Legacy of 1804 | Haiti News & Blog Review | What is going on at UEH? #LOF1804

Join and co-host Hugues Girard, commentator Jean  Elissaint St-Vil and me tonight at 9PM to discuss the latest Haiti and Haitian diaspora news including:

UEH university student hit and severely injured by (unpunished) Professor's car and MINUSTAH/PNH/Government repression more broadly

Prison riot

Jovenel in Miami with Pence

UN & cholera money 

Listen live or archived right here at kiskeacity.com on the below player or at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pancaribbean/2017/06/17/legacy-of-1804-haiti-news-blog-review-what-is-going-on-at-ueh-lof1804. You can also listen to the live broadcast at 714-242-6119.

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Announced issues were discussed in the following order:

Prison riot

UEH university student hit and severely injured by (unpunished) Professor's car and MINUSTAH/PNH/Government repression more broadly (Dr. Judite Blanc)

Jovenel in Miami with Pence

UEH university student hit and severely injured by (unpunished) Professor's car and MINUSTAH/PNH/Government repression more broadly (Jafrikayiti)

UN & cholera money

Labor Strikes update

In addition to my announced guests, Hugues Girard and Jafrikayiti, we were joined by Dr. Judite Blanc, a professor at UEH who has been held hostage in student/faculty negotiations in the past. In a long intervention in Kreyòl, Dr. Blanc deplored various Haitian stakeholders' indifference to the running over of a student (John Rock Gourgieder) by a car by of Professor Yves Blot. She explained the deterioration of the atmosphere at UEH and recalled her days as a student there when faculty actually debated issues rather than the current climate where violence seems to be the initial means of conflict resolution. She surmised that the social extraction of the students, who come from the most disadvantaged backgrounds in Haitian society, probably explains both the tensions between them and their middle class professors and the general indifference to or worse, endorsement of the violence with which their legitimate demands as students are met.

Jafrikayiti Jean Elissaint explained that based on his reputation as a leftist many are shocked that Professor Yves Blot could have committed such an act but also condemned it. (Note that the same sentiment is expressed by Dahoud André, host at Radyo Panou's Eritye Papa Desalin on Monday June 19th's installement of that show.)

I found out after the show that a petition is now being circulated in solidarity with John Rock Gourgieder, the student who was run over by a car on the UEH campus.

Legacy of 1804 | Haiti News & Blog Review | Stop Imperialism Radio, TPS, Guy Philippe, Nan Sole

Join me this Friday night (tonight) at 9PM as I bring you an excerpt of my latest chat with geopolitical analyst Eric Draitser of  stopimperialism.org, Stop Imperialism Radio and Counterpunch Radio, clips of this week's news in Haitian media, as well as some good music:

Pawol ak Mizik opening segment with Misty Jean, live from Haiti (30 minutes) | Preview of Alice's chat with Eric Draitser on Stop Imperialism Radio titled Haiti: Poverty, Occupation and the Anti-Colonial Struggle  where we discussed MINUSTAH's withdrawal, the Moise presidency and more | Eritye Papa Desalin's take on Guy Philippe guilty plea, Hillary's upcoming visit to Medgar Evers and TPS | Nan Sole fundraiser this weekend for self-determining agriculture i.e. production of kasav in Bainet.


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POST-SHOW HIGHLIGHTS 



00:00 - 07:39 Li Pa Two Ta by Misty Jean | Show Intro

07:39 - 20:18 Eritye Papa Desalin clip on fundraiser for Nan Sole Kasav Tayino cooperative in Bainet, Haiti | Caller question on the project

20:18 -  40:52   Chat with Misty Jean and Q&A: why she sings konpa, her exploration of house and techno, the changing music market |

40:52 - 73:00  First half of my recent discussion with Eric Draitser on Stop Imperialism Radio titled Haiti: Poverty, Occupation and the Anti-Colonial Struggle  where we discussed MINUSTAH's withdrawal, the Moise presidency's purported crackdown on corruption, PetroCaribe, the Haitian army and more | Q&A

73:00 - End  Eritye Papa Desalin clip on Guy Philippe and TPS | Show close | Jette la Premiere Pierre by Misty Jean

Legacy of 1804 | HLLN Petition to the UN for Reparations #LOF1804

Join me this Friday at 9PM to discuss the Haitian Lawyers Leadership Network's (HLLN) petition to the UN's Secretary General demanding reparations, with co-host Hugues Girard, Jean St-Vil and callers.  Now in its 13th year in Haiti, the UN ''peacekeeping" MINUSTAH mission has been accused of child sex trafficking, rape and negligent infection of over 800,000 Haitians with cholera.

