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DESCRIPTION:Music: Phavia Kujichagulia and Troublemakers' Union\n\nFeatured Speakers:  
 Pierre Labossiere and Nia Imara, Haiti Action Committee\n\nNadeen 
 Elshorafa, Arab Resource Organizing Center, Update on Gaza\n\nRichard 
 Brown, San Francisco 8\n\n$10-25 (No one turned away)\n\nIn its place, 
 neo-liberal policies and privatization which benefit western powers and 
 Haiti's elite have been restored. Popular resistance to these austerity 
 measures are met with the military might of the United Nations occupation 
 forces, MINUSTAH. \n\nTen thousand Haitians died, as many as 8,000 were 
 raped, and others were forced into exile. Many Lavalas supporters and 
 activists remain in prison. Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine, a leading Lavalas 
 human rights activist, remains unaccounted for after being kidnapped and 
 disappeared in August 2007.\n\nNow the full shameful weight of US/elite 
 hegemony and globalization comes to bear as, 5 years after the coup, 
 millions of Haitians endure starvation, illiteracy, unemployment, rising 
 prices and natural disasters, while paying $1 million a week in debt 
 service to the IMF.\n\nJust as the brave Palestinian people living in 
 occupied Gaza and the West Bank endure collective punishment from US-backed 
 Israel for daring to exist, so do Haiti's determined people continue to 
 survive and resist under US/UN occupation, the realization of their dreams 
 of democracy deferred.\n\nJoin Haiti Action Committee to commemorate the 
 5th anniversary of the coup, to hear an update on the current situation, 
 and to raise our voices to demand the return of President Aristide, freedom 
 for Haiti's political prisoners, and accountability for the kidnapping of 
 Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine.\n\n The evening will celebrate the ongoing 
 resistance of Haiti's people, and all who struggle for true democracy, 
 human rights and peace. We will not forget the achievements of Lavalas!\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/02/26/18573405.php
SUMMARY:Haiti - 5 Years After the Coup
LOCATION:La Peña\n3105 Shattuck Ave.\nBerkeley
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/02/26/18573405.php
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