Deux poids, deux mesures 🇭🇹
A l'occasion de la Coupe du Monde la plus politisée de l'histoire où un arbitre somalien et un photographe irakien ont été refoulés par l'un des pays organisateurs pour des raisons politiques (en contradiction totale avec les contrats signés), la FIFA a imposé à Saeta, l'équipementier de la sélection haïtienne, de modifier le maillot confectionné à cause de son caractère politique
En cause une représentation de la bataille de Vertières (novembre 1803) qui a marqué l'aboutissement de la révolution haïtienne et la proclamation de l'indépendance quelques semaines plus tard (1 janvier 1804) de la première république noire au monde
Symbole de fierté nationale, cette bataille a été choisie par Saeta comme un hommage à ces hommes et femmes ayant permis l'émancipation d'un pays brandissant son drapeau vers le ciel
Impensable pour la FIFA qui voit ici un "message politique" et a donc exigé des modifications pour se plier aux règles de la compétition. C'est bien connu : les règlements existent, mais ils sont uniquement applicables à certaines nations.
Keep the faith
Fidel Castro’s 1994 speech, “Principles Are Worth More Than Life Itself, “ is timeless + AN EXTREMELY RELEVANT READ. Outlines that the US long war against Cuba is bc of the global principle it represents + genuine global commitment to social justice:
https://t.co/5jTqGcIGnV
Great conversation on Cuba, Cuban history, and ways to show solidarity today on @MAKCapitalism with @Alexander_Avina and @GroundingsPod
Recommended listening: https://t.co/KhmbHrBM1x
Join BAP DC in commemorating Haitian Flag Day, where we will watch "The Forgotten Occupation," a documentary capturing the U.S. invasion and occupation of Haiti. Following the screening, we will discuss Haiti's ongoing fight for liberation from U.S. and western intervention.
Hugh Shearer banned Walter Rodney from re-entering Jamaica then Forbes Burnham assassinated Walter Rodney in Guyana.
Hugh Shearer suppressed material in Jamaica that he feared would inspire Black pride, and Eric Williams repressed the Black Power movement in T&T.
@DonRoncoII You can join the CSN Caribbean Community Study Circle every 3rd Saturday of the month in Bathurst at A Different Booklist bookstore, or follow along with CSN community reading list for the month posted up on our website:
https://t.co/YTs9bO5p1o
So far this year, our community study circle has discussed issues related to people’s organizations, people’s movements, and people’s parties in the Caribbean — examining how Caribbean states have served interests diametrically opposed to the Caribbean people.
and parties are up against in the region: complicit neocolonial governments and neoliberal parties, multinational corporations, and policing and military structures protecting the oppressive arrangement.
neocolonial power structures in many of the Caribbean states are fascist ones, of the kind Bishop warned about.
By studying the barriers facing Caribbean people struggling for collective liberation and freedom, we can more accurately assess what movements, organizations,
As Miami prepares for another wave of mega-events tied to the World Cup, Haitian Flag Day reminds us that the Caribbean has always been shaped by struggles over sovereignty, mobility, displacement, and people’s power.
Come through on May 16, as we continue to build on our discussion on themes related to destabilization and Caribbean people’s efforts to increase popular control over the economy, land, and politics. Joined by Devon Taylor the president of JaBBEM reclaiming beaches for Jamaicans.
We will be reading selected readings on how Jamaica has delegitimized land claims since post-emancipation into the present — and how this directly impacts people’s efforts in Jamaica.
Welcome to the 2026 Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts! This year’s artists engage with our world as it is, bringing us into the lives of workers, both local and international. Poster by artist Ibrahim Abusitta. All events are free. Join us: https://t.co/UCTOEUKiCK
One day after Dr. Jemima Pierre’s Feb. 7 interview, Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council—under U.S. pressure and military presence (USS Stockdale, Coast Guard cutters)—collapsed without removing U.S.-backed PM Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, consolidating his rule.
Come through on April 18 We will be reading selected readings on Jamaica's efforts to establish a New International Economic Order.
We will be meeting at the usual space, 779 Bathurst St, from 2-4pm on Saturday April 18. All are welcome.