Also: Senator Youri Latortue wants MINUSTAH to help train an army, not just the police force in its last 6 months in the country. What should we make of this?

In our opening Pawol ak Mizik segment, award-winning singer TiFane will join us to discuss her return to the music scene.

Soundtrack (all songs by TiFane, in that order): Sekrè-a (Anprent, 2010)  | Ede'm Leve (Anprent, 2010) | Souke Sa (Sous La Peau, 2012)

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Legacy of 1804 | @UN Votes to Withdraw @MINUSTAH | What Next? #LOF1804 #Haiti

Join me this Friday  (tonight) at 9PM to discuss the UN's vote to remove its "peacekeeping" forces by October of this year.  Is this just a re-brand? What now?

Georges Bossous Jr. of Word and Action will be our guest to offer expertise from his experience as a psychotherapist on healing Haiti's children of the sexual abuse and rape endemic to the UN occupation and very present in Haitian churches.

Musical Moment with Patrick Handal of Skandal. Is this hitmaker of 90's Konpa Nouvèl Jenerasyon making a comeback with his new single Santim Wo? He will join us in an interlude to answer.

Soundtrack (in that order, all songs by Patrick Handal of Skandal): 1) Ti Bway (2017 Remix,   50 Kòb, fothcoming); 2) Santim Wo (2017 single, 50 Kòb, forthcoming)


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Georges Bossous Jr. talked about Word and Action's main goal: to create a full-service rape crisis and healing center in Haiti. He also discussed the recent sets of settlements to boys in Haiti who were sexually abused by Christian missionary Douglas Perlitz. The boys, most of whom now live in the streets, were each awarded $300K by Connecticut courts but no therapy, financial management or guidance.  Bossous strongly urges that whatever future settlements are awarded by the UN or other NGO's and missionaries adopt a wholistic approach incorporating healing.

Between 00:31 and 00:50 we were joined by Patrick Handal of Skandal who discussed the context of the rise of Konpa Nouvelle Génération after the departure of Baby Doc in 1986. We listened to a soon-to-be-released remix of his 1988 hit Ti-Bway and his new single and video Santim Wo. All will be featured on an upcoming comeback album titled 50 Kòb.

Listen to the full show to hear frequent contributors Hugues Girard, Daniella Bien-Aime and Jafrikayiti weigh in on Ezili Dantò's proposed demands to the UN Secretary General. (That discussion is in the last 25 Minutes of the show.)


Articles/Clips discussed during the show:

Legacy of 1804 | Haiti News & Blog Review | UN & Pastor Rape, Merten Visit Aftermath, Prisons #LOF1804

Join me this Friday (tonight) at 9PM as I go over media clips and articles on the latest on the UN sexual violence and trafficking crisis in Haiti, more on the aftermath of Kenneth Merten's recent appearance at Brooklyn College and the pernicious nature of foreign aid to Haiti in the form of prisons.

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POST-SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:

In addition to playing clips of recent media interventions by Dahoud André of Komokoda (on Kenneth Merten at Brooklyn College) and Ezili Dantò (on UN rape), we were joined live on the topic of rape by Cynthia Verna and Georges Bossous Jr of Word and Action. And of course Hugues Girard co-hosted.

00:00-17:00 Intro, quick Haiti news roundup

17:00 - 45:00 Komokoda reacts to Kenneth Merten visit and survey what they believe is wrong with the Haitian Studies Institute

45:00 - 1:30:00 What is statutory rape?  Is Pastor Billy Léveillé guilty of it? A conversation with rape victim advocate Cynthia Verna and Georges Bossous Jr. of Word and Action.

1:30:00 - End  The latest on UN and rape in Haiti as explained by Ezili Dantò on recent media appearances.



More below:

Legacy of 1804 | Cynthia Verna & Daniella Bien-Aime | Rape, Mobile App Solutions #LOF1804 #Haiti

Join me this Friday at 9PM as I welcome Cynthia Verna and Daniella Bien-Aimé to discuss rape and sex trafficking in Haiti and answer the question: is there a way to use technology to prevent these problems?

