Haiti

Haiti's New Dictatorship: The Coup, the Earthquake & the UN Occupation Book launch

tlorincz — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 01:31:22 +0000

Ve Nov 23

ville:

Halifax

Lieu:

Haliburton Room, Arts & Admin Bldg., University of King's College,

Adresse:

6350 Coburg Rd

Coût:

Free

le contact de l'organisatrice:

Halifax Peace Coalition www.halifaxpeacecoalition.ca

Space Accessibiity:

Yes

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Haiti's New Dictatorship: The Coup, the Earthquake & the UN Occupation Book launch

tlorincz — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 01:29:15 +0000

Ve Nov 23

ville:

Halifax

Lieu:

Room 227, McNally Main Building, Saint Mary's University

Adresse:

923 Robie St.

Coût:

Free

le contact de l'organisatrice:

Halifax Peace Coalition www.halifaxpeacecoalition.ca

Space Accessibiity:

Yes

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CBC blind spots on Haiti

Bruce Wark — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:33:46 +0000

Poor Haiti. “It is a hard luck country with a glorious past,” host Anna Maria Tremonte declared on the Wednesday edition of The Current, CBC Radio’s national daily current affairs program. Yes, poor Haiti. Tremonte seemed oh so sympathetic as she delivered a rapid-fire history that began with Haiti’s “glorious past”.

“Haiti was born out of a successful slave rebellion that took place two centuries ago. It was the first, black-led republic in the western hemisphere.” But, according to the CBC host, things somehow turned sour for Haiti. “Today, it is one of the poorest countries in the world. Grinding poverty, hunger and violence fills its days and nights, corruption hampers development on the national level."

Except for her reference to “hard luck,” Tremonte gave no explanation for Haiti’s troubles. She did not mention the economic, political and military oppression visited on the tiny Caribbean country by the U.S and two of its allies, France and Canada. Yves Engler summarizes it in his recent article Haiti’s Harsh Realities on the website Counterpunch:

“Through isolation, economic asphyxiation, debt dependence, gunboat diplomacy, occupation, foreign supported dictatorships, structural adjustment programs and ‘democracy promotion’ Haiti is no stranger to the various forms of foreign political manipulation. Most recently, the elected government of Jean-Bertrand Aristide was destabilized and then overthrown on February 29 2004 by the US, France and Canada, which ushered in a terrible wave of political repression and an ongoing UN occupation.”

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Request for Coverage

Moira Peters — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:24:08 +0000

Please post below ideas for Haiti coverage and context you'd like to see.