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)

Listen live at the player below on kiskeacity.com  or  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pancaribbean/2017/04/22/legacy-of-1804-hlln-petition-to-the-un-for-reparations-lof1804. You can also listen live only on the phone at 714-242-6119.




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Legacy of 1804 | Haiti News & Blog Review | Kanaval & Presidents #LOF1804

This Friday night at 9PM, join me and co-host Hugues Girard as we go over the week's news about Haiti and Haitians.

Topics: Kanaval expenses in Haiti, Sweet Micky's not so "PG" outburst in Okay against two prominent journalists and what it means for Jovenel Moïse | Café Philo discussion on mining in Haiti | Rape survivor Cynthia Verna's outburst on the arrest of a 60-year-old for the rape of an 11-year-old | The arrest of an American missionary for pedophilia.



Listen live or archived at the player below or at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pancaribbean/2017/03/04/legacy-of-1804-haiti-news-blog-review-kanaval-and-presidents-lof1804 or listen at 714-242-6119.







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POST-SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:

Minute 1-30: Reminiscing on Rene Preval and Thierra Gardere's lives.

Minutes 30-40: Clips and highlights of GwetoDe swearing-in ceremony on February 25th.

Minute 40-End: Clip and commentary of Martelly at Kanaval Okay; Discussion of Cynthia Verna triggered on Facebook Live; Discussion of Arkansas missionary Daniel Pye jailed in the US for child sex tourism in Haiti; Discussion of mining in Haiti.

Legacy of 1804 | Joel Dreyfuss is Back Live #LOF1804 #Haiti

This Friday night at 9PM, join me as I welcome journalist Joel Dreyfuss again, this time live. When he was last here we discussed his 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. See notes here. This time he will answer questions left unanswered from the last show and we will also discuss other articles such as The Helplessness of Haiti -- no we don't love this title -- and Donald Trump Discovers Haiti.

Joel has been a top editor at the leading technology magazines, 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. He co-authored The Bakke Case: The Politics of Inequality. 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.



Read the articles:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/only-haitians-can-save-haiti/2016/08/23/2191e962-6978-11e6-ba32-5a4bf5aad4fa_story.html?utm_term=.411afade24b9

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2016/10/20/the-helplessness-of-haiti/?utm_term=.a19110dcf908

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2016/10/12/donald-trump-discovers-haiti/?utm_term=.f5e14599d553


The show will stream live here or you can listen at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pancaribbean/2016/12/24/legacy-of-1804-joel-dreyfuss-is-back-live-lof1804 or on the phone at 714-242-6119.




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LIVE TWEET HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SHOW

Legacy of 1804 | Dady Chery on Haiti Elections, New Book #LOF1804

This Friday at 9PM, join me and co-host  Daniella Bien-Aimé of the Bien-Aimé Post as we welcome journalist and professor Dady Chéry to discuss the latest Haiti election and its aftermath as well as her book We Have Dared to Be Free.

Dady Chery is the Editor of Haiti Chery and Co-Editor in Chief of News
Junkie Post. She an associate professor in the biological sciences and the
author of We Have Dared to Be Free: Haiti’s Struggle Against Occupation.
Chery is a Haitian-born journalist, playwright, essayist, and poet. Her
broad interests encompass science, culture, and human rights. She writes
extensively about Haiti and world issues such as climate change,
displacement, and inequality. Her many contributions to Haitian news
include the first proposal that Haiti’s cholera had been imported by the
United Nations, the revelation of a second cholera infection by the UN
from Bangladesh after 2012, and the first description of Haiti’s mineral
wealth for a popular audience.



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LIVE TWEET HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SHOW:

Legacy of 1804 with Sokari Ekine #LOF1804 #Haiti #Nigeria

This Friday at 9PM,  join me as I welcome photographer Sokari Ekine of blacklooks.org to discuss her photo exhibit Spirit Desire inspired by her journey through Haiti and its spirituality as a journalist, educator, IDP Camp volunteer and mobile clinic attendant. The exhibit opens at Calabar Gallery in Harlem on January 25, 2017.

Sokari is a Nigerian activist, writer and photographer whose work and writing is engaged with pan-Africanist, anti-imperialist, femnist and environmental politics — in both Haiti and Nigeria. She has written for academic journals, anthologies and news publications including Pambazuka News, Feminist Africa and New Internationalist and she is the editor of Blood and Oil: Testimonies of Violence from Women of the Niger Delta, SMS Uprising: Mobile Phone Activism in Africa, and with Firoze Manji, African Awakening: The Emerging Revolutions.


