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<font size="4">Haiti Action Committee invites you to:</font><br>
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STEALING DEMOCRACY, HAITI FIGHTS BACK<br>
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<b><font size="4">Stand with the People of Haiti!<br>
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<div><font size="4"><b>Sunday, February 28th - 3 to 5PM</b></font><br>
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<div><b><font size="4">EASTSIDE ARTS ALLIANCE</font><br>
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<div><b>2277 International Blvd<br>
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<div><b>Oakland, CA 94606<br>
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<li><b><font size="4">Special Guests</font></b><br>
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<div><b>This is a critical moment to stand with Haiti,
denounce U.S. attacks on Haiti's sovereignty, and defend
Haiti's popular movement - one of the world's most
important struggles for human rights. Tens of thousands
of Haitians are facing tear gas and live ammunition
almost daily in demonstrations to demand free and fair
elections and an end to foreign intervention. The power
of this movement has forced postponement of a fraudulent
presidential "run-off" scheduled for January 24th.<br>
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</b>Join Haiti Action Committee for a lively and
informative program marking 25 years since the
inauguration of Haiti's first democratically-elected
President, Jean-Bertrand Aristide - the candidate of
Haiti's popular movement <i>Lavalas</i> - which ushered
in 10 years of democracy, hope and progress in Haiti. It
is 12 years since the Feb. 29, 2004 US-backed coup d'etat
that overthrew Aristide and the progressive <i>Lavalas</i>
government. The United States and its allies installed a
U.N. military occupation of Haiti that continues to this
day. <br>
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<div><i>Fanmi Lavalas </i>continues to accompany Haiti's
people in their fight for human rights and freedom. <br>
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<b><font size="4"><u>FANMI LAVALAS PRESS RELEASE, February
8, 2016</u><br>
</font></b><font size="4">The <i>Fanmi Lavalas</i>
political organization congratulates the people of Haiti
for their resistance and determination in the struggle
to demand their rights despite the terrible situation of
hunger, high cost of living, crime in their daily lives.<br>
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If today Martelly is compelled to leave office, it is
because of the courage of the people, it is thanks to
popular mobilization. It was the massive [electoral]
fraud that occurred on August 9 and October 25 that is
at the foundation of the crisis, the solution must be
institutional and constitutional and must take into
consideration the demands of the people. There is no
solution without the people. <i>Fanmi Lavalas</i>
continues to demand:<br>
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i) a provisional government of consensus with the
mission to keep the state apparatus functioning, to
begin addressing the social problems of the people and
to organize elections that are credible, honest and
democratic in the country;<br>
ii) an independent commission of verification to shed
light on the elections of August 9th and October 25th.
The ensuing electoral process will depend on the
findings and recommendations of the commission.<br>
iii) a new provisional electoral council.<br>
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<i>Fanmi Lavalas</i> continues to believe in dialogue
between Haitians with Haitians to resolve this electoral
crisis once and for all.<br>
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Fanmi Lavalas</i> urges all democratic and popular
forces to continue to mobilize until all of our demands
are satisfied. The mobilization must not stop.<br>
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Lavalas</i> is - in unity there is strength</font><br>
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