About me:
The Reverend Jean-Bertrand Aristide (born 1953) was elected president of Haiti by a landslide in 1990 but then was deposed by a military coup in 1991. A radical populist, acclaimed by the masses and feared by Haiti's power elite, he remained in exile until 1994 when a U.S. military occupation of Haiti restored him to power. Elected again in 2000, he was overthrown once again in 2004, but this time with the help of elite funded death squads based out of the dominican republic and tens of millions of dollars in "democracy promotion" money spent by USAID, CIDA, and the EU.
Under Aristide hundreds of schools and roads were built. Medicine and literacy programs for the first time became a priority. Public busses and publis schools were invested in. After the coup dozens of these Dignite program busses were torched by the Group 184 backed death squads. Today the Latortue dictatorship has worked to undermine and wipe away the gains made by the Lavalas movement while it was in office.
Much similar struggles in South Africa, Venezuela, Bolivia, etc.... Lavalas has represented the voice of popular democracy and the poor in Haiti. The U.S. State Department and the Group 184 will stop at nothing to spread disinformation and destabilization. This myspace page is dedicated to the now over 10,000 Haitians who have died since the 2004 kidnapping of democracy in Haiti.
Here are 3 good films on Haiti and one on Jamaica:
Who I'd like to meet:
Prezidan Jean-Bertrand Aristide's Friend Space (Top 7)
*4 years after US Marines seized control of Haiti's capital and installed a US-appointed coup regime…
Haiti is still under foreign military occupation, by a UN force that replaced the Marines in June 2004. It is an occupation marked by rapes and wanton killings of the poor. Haiti faces hunger…unemployment… lack of public services. The situation, imposed by IMF/World Bank policies, has steadily worsened since the coup and occupation. Haiti's jails are still filled with political prisoners. The poor majority still face political persecution, while the coup plotters & paramilitary death squads enjoy impunity.
My people tomorrow is the day, Get ready it’s going to be glorious. New York City is going to represent. Tomorrow we show the world that Haiti’s problem is our problem and we will not rest until:
*The US/UN Occupation is ended and the international community respect Haiti's sovereignty. *The political prisoners are free and we put an end to illegal arrests or prolonged detention without charges. *There are no more killings and sexual abuses of the poor by UN troops, police and paramilitaries under police control. *President Aristide is freed and able to return to Haiti and respect is given to the Haitian Constitution *There are no more disappearances and work for the rule of law is initiated for the safe return of kidnapped Haitian human rights advocate Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine. *An independent inquiry is launched into the February 29, 2004 coup and forced removal of President Aristide *Perpetrators of the coup and massacres of the poor are brought to justice. *Reparations for the victims of this racist war is given to all Haitian poor and oppressed
With your participation, we know we can make the Third Haiti Solidarity Day a success. This year's call is being initiated by the Haiti Action Committee.
Call to Action: February 29th - 3rd International Day in Solidarity with the People of Haiti!
DEMONSTRATE for Haiti This Friday, February 29th at 2pm-6pm Haitian Consulate 271 Madison Avenue (between 39th & 40th Streets) Take the 4 5 6 S Subway to Grand Central
*4 years after the Feb. 29, 2004 coup d'etat that overthrew the democratically- elected government of President Aristide…
*4 years after US Special Forces kidnapped the President at gunpoint from his home, late at night, and flew him on a military
I really dont love to see war among the people tit for tat iration .To be quite honest,all i want is peace for all nation.Thanks for the add the Rastaman just a pass through one love..
HAITIAN STANDS FOR ONE LOVE, PEACE, AND HAPPINESS. IT IZZZZZZ YOU, It's ME, it's our Brothers,sisters, cuz,friends, OUR BLOOD, why and how we live "se sa" it's our COUNTRY it's us and NOW it's one love, peace
Don't Stop talking regarding this issue. Our brothers have been suffering for more than 4 decades. At this time those people should not be leaving like slaves in the Domincan republic. Dr. Coupeau is in charge of a group that is helping our brothers to have a better life at the Dominican Republic. Please feel free to contact him
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1 JUNE 2007
NEWSLETTER #5
Welcome to NYIHA MEDIA, Where Independent Thinkers Connect! We advocate on behalf of diasporas in the United States, Dominican Republic and Central America. We offer international and cross-cultural perspectives on the links between diaspora and human rights –expressed through media arts, film and music. We publish original contributions, with an emphasis on fostering civic mobilizations through communication to promote diversity and tolerance. Dr. Steeve Coupeau Publisher
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The Latest News Upcoming Screening of Human Rights in Quisqueya List Maintenance
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MEDIA MEDIA and Libreria Caliope organized a successful screening of the documentary Human Rights in Quisqueya on 31 May 2007 at Libreria Caliope in Washington Heights, New York City. NYIHA Media's flagship project, Media Access for Diversity Project, is now housed in the Puerto Rican / Latin American Studies
Les relations diplomatiques ouvrent sur Haiti, et Haiti, à son tour, ouvre sur néo-colnialiste, imperialistes et anti-imperialistes et les ferme dans un peu large carrefour...C'est ce que je peux constater de mes bien faibles oeils.
