Legacy of 1804 on situation in Arcahaie #Haiti #LOF1804

This Friday at 9PM: join me and video blogger Hugues Girard who informed us in the past on the Ile-â-Vache land grab attempts. He will fill us in on similar recent efforts  in Arcahaie, near the vacation spot of choice for Port-au-Princians, Côte des Arcadins.

Listen live or archived at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pancaribbean/2015/10/31/legacy-of-1804-on-situation-in-arcahaie-haiti. Listen live only on the phone at (714) 242-6119.



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Legacy of 1804 with Dr. Philippe Lerebours #LOF1804 #Haiti

 

This Friday at 9PM join host artist Andre Juste as he interviews Dr. Philippe Lerebours on his life and legacy documenting Haitian art history.

Dr. Lerebours is the author of "Haiti et Ses Peintres de 1804 à 1980".  He has a doctorate in Art History from the Sorbonne University in Paris. In a career that spanned decades, he had many responsibilities, including director and curator of the Musée d’Art Haitien du Collège St. Pierre and Head of the National School of the Arts (ENARTS).

He was honored twice this past summer for his lifetime achievements by Haitian organizations in Queens and Brooklyn.

Host Andre Juste  is an artist and art writer evolving in the New York art scene whose work has been noted for defying stereotypes of Haitian art. He has contributed a chapter titled Haitian Art to Henry Louis Gates and Anthony Appiah's Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience.

 Listen online live or archived at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pancaribbean/2015/10/24/legacy-of-1804-with-dr-philippe-lerebours-haiti-lof1804. Listen (Live Only) on the phone at (714) 242-6119.

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Legacy of 1804 with Andre Juste #LOF1804 #Haiti #Art

This Friday at 9PM join host artist Andre Juste as he interviews Dr. Philippe Lerebours on his life and legacy documenting Haitian art history.



Dr. Lerebours is the author of "Haiti et Ses Peintres de 1804 à 1980".  He has a doctorate in Art History from the Sorbonne University in Paris. In a career that spanned decades, he had many responsibilities, including director and curator of the Musée d’Art Haitien du Collège St. Pierre and Head of the National School of the Arts (ENARTS). 

He will be honored this Sunday September 27th at La Caye in Brooklyn  during Agape Littéraire for Philippe Lerebours organized by Le Monde de L'Éducation et de la Communication Culturelle from 4-7PM. Find RSVP and more details.

Host Andre Juste  is an artist and art critic evolving in the New York art scene whose work has been noted for defying stereotypes of Haitian art. He has contributed a chapter titled Haitian Art to Henry Louis Gates and Anthony Appiah's Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience.

 Listen online live or archived at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pancaribbean/2015/09/26/legacy-of-1804-with-dr-philippe-lerebours-lof1804-haiti-art. Listen (Live Only) on the phone at (714) 242-6119.



UPDATE: SHOW AUDIO

Dr. Philippe Lerebours was ill and could not join us but he has been rescheduled for Friday October 23rd.

I ended up interviewing artist Andre Juste about recent shows of Haitian art in Paris, France: "Haiti: Deux Siècles de Création Artistique" at the Grand Palais and Hervé Télémaque at the Centre Pompidou. See the live tweet recap below.

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Legacy of 1804 with Richard Louissaint, Winnie Siclait #LOF1804

 Join me tonight at 9PM as photographer Richard Louissaint tells us about his first trip ever to Haiti even though his parents have not returned in 40 years.

We will also get a visit from Winnie Siclait of Power Up, Kreyòl, a business plan competition put together by the Brooklyn Public Library.



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Legacy of 1804 #32 Haiti News and Blog Review #IleAVache #LOF1804

Join me TONIGHT  at 9PM EA as I review recent news and blogs about Haiti and Haitians.


Haitian video blogger Hugues Girard will join us with the latest on Ile-a-Vache.


Listen live at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/blackwholeradio/2014/05/10/legacy-of-1804-32-on-ile-a-vache-teachers-crisis-in-the-usa-lof1804 or on the phone at (323) 927-2913.


You can listen to past shows on iTunes by searching keywords 'Legacy of 1804'. Past shows are also available at http://www.kiskeacity.com/search/label/LOF1804. On Twitter: react to or ask questions by using the hashtag #LOF1804.


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UPDATE: SHOW AUDIO

0 - 45  Hugues Girard on Ile-A-Vache
45 -87 Nekita Lamour on black teacher restructurings in the USA
87-106 BK Live segment on Haitian Heritage month

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Legacy of 1804 #31 Haiti News and Blog Review #LOF1804 9PM EA

Join me TONIGHT as I review recent news and blogs about Haiti and Haitians.

