[O29] Fwd:" Stop the War on the People of Haiti" Fri 9/30 6 PM Haitian Consulate in Copley Square
David Rolde
davidrolde at comcast.net
Thu Sep 29 14:17:56 PDT 2005
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>Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 15:05:03 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Lynn Currier <haitkaah at yahoo.com>
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>Cc: lethaitilive at lethaitilive.org
>Subject: [Lethaitilive] Please distribute widely!!
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> STOP THE WAR
> AGAINST
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>THE PEOPLE OF HAITI
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>JOIN US ON SEPTEMBER 30TH
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>THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE
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>1991 COUP D’ETAT FOR
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>THE INTERNATIONAL DAY
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>OF SOLIDARITY
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>STAND WITH THOUSANDS IN 33 CITIES AROUND THE WORLD TO DEMAND THE
>PROTECTION OF THE
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>HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOVEREIGNTY OF THE HAITIAN PEOPLE
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> PICKET THE HAITIAN CONSULATE
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>6:00 – 7:30
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>545 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON, MA - COPLEY SQUARE
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>SPONSORED BY FANMI LAVALAS
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>FOR INFORMATION CALL: 617- 909 - 3293
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>COPLEY STATION – GREEN LINE / BACK BAY STATION - ORANGE LINE
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>ALL GROUPS & CITIES PARTICIPATING IN THE
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>International Day of Solidarity for Haiti
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>As an INTERNATIONAL COALITION FOR HAITI that has come together to
>support our Haitian sisters and brothers on September 30 and beyond,
>we feel it’s very important that we send some urgently needed funds
>to Haiti.
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>The funds will be presented to Fondasyon Trant Septanm on the 30th
>for programs and support for the victims of the coup d’etat.
>Although we can’t be there physically, our presence will be known on
>that day.
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>It is our hope to raise. $2,000 in the next week by asking each city
>or group to send a tax deductible donation of $50, $100 or more,
>payable to Fondasyon Mapou (MEMO: Fondasyon Trant Septanm).
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>If possible please send your check ASAP to:
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>Fondasyon Mapou
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>Po 33724
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>Washington, DC 20033-3724
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>Any questions contact:
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>Fond30sept at hotmail.com
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>Thank you.
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From: "dwelsh" <sub at sonic.net>
To: "lethaitilive" <lethaitilive at lethaitilive.org>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 10:47:57 -0400
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Subject: [Lethaitilive] 43 cities to demonstrate Sep 30 to "Stop the war on
the people of Haiti"
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43 cities say: "Stop the War against the People of Haiti"
The following places in 15 countries will have demonstrations or
other Haiti solidarity events on or around September 30, 2005, as
part of the International Day of Solidarity with the Haitian People.
This includes three countries in Africa, three in Europe, two in
North America and seven countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
1. San Francisco -- Rally & picket at Federal Bldg, 450 Golden
Gate,SF -- Friday 9/30 at 8:00 a.m.
2. Kinshasa, Congo -- A ceremony in solidarity with Haiti will be
performed on 9/30 at the Flaming Fire Church in the Congolese capital
of Kinshasa. The ceremony, recalling highlights in the history of
Haiti and the significance of this history for the world's
people, will be televised on Congolese National Television.
3. Montreal -- Demonstration at US consulate on 9/30 from Noon to 3
pm....On Saturday, Oct 1st, at 7 pm, showing of the Katherine Kean
film "Rezistans" at 2651 Cremazie Est (corner 2nd ave)
4. Durban, South Africa
5. Sao Paulo, Brazil
6. Santiago, Chile -- Picketing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
beginning at 12:00 noon on 9/30. A Committee for Haiti has been
formed, in which various organizations are participating. According
to one statement issued by protesters: "On September 30th,
activists... from various countries will come out together in
solidarity with the Haitian people, currently suffering from one of
the most brutal military occupations in the world, sponsored by the
UN, the US, and certain Latin American governments such as Chile,
Brazil and Argentina....Just like in the times of Pinochet, the
Chilean military has shown the world that it hasn't lost its skills
for torture, killing and kidnapping when it comes to facing social
fighters....We are taking part in this protest out of a profound
feeling of Latin American brotherhood, of working-class and popular
unity..." Demands include "Immediate end to the occupation";
"Reimbursement by France of the US$21 Billion" extorted from Haiti
between 1825 and 1947; "Respect for the Haitian people's
sovereignty"; and "Long live the struggle against the masters ruling
that country."
7. Miami -- Demonstration 9/30 at 11 a.m. at the Brazilian
consulate, 80 SW 8th St. [Note: the brutal UN military force in
Haiti, responsible for July 6th massacre in Cite Soleil and other
mass killings of civilians, is commanded by a Brazilian general.]
