Category: Haiti
Almost entirely ignored by the Canadian media, Haitian protesters regularly criticize Canada
Kim Ives: Anti-Government Protests Continue in HaitiNew Details Emerge About Role of U.S. Mercenaries
It is this humiliation that motivates the people of Haiti to take to the streets. Their message is simple: if you won’t let us breathe, we won’t let you breathe, and if you suffocate Venezuela, you suffocate us
Adolf Alzuphar: Haiti is a battleground against neoliberalismHaiti is a battleground for the future of the left thanks to infighting and a culture of resistance. It is up to us tp consider it as such
The Oxfam “sex scandal” should shine a light on the immense, largely unaccountable, power NGOs continue to wield over Haitian affairs
Edwidge Danticat: Oxfam Scandal a #MeToo Moment for Aid Organizations?I think that’s what happens when you have an extremely vulnerable population, where these large NGOs consider themselves, in some ways, a state on their own
Compare the lack of interest shown by the international media, politicians and assorted celebrities to the cholera epidemic, leading to the death of thousands of Haitians, with the hysterical outrage expressed about Oxfam officials consorting with prostitutes
Ruth Tanner: The aid industry is long overdue its #MeToo momentRevelations about Oxfam’s behaviour in Haiti are shocking, but not surprising
Daniel Gibson: Using the Oxfam scandal to push an anti-aid agendaThe actions of Oxfam officials are horrendous – but gutting foreign aid funding just puts more people at risk
Jon Schwarz: America Owes Everything to HaitiansWithout the bravery of Haitians, Thomas Jefferson would never have been able to complete the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, and the United States as we know it today would not exist