Haiti stories

Earthquake strikes Haiti, Repression escalates in Honduras

A 7.0 earthquake has hit Haiti, followed by a number of aftershocks and resulting in massive destruction. For the latest news, tune in to Sojourner Truth Wednesday morning, 7-8:00am on KPFK, 90.7FM. We will send out more information as we know it.

Urgent Haiti Earthquake Appeal
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Trinidad: Andaiye from Red Thread's contribution to the Kwame Ture Memorial Lecture: "The continuing war on Haiti - We need to act"

From the Trinidad Express

Save Haiti
Region will regret if they don't intervene to make things right.

Kim Boodram Tuesday, August 4th 2009

The plight of Haiti has continued for too long and the region will regret not intervening, Red Thread International Coordinator, Andaiye, has said.

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Hait and Honduras – we condemn both coups

SIGN BELOW TO DEMAND THAT LATIN AMERICAN GOVERNMENTS

WITHDRAW THEIR TROOPS FROM HAITI

 

5 August 2009

Dear friends,

 

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Boycott shuts down Haiti elections

A second successful boycott of Senate elections called by Haiti's Fanmi Lavalas poses a serious challenge to the credibility of their results says a spokeperson for the organization. President Rene Preval's handpicked Conseil Electoral Provisoire (CEP) barred the Fanmi Lavalas party from participation in the electoral process on a technicality.

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Interview with a grassroots activist in Port au Prince, Haiti

Enlightening interview with Ronique, a grassroots woman activist in Port au Prince archive.kpfk.org/parchive/xml/sojourner.xml, click on 31 March 2009

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