The Nation: NGOs Have Failed Haiti by Isabeau Doucet January 13, 2011, Source: The Nation Isabeau Doucet is a freelance journalist working in Port-au Prince, Haiti. Joe Raedle/Getty Images People attend a prayer service near the Presidential Palace in Port-au-Prince in memory of those killed a year ago in the massive earthquake in Haiti. With […]
Monthly archives for January, 2011
Haiti Year of Agony: Ezili HLLN’s Bouquet of Tears & Light
Jan. 12, 2011 marks the one-year anniversary of the Haiti quake, we re-member the lives lost and suffering agony of those left behind… ***** On January 12, 2011, HLLN re-members the Haiti quake victims with: A bouquet of tears by Michel Sanon (in English & French) a Crosstalk interview and Light by Daniel Beaubrun ****************** […]
Haitians Speak about Haiti: Jean Saint-Vil, Patrick Elie, Alex Dupuy and Edwidge Dandicat
One Year After Earthquake, Haitian Population Treated as a Threat, Not an Asset Source: Democracy Now! January 12, 2011 On the anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti, we speak with Ottawa-based Haitian writer and activist, Jean Saint-Vil. “One year after the earthquake, we are seeing the Haitian population being treated and seen as a threat, […]
Million Plus Remain Homeless and Displaced in Haiti: One Year After Quake
Million Plus Remain Homeless and Displaced in Haiti: One Year After Quake By Bill Quigley and Jeena Shah. Bill is Legal Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, a law professor at Loyola University New Orleans and a long-time Haiti advocate. Jeena Shah is a lawyer serving in Port au Prince as a Lawyers” Earthquake […]
HLLN re-members the quake victims with: A bouquet of tears by Michel Sanon
On January 12, 2011, HLLN re-members the quake victims with: A bouquet of tears by Michel Sanon (in English & French) * Bouquet of tears Two hundred thousand stars Extinct, evaporated In a sunset Wrapped in dust On this galactic stage Close to the hearts of those Who cherish freedom Two hundred thousand flowers Abruptly […]
CEPR Examines OAS Report on Haiti’s Election, Finds It “Inconclusive, Statistically F...
CEPR Examines OAS Report on Haiti’s Election, Finds It “Inconclusive, Statistically Flawed, and Indefensible” Jan. 11, 2011, Source: Center for Economic and Policy Research (“CEPR”) For Immediate Release: January 11, 2011 Contact: Dan Beeton, 202-239-1460 Washington, D.C.– The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) has analyzed the Expert Verification Mission’s Final Report from the […]
One year after the earthquake, foreign help is actually hurting Haiti
One year after the earthquake, foreign help is actually hurting Haiti Recommended HLLN Links for Jan 8, 2011: Port-au-Prince Still Buried Under the Rubble of Competing NGOs Haiti Earthquake Anniversary: Little Progress, Broken Promises Haiti reconstruction at ”standstill,” says Oxfam report Haiti suffers after ”year of indecision”: Oxfam Haiti Progress Report 2010 An overview of […]