Listen live at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/blackwholeradio/2014/05/03/legacy-of-1804-31-haiti-news-and-blog-review-lof1804 or on the phone at (323) 927-2913.

You can listen to past shows on iTunes by searching keywords 'Legacy of 1804'. Past shows are also available at http://www.kiskeacity.com/search/label/LOF1804. On Twitter: react to or ask questions by using the hashtag #LOF1804.

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We discussed the following topics and articles:

A Small Tablet Company Brings High-Tech Hopes To Haiti : All Tech Considered : NPR http://ht.ly/wrjuE

How Haitians' Beef With Dominican Republic Complicates U. S. Trade Relations | WLRN http://ht.ly/wrjHJ

On Elections and Ricardo Seintenfus' recent revelations on OAS, UN and US State Department meddling  in Haitian affairs:

Haiti News : Joel Danies, a capable man on an awkward mission. http://ht.ly/wrjxG

OAS Insider Details Proposed Coup Against Haiti's Preval and Cholera's 'Genocide by Negligence' | Georgianne Nienaber http://ht.ly/wrjCg

On Adoption of Haitian and African children:

Madonna earns the wrath of Joyce Banda - full statement | World news | theguardian.com http://ht.ly/wrjKS

Why One Mother Gave Back Her Adopted Son | Parenting - Yahoo Shine http://ht.ly/wrjPa

Reuters investigates – More about The Child Exchange http://ht.ly/wrkak

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Legacy Of 1804 On Returning to Haiti After 30 Years #LOF1804 4/18 @9PM EA

 

 

 

 

Join me as I welcome Teddy Clermont who recently returned to Haiti after 30 years for My Haiti Travels' Impact Week Haiti 2014.

We'll ask Teddy what kept him from returning for so long and why he decided to take the trip.

Dina Simon of www.myhaititravels.com and Guerline Emmanuel who organize this and other trips t.o Haiti aimed at Haitians from the diaspora will join us as well.

Listen live at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/blackwholeradio/2014/04/19/legacy-of-1804-on-returning-to-haiti-after-30-years-lof1804 or on the phone at (323) 927-2913.

You can listen to past shows on iTunes by searching keywords 'Legacy of 1804'. Past shows are also available at http://www.kiskeacity.com/search/label/LOF1804. On Twitter: react to or ask questions by using the hashtag #LOF1804.

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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 



Listen Online http://www.blogtalkradio.com/blackwholeradio/2014/03/22/legacy-of-1804-haiti-news-and-blog-review-lof1804 or on the phone at (323) 927-2913.

You can listen to past shows on iTunes by searching keywords 'Legacy of 1804'. Past shows are also available at http://www.kiskeacity.com/search/label/LOF1804.

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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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Legacy Of 1804 with guest Dina Simon from @MYHAITITRAVELS this Friday at 9PM EAS

 Join me this Friday at 9PM Eastern as I welcome guest Dina Simon to Legacy of 1804.

Born in Haiti, Dina Simon immigrated to the United States with her family at the age of nine. With Haiti in her heart, Dina founded the My Haiti Travels agency, a boutique concierge firm that coordinates high-quality travel services to Haiti, in 2010. MHT launched its inaugural “Impact Week Haiti” (www.ImpactWeekHaiti.com) signature expedition to Port-au-Prince, Haiti in January 2013.

The annual “Impact Week Haiti” voyage targets multicultural travelers seeking social and civic discovery of Haiti’s historic attractions, culture and natural beauty.

As a public servant, Dina Simon is Director of Human Resources for NYC's Office of the Comptroller.

Listen Online http://www.blogtalkradio.com/blackwholeradio/2013/11/16/legacy-of-1804 or on the phone at (323) 927-2913.

You can listen to past shows on iTunes by searching keywords 'Legacy of 1804'. Past shows are also available under LOF 1804 tab on this site.

Show theme song is 'One Note Rara' from the album 'Blues in Red' courtesy of Buyu Ambroise and the Blues in Red. 


UPDATE 11/18: SHOW AUDIO

In addition to Dina, we were joined by Hugues Girard, a tourism professional, Guerline Emmanuel of Belle Vue Tours and Nickson Toussaint of Azure Resort, a forthcoming hospitality brand in Haiti. Lively and passionate discussion!!!