You can listen online at kiskeacity.com, at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pancaribbean/2016/12/10/legacy-of-1804-with-sokari-ekine-lof1804-haiti-nigeria or on the phone at 714-242-6119.




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LIVE TWEET HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SHOW & LINKS TO SOKARI'S WORK:

Legacy of 1804 Haiti News and Blog Review #LOF1804

Host: Alice Backer. Co-Host: Hugues Girard.

When: This Friday (TONIGHT)

We look at the latest Haitian news and media including: UN cholera admission, latest on Clinton Foundation and Washington Post article. PLUS: Haiti Elections update. 

Listen live or on demand on the player below or at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pancaribbean/2016/08/27/legacy-of-1804-haiti-news-and-blog-review-lof1804. Listen LIVE ONLY on the phone at (714) 242-6119. 












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Legacy of 1804 on Bwa Kayiman Part 1 #LOF1804

Join host Alice Backer of www.kiskeacity.com as she discusses the Bwa Kayiman ceremony with Dr. Jerry Gilles and Yvrose Gilles of www.bookmanlit.com. The Bwa Kayiman ceremony kicked off the Haitian Revolution on August 14, 1791.

Doctor Jerry M. Gilles and Yvrose Gilles are co-editors of Bookmanlit.com a site that promotes study of Haitian-African culture. They have written several books and articles and have lectured at universities and museums. They have appeared on radio and television programs to talk about various aspects of Haitian History and Religion. Their most recent books include Bicentennial: Haiti's Gift to the World and Remembrance: Roots, Rituals, and Reverence in Vodou.

Doctor Jerry M. Gilles, specializes in High Risk Obstetrics. He graduated from Columbia University and obtained his doctorate in Medicine at the SUNY at Stony Brook.

Ms. Gilles obtained her undergraduate degree from Barnard College of Columbia University and obtained a Master of Science degree at Teacher's College of Columbia University. By family tradition, Ms. Gilles is descendant of both Dahomey and Kongo. By genetic analysis, she is also descendant of the Mede people of the Ivory Coast.

Listen in the player below or  live only on the phone at (714) 242-6119.

(This is a rebroadcast from August 2014. No questions will be taken tonight and part 2 will be broadcast next week.)






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Legacy of 1804 on Bridging the Investment Gap for Haitian Entrepreneurs #LOF1804

This friday at 9PM, join guest host  and blogger Daniella Bien-Aimé of the Bien-Aimé Post as she discusses investment capital for Haitian entrepreneurs in Haiti and the diaspora with Patrice Backer, COO of Afigfunds, a private equity firm. This show will be live so please call in to participate in the conversation. 

Listen Live or archived online at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pancaribbean/2016/07/23/legacy-of-1804--bridging-the-investment-gap-for-haitian-entrepreneurs-lof1804. You can also listen and participate on the phone at (714) 242-6119.







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Legacy of 1804 on Black Alliance for Just Immigration #LOF1804

Join me this Friday (tonight) at 9PM.

Guest: Ben Ndugga-Kibuye of Black Alliace for Just Immigration

Topics: Black Alliance for Just Immigration, ICE raids on immigrant communities, including Haitians



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Legacy of 1804 Haiti News and Blog Review #LOF1804

Join me this friday (tonight) at 9PM as I review the latest news and media relevant to Haiti and Haitians-- potentially with special guests.

Listen live or on demand on the player below or at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pancaribbean/2016/05/07/legacy-of-1804-haiti-news-and-blog-review-lof1804.  Listen LIVE ONLY on the phone at (714) 242-6119. 

(Links to the articles discussed tonight will be posted here after the show.)








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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

Listen live or on demand on the player below or at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pancaribbean/2016/04/09/legacy-of-1804-haiti-media-watch-4-8-2016-lof1804.  Listen LIVE ONLY on the phone at (714) 242-6119. 

   

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Canvas for Bernie Sanders in Haitian hotspot Canarsie, Brooklyn!

