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<font size=4 color="#FF0000"><b>Two women from the front lines of the
struggle in Haiti<br><br>
</font><font size=3>Two Haitian women active in the struggle for
democracy in Haiti will be here in the Bay for a short visit. Don't
miss this opportunity to learn what's going on and "What's Next for
Haiti." <br><br>
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</font><font size=5 color="#0000FF"><b>What Next for Haiti?<br>
With: Rea Dol and Euvonie Georges Auguste<br><br>
</font><font size=5>Saturday, November 21st<br>
</font><font size=3>4-6PM<br><br>
</font><font size=5>La Pena Cultural Center<br>
</font><font size=3>3105 Shattuck Avenue<br>
Berkeley, CA<br><br>
</b>$7-25 no one turned away for lack of funds<br><br>
For more information, (510) 483-7481 or
<a href="http://www.haitisolidarity.net/">www.haitisolidarity.net</a><br>
Contact:
<a href="mailto:action.haiti@gmail.com">action.haiti@gmail.com</a><br><br>
Join Haiti Action Committee for a rare opportunity to hear from two
courageous women who are at the center of the struggle for democracy in
Haiti. Rea Dol and Euvonie Auguste are Haitian women educators who have
devoted their lives to empowering the poorest communities in Haiti,
fighting for a society where discrimination and injustice will be
banished forever. They are leaders in the movement for literacy among
women. <br><br>
They will speak about their work, and about the current situation in
Haiti, the impact of the US/UN occupation, and the popular demands and
ongoing resistance of the grassroots movement.<br><br>
SPEAKER BIOS:<br><br>
</font><font size=3 color="#0000FF"><b>EUVONIE GEORGES AUGUSTE<br><br>
</b></font><font size=3>Euvonie Georges Auguste is a leading fighter for
human rights, the rights of women, and literacy in Haiti. She has
also been in the forefront of the battle for recognition and respect for
Vodou, the indigenous religion of the Haitian people.<br><br>
Euvonie is a member of Fanmi Lavalas, the largest grassroots
movement in Haiti. Throughout her life as a militant, Euvonie Georges
Auguste has always fought on the side of the dispossessed, for a just
society where discrimination and injustice will be banished forever. From
2001 to 2004, she took an active part in the literacy campaign launched
by the Aristide government on September 7, 2001. <br><br>
After the U.S.-orchestrated coup against the democratically elected
government of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Euvonie continued to
organize for democracy and women’s rights. She spoke at the World
Social Forum in Venezuela in 2006, focusing on the movement for popular
education in Haiti and its connection with similar efforts in
Venezuela.<br><br>
When Euvonie talks about her experiences in promoting literacy among the
poor in Haiti, she speaks not only as a theoretician but as a
practitioner, someone who has never stopped believing in the power of
education, even in the midst of terrible repression. <br><br>
</font><font size=3 color="#0000FF"><b>REA DOL<br><br>
</b></font><font size=3>Rea is the founder and director of SOPUDEP
school. Located in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, SOPUDEP is a comprehensive
public school serving the poorest residents of the city. Founded in 2002,
the school has grown to over 480 students, many of whom receive their
only regular meal through the school's hot lunch program. <br><br>
Not only is Rea the founder and director of SOPUDEP; she also is a
community organizer and a grassroots leader. She has headed up an adult
literacy program, a women's economic empowerment organization, HIV/AIDS
treatment and prevention program, and many more. She coordinates a
federation of grassroots women's organizations fighting for survival in
Haiti's harsh economy. <br><br>
Rea is determined to improve the lives of the poorest people in her
community through education. Most of all she wants her people to have a
sense of pride and hope.<br><br>
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