Cynthia Verna is a popular chef and rape survivor, author of Calvaires: Viols ... et autres souffrances.



Daniella Bien-Aimé offers musings on Haiti and technology at The Bien-Aimé Post.



Articles/media we will discuss:

•  New Report: Sexual Exploitation, Abuse at Hands of UN in Haiti | Haiti: Relief and Reconstruction Watch 
• Cynthia Verna Speaks Out Against Sexual Abuse of Haiti Children https://youtu.be/cRexOq9oFEU 
• Women raped by UN peacekeepers in Haiti speak out - Bulawayo24 News | https://t.co/aKZ9PU9Fq6
• 46-year-old pastor gets 10-year-old girl pregnant, police say http://www.local10.com/news/crime/46-year-old-pastor-gets-10-year-old-girl-pregnant-police-say
• http://lenouvelliste.com/article/168841/pedophilie-en-haiti-faisons-parler-le-silence  

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POST-SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:

So much was accomplished on this show and so many seeds were planted! Especially in the last 35 minutes or so, when Ezili Dantò called in. Almost a perfect storm.

Legacy of 1804 | Ilio Durandis | Haitian Democracy? #LOF1804

Join me this Friday night at 9PM as I welcome Prof. Ilio Durandis, professor and Dean at Universite D'Etat d'Haiti (UNDH)-Hinche.

We will discuss democracy in Haiti, where it's going and whether we ever had it. We'll also look at current events involving UN Peacekeeping and the newly inaugurated administration, among many other topics. As in the past, you never know where the conversation might end up!

You can listen live or archived at the player below or at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pancaribbean/2017/02/18/legacy-of-1804-ilio-durandis-haitian-democracy-lof1804. You can also listen live at 714-242-6119.

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POST-SHOW LINKS AND HIGHLIGHTS:

Legacy of 1804 | Haiti News & Blog Review: Who Won the 11/20 Election? #LOF1804

Join me this Friday (tonight) at 9PM as I review news and blog commentary on the 11/20 first round presidential election in Haiti. Who won? Why have at least 3 parties declared victory?


You can listen at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pancaribbean/2016/11/26/legacy-of-1804-haiti-news-blog-review-who-won-the-1120-election-lof1804 or on the phone at 714-242-6119.






Correction to Audio: Around 01:04, I mistakenly identified "IC" in an article referenced by Elsie News as being "International Community" when in fact it stood for "Initiative Citoyenne" (Citizens' Initiative).

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Legacy of 1804 Vertières Special | Dreyfuss: Only Haitians Can Save Haiti #LOF1804

Join me this Friday (tonight) at 9PM as I welcome journalist Joel Dreyfuss. We discuss his recent Washington Post article Only Haitians Can Save Haiti, the media's failure to predict Trump's win and his forthcoming book on 300 years of his family in Haiti.


Joel Dreyfuss has interviewed Apple co-founder Steven Jobs, music legend James Brown and long-time Toyota president Soichiro Toyoda.  He has been a top editor at the leading technology magazines, including PC Magazine, Information Week and Red Herring, a senior editor and Tokyo bureau chief at Fortune, New York bureau chief of USA Today, executive editor of Black Enterprise and a feature writer and music critic for The Washington Post.  He was managing editor of The Root  from 2009 to 2011. His freelance writing has appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Playboy, CNBC.com, The Huffington Post, Tikkun and many other publications. He co-authored, with Charles Lawrence III, The Bakke Case: The Politics of Inequality, a book about the first affirmative action suit to reach the U.S. Supreme Court.  A native of Haiti and long-time New Yorker, Joel now lives in Paris, where he is completing a book about his family’s 300-year involvement with Haiti.

You can listen on the player below or go to http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pancaribbean/2016/11/19/legacy-of-1804-with-joel-dreyfuss-only-haitians-can-save-haiti-pre-record or on the phone at 714-242-6119.




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Legacy of 1804 on Canada to Lead MINUSTAH #Haiti #UN

Join me this Friday at 9PM as I welcome Alain St-Victor and Jennie-Laure Sully to discuss Canada potentially taking over command of MINUSTAH.


