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</font><font size=4><b><u>Bulletin #1 - Jan. 26, 2007<br>
</u></font><div align="center"><font size=5 color="#FF0000">30 Cities
Join International Day in Solidarity with Haiti<br>
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<b>So far 30 cities -- in South America, the Caribbean, Europe, the US
and Canada -- have joined hands in the</b> <b>February 7th International
Day in Solidarity with the Haitian People.</b> They are answering the
call of the popular movement in Haiti, which is mobilizing people for
February 7, as they have been continually since the February 29, 2004
coup d'etat. <br>
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From street demonstrations and marches to vigils, film showings and
public meetings, people in 13 countries (so far!) are uniting around the
6 demands and the central theme: </font><font size=4><b>Stop the War
Against the People of Haiti -- End the Foreign Military Occupation --
Respect Haiti's Sovereignty!</b> <br>
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<b>Protests are being organized in Brazil, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, the US
and Canada -- countries that provide troops for the UN military force in
Haiti --as well as in Ireland, England, Mexico, Guyana and the Caribbean.
</b>Cities with large Haitian communities in the US and Canada will be
mobilizing. New York will see a Haiti solidarity demonstration at United
Nations headquarters on Feb. 7th. San Francisco and Los Angeles will
target the consulate of Brazil, whose UN military commander in Haiti is
responsible for the massacres and the almost daily, heavy-caliber attacks
on the men, women and children who live in Cite Soleil..<br>
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This is a critical moment for Haiti. Repression is intensifying, but the
people's resistance continues strong. Our practical solidarity can play a
key part in this life-or-death struggle. <br>
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Here is what you can do: <br>
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<b>1. Organize an activity for Haiti on or around Wednesday,
Febuary 7 in your city or town. <br>
2. Let us know now what you are planning -- date, time, location,
type of activity, contact information -- so we can build the
campaign.</b> [Call +1-510-847-8657 or email
<a href="mailto:sub@sonic.net">sub@sonic.net</a>]. After your event,
please call or email us a report immediately so we can publicize each
city's protest activity while the news is still fresh.<br>
<b>3. Circulate key documents</b> [sent
separately]: <br>
a. The "Call to Action - International Day in
Solidarity with the Haitian People - Coordinated International Protests
on Feb. 7, 2007." In English, French, Spanish and Portuguese.<br>
b. Sept. 30th Foundation Declaration: "No to
Occupation -- No to Trusteeship" - in English and Kreyol. And recent
article: "The Coup d'Etat Continues" in French.<br>
c. Reports on the December 22 "Christmas
massacre" in Cite Soleil; on the role of the UN since the Feb. 29,
2004 coup; and on the current situation in Haiti.<br>
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Thank you, brothers and sisters.<br>
<br>
The February 7th Organizing Committee<br>
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</font><font size=5><b><u>A Call to Action Join the International Day
in Solidarity with the Haitian People<br>
</u></font><div align="center"><font size=6 color="#FF0000">Coordinated
International Protests <br>
on February 7, 2007</font><font size=3 color="#FF0000"> <br>
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<font size=5><b>*** End the Foreign Military Occupation of
Haiti!<br>
*** Stop the War against the People of Haiti!<br>
*** Respect Haiti's Sovereignty!<br>
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</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=4>Dear Activists for Haiti,
<br><br>
The United Nations forces in Haiti (MINUSTAH) backed to the hilt by the
US, France and Canada are continuing their bloody assault on the poor
majority, targeting especially leaders and supporters of the Lavalas
grassroots democracy movement. <br><br>
On December 22, 2006, some 400 UN troops conducted another day-long raid
in Bois Neuf, Cite Soleil an operation on the scale of the July 6, 2005
UN massacre in the same neighborhood with many civilian residents dead
and wounded. Since the "Christmas massacre," UN forces have
repeatedly raided Cite Soleil shooting off their weapons. <br><br>
In response, Fondasyon Trant Septanm, an 11-year-old organization of
victims of the 1991 and 2004 coups d'etat in Haiti, has issued
</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=4 color="#FF0000"><b>a</b>
<b>call for</b> <b>renewed protests in many cities of the world on
