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Wednesday, February 7th<br><br>
International Day in Solidarity with Haiti -- worldwide EMERGENCY
PROTESTS!<br><br>
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WHERE:
</font><font face="Arial Black, Helvetica" size=5>Gather at 4:30 pm for a
5 pm Rally at Powell & Market (Powell St. BART) <br><br>
</font><font face="Arial Black, Helvetica" size=4>Followed by a March
down Market to a picket at the Brazilian Consulate,
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Montgomery (between Pine &
California).</font><font face="Arial Black, Helvetica" size=4> Brazil
commands the UN military force in Haiti.<br>
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The foreign military occupation of Haiti continues. The 8000 UN troops
are a proxy force for the US, French and Canadian soldiers who overthrew
Haiti's government in a 2004 coup. UN troops and police-controlled death
squads routinely assault communities that support the Lavalas grassroots
democracy movement. They are responsible for killings, sexual abuse,
beatings, house burnings, arbitrary arrests, and prolonged, illegal
detention of people without any charges.<br>
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In the pre-dawn of December 22nd, 400 Brazilian-led UN troops began a
day-long raid in Cite Soleil -- an operation on the scale of the July 6,
2005 UN massacre in the same poor, working-class community. They fired
heavy weapons from tanks and helicopters into people's homes. Many
residents were killed and wounded. Local citizens were outraged that UN
troops blocked Red Cross access to the area, refusing medical care to
people they had injured, including numerous children.<br><br>
The grassroots movement in Haiti has called for coordinated international
protests on February 7, to raise the demand: All foreign occupation
forces must leave Haiti now!<br>
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Let us act now in solidarity with our Haitian sisters and brothers, whose
unbreakable spirit, in the face of severe repression, won’t stop.<br>
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Sponsored by Haiti Action Committee For more information, see
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and
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www.haitisolidarity.net</a></font>
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510-483-7481<br><br>
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