[News] Oak - Sun, Feb 28th, 3-5PM - Stealing Democracy - Haiti Fights Back

[Anti-Imperialist News]

Haiti Action Committee invites you to:
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STEALING DEMOCRACY, HAITI FIGHTS BACK
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*Stand with the People of Haiti!
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*Sunday, February 28th - 3 to 5PM*
*EASTSIDE ARTS ALLIANCE
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*2277 International Blvd
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*Oakland, CA 94606
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  * *Pierre Labossiere
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  * *Music
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  * *Special Guests*

*This is a critical moment to stand with Haiti, denounce U.S. attacks on 
Haiti's sovereignty, and defend Haiti's popular movement - one of the 
world's most important struggles for human rights. Tens of thousands of 
Haitians are facing tear gas and live ammunition almost daily in 
demonstrations to demand free and fair elections and an end to foreign 
intervention. The power of this movement has forced postponement of a 
fraudulent presidential "run-off" scheduled for January 24th.

*Join Haiti Action Committee for a lively and informative program 
marking 25 years since the inauguration of Haiti's first 
democratically-elected President, Jean-Bertrand Aristide - the candidate 
of Haiti's popular movement /Lavalas/  - which ushered in 10 years of 
democracy, hope and progress in Haiti. It is 12 years since the Feb. 29, 
2004 US-backed coup d'etat that overthrew Aristide and the progressive 
/Lavalas/ government. The United States and its allies installed a U.N. 
military occupation of Haiti that continues to this day.

/Fanmi Lavalas /continues to accompany Haiti's people in their fight for 
human rights and freedom.

*_FANMI LAVALAS PRESS RELEASE, February 8, 2016_
*The /Fanmi Lavalas/ political organization congratulates the people of 
Haiti for their resistance and determination in the struggle to demand 
their rights despite the terrible situation of hunger, high cost of 
living, crime in their daily lives.

If today Martelly is compelled to leave office, it is because of the 
courage of the people, it is thanks to popular mobilization. It was the 
massive [electoral] fraud that occurred on August 9 and October 25 that 
is at the foundation of the crisis, the solution must be institutional 
and constitutional and must take into consideration the demands of the 
people. There is no solution without the people. /Fanmi Lavalas/ 
continues to demand:

i) a provisional government of consensus with the mission to keep the 
state apparatus functioning, to begin addressing the social problems of 
the people and to organize elections that are credible, honest and 
democratic in the country;
ii) an independent commission of verification to shed light on the 
elections of August 9th and October 25th. The ensuing electoral process 
will depend on the findings and recommendations of the commission.
iii) a new provisional electoral council.

/Fanmi Lavalas/ continues to believe in dialogue between Haitians with 
Haitians to resolve this electoral crisis once and for all.
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Fanmi Lavalas/ urges all democratic and popular forces to continue to 
mobilize until all of our demands are satisfied. The mobilization must 
not stop.
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Lavalas/ is - in unity there is strength


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