Listen live or on demand on the player below or at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pancaribbean/2016/05/21/legacy-of-1804-on-canada-to-lead-minustah-lof1804-haiti-un. Listen LIVE ONLY on the phone at (714) 242-6119.




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Live Tweet Recap:

Legacy of 1804 Haiti Media Watch 4-8-16 #LOF1804

Join  guest co-host Hugues Girard and I tonight (Friday)  as we hash out our Wall of Shame of clips and articles on Haiti and Haitians by otherwise acclaimed Western journalists -- as well as highlight the good. This is as much about the stories as about the way they are handled by the spinmeisters of Western mainstream  or even "independent" media. 

Here are some of the pieces we'll be dissecting tonight:

ON THE WALL OF SHAME--

When Hillary Chose the President | 2016 | OZY http://ht.ly/10shDB 9

OTHER NEWS--

How Hillary Clinton Undercut Haitian Workers — Medium http://ht.ly/10shLc 

Leaked Report Reveals Unsanitary Conditions At UN Bases During Haitian Cholera Epidemic - The Real News http://ht.ly/10shNM

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Legacy of 1804 on Eric Draitser's CounterPunch Radio re: Haiti Elections, UN, Clintons #LOF1804

Join me tonight at 9PM as I broadcast Eric Draitser's interview of me for his CounterPunch Radio podcast which took place last weekend.

In Eric's own words we discussed "the political situation in Haiti today, the insidious role of the Clintons, and the historical importance of the island nation as the leading edge of anti-colonial resistance. Eric and Alice explore the electoral drama unfolding in Haiti, and what it means for the future of the country. Of course, no discussion of the issue would be complete without an accounting of Hillary and Bill's criminal exploitation of the island over the last 25 years, up to and including today. The conversation also explores just why Haiti has been repeatedly subjected to the kind of repression and subjugation it has these last two centuries. All this and so much more in this wide-ranging discussion"

The interview lasts one hour and 16 minutes and there is a chance I will come on live after the broadcast to take questions although I cannot yet promise it for a variety of reasons. If you don't hear me chiming in after the interview is done braodcasting around 10:20, assume that I was not able to make it -- and not for lack of trying. LONG STORY.


The link to live stream or post cast is http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pancaribbean/2016/03/26/legacy-of-1804-on-draitsers-counterpunch-radio-re-haiti-un-clintons-lof1804. You can also listen on the phone at (714) 242-6119. 

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Yours Truly Interviewed by Eric Draitser of CounterPunch Radio on Clintons, Haiti, UN @NatCounterPunch

Check out Eric Draitser's interview of me for his CounterPunch Radio podcast on counterpunch.org.

In Eric's own words we discussed "the political situation in Haiti today, the insidious role of the Clintons, and the historical importance of the island nation as the leading edge of anti-colonial resistance. Eric and Alice explore the electoral drama unfolding in Haiti, and what it means for the future of the country. Of course, no discussion of the issue would be complete without an accounting of Hillary and Bill's criminal exploitation of the island over the last 25 years, up to and including today. The conversation also explores just why Haiti has been repeatedly subjected to the kind of repression and subjugation it has these last two centuries. All this and so much more in this wide-ranging discussion"

Musical interlude: Boukman Eksperyans - Jou Nou Revolte

CORRECTION: Please note that Dr. Maryse Narcisse is not part of the G8. 

LINK TO AUDIO


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Legacy of 1804 Haiti, Race and US Elections News and Blog Review #LOF1804

 Join me tonight (Friday) at 9PM. I will review recent news on  Haiti, the US Election and issues having to do with race and racism. We will be joined by frequent LOF1804 commentator Hans Roy.



We will review recent news clips on the issue and provide commentary between clips.

We will also follow up on last week's conversation on the Clintons, Hillary's hawkish State Department and Haiti. 


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Legacy of 1804 -- 2015 Year in Review: 6 Key Moments #LOF1804 #Haiti

Join me and and guest pundits Hans Roy and Hugues Girard as we go over most significant moments of the year for Haitian and Haitian Diaspora current affairs.

What are the 6 key events? (We review the first 4 moments tonight and will review the last 2 next week during our "2016 New Years' Resolutions" show. Or for all 6 points in one place, you can listen to the full  pre-recorded show in archives.)