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kiskeácity daily is out ! Edition of Wednesday, Sep. 07, 2011 #Haiti #Minustah #Football #Jacmel

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Highlights


UN Rape Scandal

• Youth who leaked video receiving threats. (HPN) FR
• Uruguay apologizes. (Radio Kiskeya, BBC) FR, EN
• More and more talk of withdrawal of UN troops and specifically Brazil explicitely mobilizing for withdrawal, saying mission has run its course. FR
• Big decision day on the future of MINUSTAH  tomorrow as relevant authorities from several South American countries meet on the topic. (Haiti Libre) FR 
• Four perpetrators repatriated. (HPN) FR

From blogs and social media

MediaHacker interviews the two youth who managed to capture the UN rape video via bluetooth and leaked it to media. EN

Vague du Futur blog announces an exhibit of photographs of students from Francophone countries at the FOKAL offices in Port-au-Prince co-sponsored by Agence Universitaire Francophone (AUF). (Arts and entertainment tab) FR

www.culture509.com highlights 20 years of cooperation between Jacmel and french city Strasbourg. FR

Haiti-based Jean-Marc Tribié (@jmtribie on Twitter) posted the below picture of plywood being transported by foot in Bourdon. 

Other topics 

• Judicious editiorial in NYT by Haitian writer Isabelle Dupuy on the explosion of disaster tourism to Haiti and its translation in French by HPN. (EN in Society tab and FR in Headlines) 
• Soccer victory against Curaçao. (#Footbal tab) FR
• Jacmel's recovery a success. (Google) EN
• Haitian youth on their way to South America targeted by traffickers.(HPN) FR 
• Dominican president meets with UN representative on Haitian refugees and stateless Dominicano-Haitians. (Dominican Today) EN 
• And more!

kiskeácity daily is out ! Edition of Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011

Today's edition contains two Metro Newz videos which I will just embed into this post. (Metro Newz is offered daily on YouTube by Haiti-based Télé Métropole.)  For some of you reading via email, the embeds may not appear, in which case you can just find them in the paper. 

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The August 19th edition covers the new biometric passports, and a memorial to those who disappeared in the Jan 12th, 2010 earthquake to be built in Titanyen by a diaspora association in collaboration with the ministry of Haitians abroad. Lastly, there is a segment on mobile provider Voilà's reinforced presence in Hinche.


 




 The August 22d edition mainly covers warnings and preparations for tropical storm Irene which is expected to cause violent winds especially in the North. There is also a segment on a European Community initiative on disaster preparedness.  

kiskeácity daily is out ! Edition of Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011

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Former presidential candidate Mirlande Manigat breaks her silence and weighs in on Martelly's education plan which she deems unrealistic. She also has some terse advice for the President on how he should handle a parliament he does not control. (See Metro News Aug. 9 video.)

Also: opening of application period for Yele's hotel studies training, IDB's $11 million fund for small and mid-sized business and yesterday's Cardicis3 newsletter about information and communications technologies (ICTs) in the Caribbean contains interesting news about Blackberrys and teachers in Jamaica.








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kiskeácity daily is out ! Editions of Monday, Aug. 1 and Tuesday, Aug. 02, 2011

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Great article on last weekend's national conference on culture. 

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Highlights

Hurricane watch continues as Emily hits Martinique. Still uncertain whether and how it will hit Haiti.


Politics - Corruption scandal involving members of parliament's lucrative consulting contracts with Ministère de l'Intérieur. Martelly's tourism tour continues. Deputy Dionald Polyte's assassin turns out to be a prison escapee. Bellerive to testify in front of Justice and Security Commission.

From the Blogs - Blog Carel La Wi! posts a caricature of the deputies and senators who made extra $$$ consulting for one of the government's ministries.

Video - From yours truly,  a clip of Haiti Cultural Exchange E.D. Régine Michèle Roumain explaining what the New York-based organization is about. Clip number two is of Wyclef making a cameo appearance at Kassav's concert in NY last Saturday.




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kiskeácity daily is out ! Edition of Friday, Jul. 29, 2011

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Topics include: From the Imaj-Info blog, a mini-report of a recent sit-in against the MINUSTAH and more on Magic Haiti, Le Nouvelliste's new English-language tourism publication. On the Haiti cultural front, Haitian-American musical sensation Daniel Bernard Roumain will visit and perform in Haiti for the first time this weekend. On the reconstruction front, a story on French-sponsored sanitation training. In technology, Facebook would like to see the end of anonymity online (!) and signs that the iPhone5 may or may not be in the works.



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kiskeácity daily is out ! Edition of Thursday, Jul. 28, 2011

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Highlights

Politics - A Miami Herald editorial and a post by blogger Reginald Toussaint both highlight signs of discontent with Martelly's first two months in office. Le Nouvelliste is suggesting that Deputy Dionald Polyte was murdered, rather than accidentally shot by his bodyguard.

Technology - New Playstation designed by France based Haitian. More on whether the Congolese Tablet PC is in fact Chinese (by French blogger).