February 7, 2007.</b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=4> This is
the anniversary of the overthrow of the dictator "Baby Doc"
Duvalier in 1986. Haiti will be demonstrating on that day<b> so should
we!</b> <br><br>
The February 7th call is supported by representatives of these grassroots
organizations in Haiti: <b>+</b> <i>Comite de Defense des Droits du
Peuple Haitien</i><b> </b>(Committee in Defense of the Rights of the
Haitian People) <b>+ </b><i>Confederation des Travailleurs Haitiens</i>
(Confederation of Haitian Workers) <b>+</b> <i>Femmes Victimes Debout</i>
(Women Victims Stand Up) <b>+</b> <i>Collectif des Parents et Amis des
Prisonniers Politiques</i> (Collective of Relatives and Friends of
Political Prisoners) <b>+ </b><i>Coordination Nationale des Organisations
de Droits Humains</i> (National Coordination of Human Rights
Organizations). <br><br>
The February 7th International Day is part of a campaign against the
US/UN Occupation by the popular movement in Haiti, leading up to February
15th when the UN Security Council is due to renew its Haiti
mandate.<br><br>
We need to act now in solidarity with our Haitian sisters and brothers,
whose unbreakable spirit, in the face of severe repression, just wont
stop.<b> <br><br>
<u>Building on the 2005 international demonstrations for Haiti<br><br>
</u></b>The July 6th massacre by UN troops in Cite Soleil sparked an
international campaign, culminating in a day of solidarity actions in 15
cities and five countries on July 21, 2005. The campaign succeeded in
breaking through the media blockade, exposing the massacre. <br><br>
</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=4 color="#FF0000"><b>This was
followed by the first International Day in Solidarity with Haiti on
September 30, 2005, when coordinated actions in 47 cities in 17 countries
on 4 continents condemned the bloody US/UN occupation and demanded that
Haiti's sovereignty and democracy be
respected.</b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=4> <br><br>
<b>Today, violent repression continues against grassroots activists and
communities</b> by UN forces and paramilitary death squads [like
the Little Machete Army] created by the Haitian National Police. We're
talking not only about killings, but sexual abuse, beatings, house
burnings, arbitrary arrests, and the prolonged, illegal detention of
people without any charges. UN forces have been repeatedly implicated in
these activities.<br><br>
</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=5 color="#FF0000"><b>Our call
is for each city to organize its own Haiti solidarity activity on or
around Wednesday, February 7, 2007</b>
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<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=5 color="#FF0000"> <b>to be
coordinated as a single worldwide mobilization. <br><br>
</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=5>It could be a march, rally,
public meeting, vigil, house meeting or civil disobedience</b> whatever
you are able to do in support of the following demands:</font>
<ul>
<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=4><b>End the brutal US/UN
Occupation </b> Respect Haitis sovereignty
<li><b>Stop the killings, sexual abuse and massacres of the poor</b> by
UN troops, police and paramilitaries under police control
<li><b>Free the political prisoners </b> No more illegal arrests &
detentions
<li><b>President Aristide must be free to return to Haiti </b> Respect
the Haitian Constitution
<li><b>Launch an independent inquiry into the February 29, 2004 coup and
forced removal of President Aristide
<li>Perpetrators of the coup and massacres of the poor must be brought to
justice </b> Reparations for the victims
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</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=5 color="#FF0000"><b>Join
us</b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=4> in this important
mobilization<b>.
</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=4 color="#FF0000">Let us know
by phone or email what solidarity activity you are organizing for on or
around February 7th</b>, <b>so we can build the
campaign.</b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=4> Use your
contacts in other cities and countries to spread this
movement. <br><br>
<b><i>For the February 7, 2007 International Day of
Solidarity with the People of Haiti,<br><br>
</i></b>Lavarice Gaudin, Veye Yo<br><br>
Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine, Fondasyon Trant Septanm<br><br>
Margaret Prescod, Global Women's Strike<br><br>
Dave Welsh, US Labor/Human Rights Delegation to Haiti<br><br>
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Contact the Feb. 7th Organizing Committee at 510-847-8657 or
<a href="??">sub@sonic.net</a> <br><br>
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