thing because in order to make anything a reality, you have to dream about it first.
    • Ammy EWSIS
      Ammy EWSIS on 08 Apr 10
       
      This is another fantastic point that Adora made. I also believe that in order to make anything a reality, you have to dream about it first. Everything that exists here(other than nature) started with an idea, imagination, wish, a dream.
  • Zhapa EWSIS on 08 Apr 10
     
    I just saw this video called " Adora Svitak: What adults can learn from kids". I liked this video due to the fact that it explains a lot about kids and adults. The traits the word childish addresses are seen so often in adults that we should abolish this age-discriminatory word when it comes to criticizing behavior associated with irresponsibility and irrational thinking.
Gavriela C

Genocide in Darfur | Stop the Genocide in Sudan | Save Darfur - 0 views

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Darfur genocide

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  • he Darfur genocide has killed more than 400,000 civilians and displaced 2.5 million people from their homes. About the size of Texas, the Darfur region of Sudan is home to racially mixed Muslim tribes. In February 2003, frustrated by poverty and neglect, two Darfurian rebel groups launched an uprising against the Khartoum government. The government responded with a scorched-earth campaign, arming and bankrolling militias against the innocent civilians of Darfur. A small peacekeeping force run by the African Union is in place, but it is largely unsupported by the rest of the world. Civilian protection is desperately needed to stop the violence and end the genocide.
AndreaLee EWSIS

Palenque Journal; Hailing the Solstice and Telling Time, Mayan Style - The New York Times - 0 views

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  • It is probably not the end of the world. But it might be, says José Argüelles, president of the Foundation for the Law of Time.
    • AndreaLee EWSIS
      AndreaLee EWSIS on 21 Oct 09
       
      paranoia!
AndreaLee EWSIS

Pentagon Checks Arsenal in Race for Nuclear Treaty - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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shared by AndreaLee EWSIS on 01 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Although Mr. Obama has vowed that his long-term goal is eliminating nuclear weapons, there are significant disagreements about how fast and how deep reductions might be made while guaranteeing America’s security in a world in which other nations maintain nuclear arsenals, others might be tempted to build them — and bomb-making knowledge can never be erased.
    • AndreaLee EWSIS
      AndreaLee EWSIS on 01 Nov 09
       
      My thoughts exactly. I don't think that the United States can let go of their nuclear weapons when the rest of world is continuing to build more as we speak.
  • “It’s like the operation of a very high-end restaurant kitchen. It may look chaotic, but beautiful things come out of it.”
  • Mr. Obama laid out his vision in April, declaring in Prague that he would “reduce the role of nuclear weapons” and urge other countries to do the same, with the long-term goal of eliminating nuclear arms altogether.
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