Tourism - New english-language publication related to Le Nouvelliste to promote tourism to Haiti.

Events - Author Hervé Fanini-Lemoine at last night's An'n Pale event in NYC (Photo).

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kiskeácity daily is out ! Edition of Friday, Jul. 22, 2011

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Topics include more on the monthly salary of Haitian parliament members, reconstruction and the BBB housing fair in Zoranje, a future hotel in Jacmel, Haiti's relatively high literacy rate compared to francophone African countries, a possible hurricane next week and more.

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Tweets of the Day 1/30/11

Pre-Carnival and Sunday musings









Jacmel Sursum Corda

Krik? Krak!



Hillary rankontre ak Grann @mirlandemanigat, Tèt Kale @Presidentmicky, Célestin ak Préval.

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RECONSTRUCTING HAITI: WOMEN AT THE CENTER (MAY 4)

This is tomorrow Tuesday. Hope to see you there!

The New York Women's Foundation

The Haitian Roundtable

Equality Now

BelTiFi

PotoFanm+Fi

cordially invite you to

RECONSTRUCTING HAITI: 
WOMEN AT THE CENTER

Where are the voices of Haitian women in
the post-earthquake recovery of their country?

Introduction: Ana Oliveira, New York Women's Foundation

Remarks: Rosemonde Pierre-Louis, Manhattan Deputy Borough President

Panelists: Alice Backer, Lawyer and Blogger, PotoFanm+Fi

Taina Bien-Aimé, Executive Director, Equality Now

Nancy Dorsinville, Senior Policy Advisor, UN Office of the Special Envoy to Haiti

Moderator: Maria Hinojosa, President, Futuro Media

May 4, 2010

6:30-8:30pm

New York Women's Foundation,

434 West 33rd St, 8th Floor, New York, NY

Media Sponsors:

Caribbean Life; Tele Image; CaribNews; The Root; Amsterdam News; Radio Soleil; Optimum; HaitiXchange

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A Fat Tuesday For Haitian Tourism?

Two yeas ago at the Caribbean Studies Association conference held in Santo-Domingo, I found out that more is being done by the Haitian diaspora in Cuba and the United States to preserve certain Haitian cultural forms than is being done in Haiti.

This year's carnival, the last day of which --Mardi Gras [Fat Tuesday]-- is today, may be a long awaited departure from that trend. According to the Miami Herald, this year the Haitian government went all out and invested $2 million in the Carnival in order to encourage Haitian diaspora tourism in Haiti. Judging from the exponential growth in hits to this blog since I started blogging about Carnival three days ago, I guess the government is right that Haitians abroad are starved for any and all Haitian culture they can find. It seems that in the case of Haiti, the web is providing diasporans a way to stay in touch with their country. Hopefully, all the live online carnival (I know of at least 4 websites which were broadcasting), regained security, colorful costumes and the official website will indeed help bring more "dyaspora" home next year.

The Miami Herald quotes the tourism Minister as saying:

''We are making the statement that there is not a problem of insecurity in Haiti. Yes, there is insecurity in certain areas, but not in the entire country,'' said Tourism Minister Patrick Delatour. ``This is not a country either at war or one coming out of civil war.''

That's all good and this statement was long overdue. Here's my question to the Haitian government though, why can't it secure the country the same way it did during the 3 "fat"days of carnival all year long?

Photo: Haiti Carnival Official Website.

Technorati: carnaval - mardi gras

Wyclef in Jacmel

Two Carib bloggers seem excited about Wyclef's December 1st concert in Haiti: haiti-based Yon Ayisyen and Trinidad based Chookooloonks.

Says Yon Ayisyen (Fr): "He will perform December 1st two days before the local and municipal elections. I wonder, will he take the opportunity to stay and vote on Sunday?"

Chookooloonks aka Karen Wolrond, recently had some background to offer on the concert:

Wyclef Jean, of The Fugees fame, is Haitian, and he runs a foundation called Yele.org, an organization whose stated mission it is "to empower the people of Haiti and the Haitian diaspora to rebuild their nation" through combining "the power of music with the tools of development in the areas of education, health, environment and humanitarian assistance." You can read more about their projects here. Next week, in the small town of Jacmel in Haiti, and in conjunction with the Jacmel International Film Festival, Yele.org is hosting Yele Fest, which culminates in Wyclef's first concert in Haiti in 8 years, and is expected to draw a crowd of 50,000.

Incidentally, Haitian-American jazz band Mozayik recently had a Haiti debut performance. 1700 attended. They offer a picture album on their site.


technorati: haiti - haitian-american - wyclef jean - mozayik - caribbean - jacmel

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