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DESCRIPTION:As the crisis in Haiti continues to unfold, we urge you to join us on April 
 6th to hear from leaders of Fanmi Lavalas, the people's party of Haiti. 
 Twenty years after the US-orchestrated coup that overthrew the 
 democratically elected government of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, 
 Haiti is at a critical juncture. In 2023, 5000 people were killed by 
 paramilitary death squads and more than 300,000 people were displaced from 
 their homes in the wake of terror, kidnappings and sexual violence. Nearly 
 half the population is facing acute food insecurity. Schools and hospitals 
 have shut down in the face of unrelenting violence, while the US continues 
 to support a string of dictators and orchestrate a new foreign invasion. 
 \n\nIn the face of repression and relentless terror that Haitians have 
 called “hell on earth,” the Haitian people continue to defend their 
 communities and to build new institutions, such as free clinics, 
 cooperatives, and schools that embody a vision for a new, democratic and 
 just Haiti. As the US and UN move forward with plans for a new foreign 
 invasion, this time fronted by Kenyan police and other African and 
 Caribbean nations, the Haitian popular movement, including Fanmi Lavalas, 
 demands an end to foreign occupation once and for all. They are calling 
 instead to replace the current dictatorship with a people’s transition 
 government of “Sali Piblik” (public safety). \n\nThe time for 
 solidarity is now. We call on all freedom-loving people to defend the right 
 of Haiti’s people to live with dignity, free from foreign domination. 
 \n\nFeatured speakers: Dr. Maryse Narcisse and Joel Edouard “Pacha” 
 Vorbe, members of the Fanmi Lavalas Executive Committee; Dr. Rama Ali 
 Kased, US Palestinian Community Network, Assistant Professor of Race and 
 Resistance Studies, San Francisco State University; Pierre Labossiere, 
 co-founder Haiti Action Committee; Walter Turner, host of KPFA Africa 
 Today, Board President of Global Exchange; Marvin X will read poetry 
 accompanied on drums by Andrew Reynolds\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2024/03/22/18864447.php
SUMMARY:Haiti: A Call to Action
LOCATION:Eastside Arts Alliance\n2277 International Blvd\nOakland
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2024/03/22/18864447.php
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