2/3 through @HouseForeign hearing on Haiti, and very little discussion of central reasons for Amb. Foote resignation- US "puppeteering" propping up a repressive government. https://t.co/yAHIChXKKe
"If aid marginalizes local leaders, undoes their accomplishments, or dissipates the trust they have painstakingly earned in their communities, the response will fall short." #Haiti @karenansara @HaitiDevInst in @InsidePhilanthr https://t.co/Y5sHECQlvd
In a letter addressed to the Biden Administration, 379 organizations requested that the Administration halt all removal and expulsion flights to Haiti and explore other avenues of protection for Haitian immigrants following the 08/14 7.2 earthquake. ➡️ https://t.co/orZ4sygYQM
@disaster_lawyer @ijdh@codebluetweets ' Paula Donovan says @UN Trust Fund for peacekeeper babies “is so poorly funded that it is an embarrassment to the UN”
@disaster_lawyer @ijdh "It will open doors in other courts.” @BAIhaiti 's Mario Joseph on historic Haitian court ruling ordering child support from former @UN peacekeeper.
Prophète s’attaque avec maestria et sans concession, dans son dernier roman, aux gangs qui gangrènent Haïti pour le profit de quelques-uns, tandis que la population lutte pour se tenir droite et sauvegarder espoirs, rêves et sensibilité
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"In the decade after the 2010 earthquake, #USAID spent more than $2.4 billion on #Haiti. About 54% of the funds went to contractors in the Washington, DC area, with 2.6% going to Haitian companies or organizations, according to" @ceprdc. #HaitiEarthquake https://t.co/T84JdKt1zo
Not finished yet- host Mimi Rosenberg invited me back at 10 ET. WBAI is showing pragmatic solidarity by using this show to raise money for earthquake response work of @BAIhaiti and @ijdh
“We must avoid mistakes we made following the 2010 earthquake that left Haiti even more dependent on foreign aid,” writes @haitijustice. What do you think needs to be done differently in regards to aid packages to Haiti?
https://t.co/EnAWZSU1pz
In my latest @TheAtlantic, I reflect on the year of the racial pandemic within the viral one. In sum: People of color were infected, hospitalized, impoverished, and killed at the highest rates, while receiving the fewest medical + economic protections. 1/4
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We also call on the int'l community to take serious action towards achieving historical justice in Haiti, including restitution for the debt Haiti was forced to pay to France as reparations to slaveholders; effectively punishing the Haitian people for securing their own freedom.