1.  Evidence of US and Western Meddling in Haitian Elections in 2010 and 2015 -- From the Clinton Emails to Brazilian OAS Official Ricardo Seitenfus' tell-all Book to Opont's revelation to CEP member Ginette Chérubin's book, Le Ventre Pourri de la Bête.  Leading up to what has been called the August 9th coup. (First hour)
2. The Apparent End of a US-Led Unipolar Word -- Signaled by Russia putting its foot down and opposing U.S. led regime-change in Syria. We go over how this all ties into Haiti. (Starts at top of second hour.)
3. The Baltimore Protests and the rise of #BlackLivesMatter in the U.S.
4. The Deportation of Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent from the D.R. to Haiti
5. Developments with non-GMO seeds
6. The Rise of Co-operative Economics in the West and among Blacks in the U.S.

Listen live or archived at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pancaribbean/2015/12/31/legacy-of-1804--2015-year-in-review-lof1804-haiti. Call in to listen at (714) 242-6119.

This show was pre-recorded on 12/31/2015. There will be no live Q&A. 


UPDATE: FULL SHOW AUDIO (INCL. ALL 6 MOMENTS)








LIVE TWEET RECAP

Legacy of 1804 with Marian Douglas-Ungaro #LOF1804 #AfroAmericas

Join me tonight as Marian Douglas-Ungaro joins us to discuss the International Decade of People of African Descent, the United Nations in Haiti and topics related to Afrodescendants.

Marian Douglas-Ungaro is a Black American woman writer and "semi-public Intellectual." A native of Washington, DC, she is a broadcast journalist and international consultant in elections and human rights who has worked in international CIVILIAN (NON-military) election and human rights missions in countries in the Americas (including Haiti) and also in former Yugoslavia. She is the founder of AFROAMERICAS, a 501(c)3 non-profit organisation working for real recognition, justice, and grassroots development for the Afrodescendant People of the Americas. Currently focused on implementing, observing, and celebrating the International Decade for People of African Descent, 2015-2024. She speaks and works in five (5) languages.

Listen live at  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pancaribbean/2015/01/17/legacy-of-1804-with-marian-douglas-ungaro-afroamericas-lof1804 or at  714-242-6119 (live only). Please note that this call-in number is new and that the old one will no longer work.

UPDATE: SHOW AUDIO

Links of documents discussed:
Vienna Declaration - Published Version http://ht.ly/HvewS
International Decade for People of African Descent http://ht.ly/HvezQ

We also discussed the contradiction between the  United Nations blue helmets' human rights abuses and negligence in Haiti and elsewhere and its International Decade for People  African Descent.

Check the #LOF1804 hashtag for some live tweeting.

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Legacy of 1804 #26 with Tontongi Eddy Toussaint #Kreyòl #LOF1804

Vandredi swa map resevwa Tontongi ki se fondatè Près Trileng nan Boston e ki ekri yon atik toulòtjou sou zafè Akademi Fransèz ak Akademi Kreyòl. Nap diskite ki konsekans apwentman yon Ayisen nan Akademi Fransèz ap genyen sou kreasyon yon Akademi Kreyòl.

Join me as I welcome Tontongi a.k.a. Eddy Toussaint, founder of Trilingual Press and author of a recent article on the consequences for the Akademi Kreyòl of the appointment of a Haitian to the French Academy. The interview will be held in Creole but you can ask questions in any language Haitians speak.

The article we will discuss is:
Haïti-Langue : Les implications malheureuses de l’élection de Dany Laferrière à l’Académie française http://ht.ly/vqfkG

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SHOW AUDIO:

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Legacy of 1804 #24: #Haiti News and Blog Review (3/21 at 9PM)

Join me this Friday 3/21 at 9PM  as I review recent articles and Haitian citizen media about Haiti, the US' recent support of UN immunity in cholera lawsuit, the latest in Ile-a-Vache land grab and more!

