[News] Protest New Invasion of Haiti by US-backed Kenyan Police Force! Tuesday, July 9th, 5pm at SF Federal Building

[Anti-Imperialist News]

Haiti Action Committee Alert:


Protest the New Invasion of Haiti by US-backed Kenyan Police Force

Protest the Murderous Repression in Kenya by the Same Police Force


Demonstration and Press Conference in front of the SF Federal Building 
(90-7th St, SF)


Tuesday, July 9th, 2024 at 5 PM


The Haiti Action Committee condemns the arrival of 400 Kenyan police 
officers in Haiti on Tuesday, June 25th, as the advance force for the 
US-funded invasion to prop up and “stabilize” the repressive 
US-installed PHTK (Haitian Party of Tet Kale) regime. Even though PHTK 
leader Ariel Henry was forced out of power this past spring, the PHTK 
remains in control, dominating a newly-installed “transitional 
presidential council,” thanks to US intervention  For this new invasion, 
the Biden Administration is providing $300 million, including weapons 
and equipment 
<https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/04/us-military-assistance-haiti-violence-00156150>in 
the form of 80 humvees, sniper rifles, riot control gear and more.


Although the US claims that the invasion is necessary to quell “gang 
violence” in Haiti, the “gangs”, more accurately understood as 
paramilitary death squads, have flourished under PHTK rule as part of 
the regime’s war 
<https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/02/us-tax-dollars-at-work-neocolonial-dictatorship-paramilitary-and-police-terror-in-haiti-today/>on 
the popular movement. It was the US-backed coup against President 
Jean-Bertrand Aristide in 2004 and the subsequent US/ UN occupation of 
Haiti that created the conditions for this paramilitary violence to 
ravage Haiti. Calling for yet another US-backed invasion and occupation 
of Haiti is akin to asking arsonists to put out their own fire.


The Haiti Action Committee likewise stands in full solidarity with the 
people of Kenya and their courageous protests against the International 
Monetary Fund (IMF)-backed austerity measures that the corrupt regime of 
President William Ruto has attempted to impose.


We condemn the brutal police repression against these protests, 
resulting in the injuries of hundreds and the killings of demonstrators 
on June 25th. The people of Kenya and Haiti have a common enemy: 
neo-colonial dictatorships, supported by US tax dollars, that dutifully 
carry out IMF measures, as when PHTK leader Ariel Henry eliminated the 
fuel subsidy in October 2022, leading to a massive spike in hunger. 
Revered Kenyan author and social activist Ngugi wa Thiong’o made these 
connections in his  Open Letter to William Ruto 
<https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2024/05/30/an-open-letter-to-william-ruto/>, 
first published on May 30th in PM News Nigeria.


Let us build on the momentum of recent actions 
<https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/06/13/global-solidarity-on-haitis-flag-day-to-stop-foreign-intervention/>to 
intensify our solidarity in this moment when it is needed more than ever!


For more information, contact action.haiti at gmail.com 
<mailto:action.haiti at gmail.com>

-- 
Haiti Action Committee
PO Box 2040
Berkeley,CA 94702
Website <https://haitisolidarity.net>
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33 years of solidarity with the anti-colonial grassroots struggle for 
dignity, democracy and self-determination of the Haitian people!

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