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<b>From:</b> <b>Erzilidanto@aol.com<br>
Date:</b> <b>Sat, 31 Jul 2004 17:31:09 EDT<br><br>
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<b>The Haiti Resolution <br><br>
Whereas,</b> 2004 marks the 200th anniversary of Haiti's Independence and
abolition of colonialism and slavery, the only time in history that
<br>
a slave revolution achieved independence, and a milestone in the history
of humankind's struggle for rule by the people for the people; <br><br>
<b>Whereas,</b> the United Nations has designated 2004 as the
International Year to commemorate the struggle against slavery and its
abolition, in <br>
recognition of the Haitian Revolution and the valiant struggle of the
Haitian people;<br><br>
<b>Whereas,</b> in this 2004 year, while the Haitian people worldwide
proudly commemorate their ancestors' great victory against organized
tyranny in <br>
1804, they are forced to continue struggling for justice and democracy in
Haiti, and against foreign occupation of their sacred land, and must also
<br>
continue to struggle for justice and equal rights in the United States,
where in practice, the Haitian people are the only refugees fleeing
political <br>
persecution to be incarcerated and indefinitely detained in U.S. jails,
even if they have demonstrated a case for political asylum and even if a
judge <br>
has ordered their release;<br><br>
<b>Whereas,</b> such a U.S. policy is a blatantly discriminatory and
racially biased policy; <br><br>
<b>Whereas,</b> Haitian voters overwhelmingly elected President Aristide
to a five-year term ending in 2006 and the U.S. supported Latortue regime
came <br>
to power through force and through foreign interference in Haiti's
sovereignty and democratic process; <br><br>
<b>Whereas,</b> the Bush Administration installed this unconstitutional
Latortue regime in Port-au-Prince that has systematically attacked
supporters and <br>
officials of the Constitutional government, and allowed the paramilitary
gangs led by drug dealers, rapists, convicted murderers and members of
Haiti's <br>
hated disbanded army to terrorize the Haitian populace, and;<br><br>
<b>Whereas</b>, this regime change affected not only Haiti's President,
but also led to the removal and replacement by un-elected persons of more
than 7,000 <br>
legislative and local officials, and the total disenfranchisement of 8.5
million Black voters in Haiti that they represented, as well as morally,
culturally and <br>
psychologically devastating and economically devaluing Haitians residing
in the U.S. and Haitian-American citizens in the U.S., who send nearly $1
<br>
billion per year to Haiti;<br><br>
<b>Now therefore, </b>the undersigned pro-democracy advocates hereby
present this Haiti Resolution to be included in the Democratic Party
Platform:<br><br>
<b>Be it resolved,</b> by the Congressional Black Caucus that the
Democratic Party shall adopt the following "6 Points Haiti
Resolution" to its Democratic <br>
platform and will: <br><br>
<b>1. <br>
</b>Support the return of Constitutional rule to Haiti by restoring all
elected officials of all parties to their offices throughout the country
until the end of <br>
their mandates and another election is held, as mandated by Haiti's
Constitution; <br><br>
<b>2.</b> Condemn the killings, illegal imprisonment and confiscation of
the property of supporters of Haiti's Constitutional government, and
insist that Haiti's <br>
illegitimate "interim government" immediately cease its own
persecution and put a stop to persecution by the thugs and
murderers from the paramilitary <br>
gangs;<br><br>
<b>3.<br>
</b>Insist on the immediate release of all political prisoners in Haitian
jails, including Prime Minister Yvon Neptune, other Constitutional
government <br>
officials and folksinger/activist So Ann;<br><br>
<b>4.<br>
</b>Insist on the disarmament of the thugs, death squad leaders, and
convicted human rights violators, and their prosecution for all crimes
committed during <br>
the attack on Haiti's elected government; and, help rebuild Haiti's
police force, ensuring that it excludes anyone who helped to overthrow
the democratically <br>
elected government or who participated in other human rights
violations;<br><br>
<b>5.</b> Stop the indefinite detention and automatic repatriation of
Haitian refugees and immediately grant Temporary Protected Status to all
Haitian refugees <br>
presently in the United States until democracy is restored to Haiti;
and<br><br>
<b>6. <br>
</b>Support the calls by the OAS, CARICOM and the Africa Union for an
investigation into the circumstances of President Aristide's removal;
and, enact<br>
Congresswoman Barbara Lee's T.R.U.T.H Act (HR 3919) which calls for the
investigation of the forcible removal of the democratically elected
President<br>
of Haiti. <br><br>
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Marguerite Laurent, Haitian Lawyers Leadership Network<br>
Pierre Labosierre, Haiti Action Committee<br>
Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine, Fondasyon Trant Septanm<br>
Alina Sixto, Ajoupa<br>
Picard Losier, Radio Ayiti<br>
Josue Renaud, The New England Human Rights Organization For Haiti<br>
Jean Yvon Kernizan, Haitian Charities of America (HACHOFA)<br>
Paul Mathieu, Organisation De Bienveillence National Haitienne
(OBNH)<br>
Louis Elneus, Haiti Lumiere<br>
Jean Benoit, Asosiyasyon Chofe Taksi Ayisyen (ACT)<br>
Lynn Currier, Haitkaah Social Justice Project<br>
Steve Gillis, Boston A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition<br><br>
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Forwarded by the Haitian Lawyers Leadership<br>
******<br><br>
"Men anpil chay pa lou" is Kreyol for - "Many hands
make light a heavy load."<br><br>
See: <b>The Haitian Leadership Networks' </b> 7 "men anpil chay
palou" campaigns to <br>
help restore Haiti's independence, the will of the mass electorate and
the rule of law. <br><br>
See:<br>
<br>
</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=3 color="#003399"><a href="http://www.margueritelaurent.com/pressclips/haitianlawyers.html">http://www.margueritelaurent.com/pressclips/haitianlawyers.html</a></font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=3>
; <br>
</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=3 color="#003399"><a href="http://www.margueritelaurent.com/campaigns/campaigns.html" eudora="autourl">http://www.margueritelaurent.com/campaigns/campaigns.html<br><br>
</a></font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=3>and Haitiaction.net
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