Among the articles and clips up for discussion:

Haitian-American elected officials press State Department on cholera epidemic suit | Boston Haitian Reporter http://ht.ly/uNIob

Black Agenda Radio Interview with Dr. Jemima Pierre (@BLK_DIASPORAS)  on US supporting immunity for the UN in Cholera Lawsuit | Black Agenda Report http://ht.ly/uNJFg

The Fight for Haiti's Ile a Vache: An Exclusive Interview With Abaka Bay's Robert Dietrich / via @newsjunkiepost http://ht.ly/uQOZs 



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SHOW AUDIO

Hugues Girard, a Haitian video blogger who has been summarizing the news on Ile-à-Vache, joined us to offer the latest on the evolving land grab there.  He tweets at @1hugeghugues and his youtube channel is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI7MI0QAvhZnqZnbQIEgvyA/videos.

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Raoul Peck Takes the Creole Version of Fatal Assistance on the Road in Haiti

My hero Raoul Peck has now translated Fatal Assistance into Creole and is taking the film on the road in Haiti. The below video is a conversation that happened after a screening of the film in a Port-au-Prince university. It is a kickass discussion between Peck, several journalists and the students who came to see the film.

At minute 25, Peck says that he believes that by giving their workers the same pay as people going to Kabul and Bagdad, certain NGOs are entertaining and encouraging fear about Haiti. Meanwhile, as he points out, those very workers pack the discos in Pétion-Ville and the beaches of the country. I could add they also take over whole  coastal towns such as Port-Salut.

Peck also stressed at the one hour mark that it was important to him to show Haitians in their truth: working people such as doctors and ironsmiths. He contrasts this with images of screaming helpless women that the western media like to bombard us with.

At 1:13, a woman in the audience concludes that NGOs are poisonous to countries around the world. At 1:19 Peck says "depi ayiti kreye yo trangle nou.  Yo pran resous nou, yo fè nou peye on pakèt kòb. Gen on pati nan kòb sa-a fòl retounen. Annou chanje retorik lan." At 1:22 journalist  Roberson Alphonse says "Jodi-a nou wè rezilta èd la. Nou pral goumen ak kominote entènasyonal la." At 1:24 "Wi mwen kontan ke Bill Clinton demaske nan fim nan."



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIyawY3Cu64

Some key points about the film:

• Shows how the "international community"  made it clear to Préval during the last presidential election that either their candidate (aka Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly) made it into the first round finalists or they would not recognize the result of the elections;
• Unveils the "dictatorship of aid";
• Shows particularly telling images about Bill Clinton's mismanagement of IHRC;
• Contends that reconstruction is a myth.

Here are some key points and quotes made by Peck during the film's US premiere during the Human Rights Watch Film Festival  in New York ("HRW") earlier this year:

• He worked hard to disprove the leitmotiv of some in the NGO industrial complex that the reason for the failure of relief and reconstruction was Haitians themselves;
• The theme of Haitian government corruption favored by the Western media is the war in rhetoric that we lost. The real problem is "What good is development aid"?  Africa has already reimbursed 5 times the amount of money that it borrowed. In the US, corruption is called "lobbying";
• "Haitians would love to be left alone";
• "The UN and the Clinton Foundation would love for the film to go away";
• Clinton never said no to being interviewed but each month he would push it back. Clinton staffers told Peck "we are here to defend the Clinton brand";
•  Peck is offended by the fact that so many reports  on the EQ showed dead Haitian bodies. There are laws against that in France; 
• Western media did not show the images of the Haitian doctors who provided care to fellow Haitians after the EQ;
• The aid world's "Do No Harm" rules include "Don't kill the local economy" and that rule was not respected in Haiti;
• "Yes the money has to go directly to the people, anything else is unacceptable because by the time everyone in the NGO world has taken their cut, there is nothing left for the people";

Priscilla Phelps, the female voice in the film, was in attendance at HRW and agreed that the money should in this case and in the future go directly to the people. She added that a lot of the agencies who had agreed with her book about funds going directly to the people were the same who got in the way of that advice in Haiti.  She added that since people have their own best interest at heart, funds given them directly will be spent wisely.


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LOF 1804 Show #1 with guest Katia Ulysse (AUDIO)

Here is the link to this amazing first Legacy of 1804 where Katia Ulysse talked about her blog Voices from Haiti and her forthcoming collection of short stories Drifting. 
 In  segment 2, I go over highlights in Haitian blogs this week, namely on cholera. I also go over my August blog post about how to deal with requests to donate money "for Haiti". 

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/blackwholeradio/2013/10/05/legacy-of-1804-with-katia-ulysse-lof1804

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