8. Washington, DC -- Demonstration and photo exhibit in front of
Haitian embassy, 2311 Massachusetts Ave NW,
from 10 am to 1 pm on 9/30. For information call 202-332-0292. The
photo exhibit will highlight victims of the 1991 and 2004 coups
d'etat, and victims of the current coup regime in Haiti.
9. New York City -- Patizan Jezikri will hold a mass starting at 9
am on Saturday, Oct 1st at Holy Innocent Church in Brooklyn (Beverly
Rd & East 17th)....Following the mass there will be a march sponsored
by Committee against Genocide in Haiti, from 11am to3 pm. The march
will begin at the church, take Beverly Rd to Flatbush ave to Church
ave, down Nostrand to rally at Nostrand and Foster Avenues in
Brooklyn....On Friday 9/30 at 6:30 pm, a Solidarity Encounter between
Haiti, Dominican Republic and Venezuela will take place at the
Venezuelan Consulate, 7 East 51st St. (at 5th Ave). The theme is
"Same History--Same Struggle."
10. Oslo, Norway -- Public meeting on 9/30 at Soria Moria, on the
theme, "Stop the Black Holocaust".
11. Benin, West Africa -- One of the organizers of the event writes:
"We need to take up the message of September 30th and revive the
flame of our friendship with Haiti."
12. Dominican Republic
13. Dublin, Ireland -- Demonstration at 6:00 pm on 9/30 at Central
Bank, Dame Street, Dublin.
14. Vancouver -- Demonstration from 5 to 6 pm on 9/30 at Main
Library, 350 W.Georgia St, downtown Vancouver....
At 8:45 pm on 9/30, there will be a showing of the Nicolas Rossier
film "Aristide and the Endless Revolution" at Granville 5 cinema,
Granville Street, as part of the Vancouver Intl Film Festival.
15. Brasilia, Brazil
16. San Jose, Costa Rica -- On 9/30, an exhibition of photographs of
Haiti will open at the Colegio Universitario de Alajuela, in
the Costa Rican capital, sponsored by the Arias Foundation for Peace
and Human Progress. Students will put on a theatrical performance
about the present-day reality in Haiti.
17. Boston -- Picket at the Haitian Consulate, 545 Boylston St.,
Copley Sq., 6:00-7:30 pm on 9/30. For information call 617-909-3293.
18. Newark, NJ -- "Speak Out for Haiti" at Federal Building, 970
Broad St., Noon-1:00 pm on 9/30. Some are assembling at 11:30 at 39
Bleeker Street, and walking with signs to the Speak-Out at
the Federal Bldg, which is about 12 blocks from Penn Station.
19. Paris, France
20. Los Angeles -- Rally & picket at the Brazilian consulate, 8484
Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills -- 9/30 at 12:00 noon. For information
call 323-292-7405.
21. Ottawa -- Canadian labor activists organized a mid-day forum on
Sept. 24th on "Workers' Rights after the Coup in Haiti," featuring
Paul Loulou Chery, Secretary General of the Confederation of Haitian
Workers (CTH), Haiti's largest labor organization. Attendees then
marched to Confederation Park, chanting "End the occupation of Haiti,"
"Free the political prisoners," "Liberez Pere Jean-Juste" and
"Liberez So'Anne". Joining up with the hundreds-strong anti-war
march, they marched to Parliament Hill where Ottawa Haitian community
leader Jean St.-Vil gave a fiery speech about the war on Haiti's
people. At each stop of the anti-war march, as it proceeded through
downtown to the US embassy, the MC's referred to the situation in
Haiti....On 9/30 there will be informational picketing and leafleting
about Haiti in the Canadian capital.
22. Philadelphia
23. San Jose, Calif. -- Two protests on 9/30. Lunchtime protest
1130am-1 pm at French Consulate, 2nd Street & Santa Clara, to protest
the French role in the 2004 coup...Afternoon protest 4:30-6 pm at
Federal Bldg, 2nd Street near San Carlos.
24. Toronto -- Public meeting and film showing on 9/30....Haiti
workshop at Youth Action Conference on 9/30.
25. Martinique
26. Guadeloupe
27. Dominica
28. Minneapolis/St. Paul -- Rally for Haiti on Sept 28 on Lake
Street Bridge, between St. Paul and Minneapolis.
29. Charlottetown, Canada -- Public meeting on Sept 29 at 2:30 pm,
UPEI, Irving Theatre
30. Hayward, California -- Vigil on Thurs. 9/29, 4-5 pm at corner of
Jackson, Foothill & Mission in Hayward.