Here are a few opportunities to Bernie-canvas Haitian hotspot Canarsie with former LOF1804 guest Garleen St.Germain of Team Bernie NY. She'll be canvassing near/around there this week. Here are the links to her events:

1. Canarsie- Wednesday 4/6 6pm-8pm

https://go.berniesanders.com/page/event/detail/443hf

2. Canarsie-Friday 4/8, 6pm-8pm

https://go.berniesanders.com/page/event/detail/44mgq

3. Flatlands- Sunday 4/10, 11am-1pm

https://go.berniesanders.com/page/event/detail/448m8

Or if you'd like to set up your own canvassing event in a Haitian community, Canarsie is definitely a must!

I will likely join Garleen on Sunday.

It's super easy to do after downloading the MiniVan app on your phone. Instructions will be provided.

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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 with Garleen St.Germain of @TeamBernieNY #LOF1804

Host Alice Backer of www.kiskeacity.com welcomes Garleen St.Germain, a Haitian-American organizer at Team Bernie NY who has been volunteering for the Bernie Sanders campaign for about a year.
  
 How do Bernie Sanders supporters and sympathizers help get out the vote in New York? Great opportunity to discuss how to canvas in general and in the Haitian community in particular, phone bank, organize events and more.  

Have questions about other states? We'll do our best to answer them too.

Link to listen live: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pancaribbean/2016/03/19/legacy-of-1804-with-garleen-stgermain-of-team-bernie-ny-lof1804. Or listen live on the phone at (714) 242-6119.



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

Join me tonight (Friday) at 9PM for a rebroadcast of our 2/12/16 show. 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. 


 Listen LIVE or ARCHIVED at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pancaribbean/2016/03/05/legacy-of-1804-haiti-race-us-elections-news-blog-review-lof1804-replay or listen live on the phone at (714) 242-6119. 





SHOW RECAP/LIVE TWEETS/LINKS:

Legacy of 1804 with Cynthia McKinney on Haiti #LOF1804

Join me this Friday at 9PM as I welcome Dr. Cynthia McKinney to discuss her article "Democracy Denied: US Turning Haiti into a vassal state."

Dr. Cynthia McKinney is a 2008 Green Party presidential candidate, 6-term member of Congress, and former member of the Georgia State Legislature. She was the first Black woman ever elected to U.S. Congress from the state of Georgia.

Listen live or archived at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pancaribbean/2016/02/19/legacy-of-1804-with-dr-cynthia-mckinney-on-haiti-lof1804. Listen live only at (714) 242-6119.






SEE THE SHOW RECAP:

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. 


 Listen LIVE or ARCHIVED at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pancaribbean/2016/02/13/legacy-of-1804-haiti-race-and-us-elections-news-and-blog-review or listen live on the phone at (714) 242-6119. 




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Legacy of 1804 -- Haitian Adoptee Reunites with Birth Mother #Haiti #LOF1804 #Adoption

Join host Alice Backer of www.kiskeacity.com as she welcomes Mariette Williams and Judith Craig Morency, two Haitian Transracial adoptees who want to share their stories. Blogger Mariette Williams was a guest on LOF1804 a while back and returns to discuss meeting and reuniting with her biological birth mother, as reported in various news outlets.




We will discuss the following stories:


The Pain of Reunion: A Transracial Adoptee's Search for Her Birth Mother-- For Harriet  http://ht.ly/X7Jcn

Mariette Williams: Boca woman tracks down her birth mother in Haiti only to discover she was kidnapped years ago. - Sun Sentinel http://ht.ly/X7JDB  



mothermade: Mariette Williams: In Her Own Words http://ht.ly/X7Kc6

Listern live or later at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pancaribbean/2016/01/16/legacy-of-1804--haitian-adoptee-discusses-finding-her-birth-mother-lof1804. Listen live on the phone at (714) 242-6119.

UPDATE: SHOW AUDIO
 
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Legacy of 1804 -- New Years Resolutions 2016 #LOF1804 #Haiti

 

Co-hosts Hugues Girard, Hans Roy and I reviewed 6 pivotal moments in 2016 last Friday and tonight at 9PM we draw lessons from those moments and come up with NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS FOR 2016.

What are the 6 key events?

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. 
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 in the fight for non-GMO seed
6. The Rise of Co-operative Economics in the West and among Blacks in the U.S

 Listen LIVE or LATER at https://t.co/lIMrjJeccS. Listen and participate (LIVE ONLY) on the phone at (714) 242-6119.


UPDATE: SHOW AUDIO

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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