Because Haiti inspires.
Etched on the older people’s faces is the truth of this woman’s sign,
“We suffered greatly, but we had faith you would return home.”
Thousands of Haitians died during the past seven years at the hands
of the U.S. and U.N. forces occupying Haiti, compounded by the over
300,000 who were killed in the earthquake and over 4,600 killed
so far in the cholera epidemic. –
Photo: Etant Dupain, brikourinouvelgaye.com
Beating Back the Elite's Rabid Rage: Against All Odds Aristide Returns to Haiti
by Ezili Danto, March 18, 2011
“We suffered greatly, but we had faith you would return home.”
Thousands of Haitians died during the past seven years at the hands
of the U.S. and U.N. forces occupying Haiti, compounded by the over
300,000 who were killed in the earthquake and over 4,600 killed
so far in the cholera epidemic. –
Photo: Etant Dupain, brikourinouvelgaye.com
Beating Back the Elite's Rabid Rage: Against All Odds Aristide Returns to Haiti
by Ezili Danto, March 18, 2011
Haitian.
A man with an amputated leg stands on a busy street corner in Port-au-Prince with the help of crutches. February 6, 2010.
-Photo by Rene Merino.
A man with an amputated leg stands on a busy street corner in Port-au-Prince with the help of crutches. February 6, 2010.
-Photo by Rene Merino.
Neg Mawon
The statue is a tribute to the slaves who
ran away into the mountains and became
the slave armies who led the Haitian revolution of 1804.
The statue is a tribute to the slaves who
ran away into the mountains and became
the slave armies who led the Haitian revolution of 1804.
Haiti got my attention
when the US backed coup occurred in 2004. Since then it's like a book I can't put down. The Haitian struggle for self-determination, democracy and human rights is epic and ongoing. It's time for the world to know the unsung hero that is Kreyol Haiti.
-Blog author Johanna, from California
when the US backed coup occurred in 2004. Since then it's like a book I can't put down. The Haitian struggle for self-determination, democracy and human rights is epic and ongoing. It's time for the world to know the unsung hero that is Kreyol Haiti.
-Blog author Johanna, from California
Poetry.
To Hear and To See Are Two Different Things, It's True.
By Jean-Dany Joachim
(an excerpt)
I woke up at the first cockcrow,
a familiar sound that brought back memories of my childhood.
It was four o'clock.
The fresh odor of morning caressed my face,
as I unzipped my tent's door and got outside.
There were still plenty of stars in the sky,
and the moon was slowly stepping out.
The sun still had a couple more of hours before making its appearance.
I got ready. I suspected that everybody was sleeping.
I went for my first walk through the new Port-au-Prince.
Life was waking up slowly.
I became part of it.
To Hear and To See Are Two Different Things, It's True.
By Jean-Dany Joachim
(an excerpt)
I woke up at the first cockcrow,
a familiar sound that brought back memories of my childhood.
It was four o'clock.
The fresh odor of morning caressed my face,
as I unzipped my tent's door and got outside.
There were still plenty of stars in the sky,
and the moon was slowly stepping out.
The sun still had a couple more of hours before making its appearance.
I got ready. I suspected that everybody was sleeping.
I went for my first walk through the new Port-au-Prince.
Life was waking up slowly.
I became part of it.
Martin Luther King and RFK
“Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.”
Robert F. Kennedy
Capetown, June 6th 1966
Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights
“Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.”
Robert F. Kennedy
Capetown, June 6th 1966
Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights
Aristide and the Endless Revolution, part 1 (10 minutes/Youtube).