31. Portland, Oregon -- Film showing of Kevin Pina film "Haiti:
Harvest of Hope" at People's Food Cooperative,
3029 SE 21st Avenue, on Sept. 28 at 7 pm....On 9/30 Portland Haiti
activists will conduct a "call-in", "fax blast" and "email blast" to
contact US officials, MINUSTAH (UN) and Haitian government officials
-- "calling for a end to political persecution, the return of Haiti's
legitimate elected officials, release of all political prisoners, and
for an end to the UN's role in supporting the illegal Interim
Government. These things must happen before elections can take place."
32. Enterprise, Oregon -- Vigil at 6:00 pm on 9/30 at the Courthouse.
33. Fredericton (New Brunswick, Canada) -- Public meeting on Sept
27, at 7 pm, Tilley Hall, UNB
34. Halifax (Nova Scotia) -- Public meeting on 9/30 at 7 pm,
Dalhousie University, Weldon Law Bldg
35. Tatamagouche (Nova Scotia) -- Screening of Kevin Pina film,
"Haiti: the Untold Story" on Oct. 2, at 3:30 pm.
36. New Glasgow (Nova Scotia) -- Public meeting at New Glasgow
library, Oct. 3 at noon
37. Antigonish (Nova Scotia) -- Public meeting at the
Coady Institute on Oct. 3 at 7 pm
38. Detroit -- On 9/30, Haiti solidarity activists will conduct an
all-day "call-a-thon" demanding an end to the persecution of
pro-democracy activists in Haiti and freedom for all political
prisoners, as well as for an independent investigation into ongoing
human rights violations by the coup regime and its backers....At
Wayne State University on 9/30 students will collect donations to
send to women in the popular neighborhoods in Haiti who have been
victims of sexual or physical assault since the 2004 coup.
39. Northampton, Mass.
40. Huddleston, Virginia -- The Parish Haiti Committee will have a
house meeting on Haiti and film showing on
Oct. 5th, in unity with the call and demands of the Sept. 30
International Day of Solidarity with Haiti.
41. Portland, Maine -- Vigil for Haiti at 12:00 noon at Tommys Park
in Portland. Later in the afternoon, Bishop Thomas Gumbleton, a
strong supporter of Haiti, will hold a press conference in Portland.
Bishop Gumbleton recently visited Father Jean-Juste in prison in Port
au Prince.
42. Columbus, Indiana -- At 7 pm on 9/30 there will be a Candelight
Vigil and Teach-in for Haiti on the steps of City Hall, 123
Washington St., organized by the Columbus student chapter of Amnesty
International, which issued this statement: "The purpose of this
vigil is to stand together in solidarity with the people of Haiti,
and:
~to express outrage at the brutality of the US backed current regime;
~to denounce its repression of the poor and its persecution of
pro-democracy advocates; ~to recall Haiti's history of suffering and
injustice; ~to deplore our country's part in this cruel history...We
will light our candles against oblivion: ~for all those who are
unjustly imprisoned; ~for those who have been raped and tortured;
~for those who have been massacred; ~for those who are hiding in
terror.
~And we will light our candles for the people of Haiti who endure
despite the never ending denial of their basic human rights to food,
shelter, health, education, and safety." Joining the vigil will be
members of Friends of Haiti (twinned with Limonad in N. Haiti),
Columbus Peace Fellowship (affiliated with the Fellowship of
Reconciliation), Catholic parish of St. Bartholomew, First
Presbyterian Church, and Columbus Unitarian Universalist Congregation.
43. Sydney, Nova Scotia -- At 7 pm on Oct. 4th, there will be a
public meeting on Canada's role in Haiti, featuring author Yves
Engler, at University College of Cape Breton, Room CE 306, in unity
with the call and demands of the Sept. 30 International Day of
Solidarity with Haiti. Brother Engler's new book, co-authored with
Anthony Fenton, is titled "Canada in Haiti: Waging War on the Poor
Majority."
For more information, or to add your city or town to this
mobilization, email the Sept 30th Organizing Committee
at <mailto:sub at sonic.net>sub at sonic.net or call 510-847-8657.
PLEASE SEND DETAILS OF THE ACTION IN YOUR CITY.
The 43 cities participating in the Sept. 30 "Stop the War against the
Haitian People" campaign are united around the following demands:
Stop the massacres of the poor by UN troops, Haitian National Police
and paramilitary mercenaries under police control.
Restore the democratically elected government of President Aristide.
Free Father Jean-Juste and ALL the more than 1000 political prisoners
in Haitiâs jails.
End the brutal US/UN Occupation ö Restore Haitiâs sovereignty.
Open an independent inquiry into the February 29, 2004 coup and
forced removal of President Aristide -- including the role of the US,
France and Canada.
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