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This is a benefit for community radio in Haiti. Can’t make it? Donate atwww.haitiemergencyrelief.o
A report back of a recent delegation to Haiti with activists from Haiti Action Committee, Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI) Oakland, and Global Women’s Strike. Come hear about the unbreakable resistance of the people of Haiti, who persevere in the face of US-orchestrated coups, stolen elections, violent repression and natural disasters worsened by corporate greed and government corruption.
With panelists Margaret Prescod, Pierre Labossiere, Devonte Jackson, Walter Riley, Leslie Mullin.
Eyewitness accounts of the first graduation ceremony at the University of the Aristide Foundation [UniFA]; community education through radio; local food production; and grassroots mobilizations against corruption, repression and occupation.
We will share news about meetings with activists from Haiti’s popular movement including youth, agricultural workers, peasant movement leaders, human rights attorneys, school teachers, journalists/reporters, and market women. We hope you will join us!
Sponsored by Haiti Action Committee, BAJI-Oakland, Global Women’s Strike, Haiti Emergency Relief Fund, and La Pena Cultural Center.