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the crisis in Haiti continues to unfold, we urge you to
join us to hear from leaders of Fanmi Lavalas, the
people's party of Haiti </span></p>
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speakers: </span></p>
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Maryse Narcisse</span><span
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and </span><span
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Edouard “Pacha” Vorbe</span><span
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members of the Fanmi Lavalas Executive Committee</span></p>
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Rama Ali Kased</span><span
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US Palestinian Community Network, </span><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Assistant
Professor of Race and Resistance Studies, San Francisco
State University</span></p>
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Labossiere</span><span
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co-founder Haiti Action Committee </span></p>
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Turner</span><span
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host of KPFA Africa Today, Board President of Global
Exchange</span></p>
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X</span><span
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will read poetry accompanied on drums by </span><span
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Reynolds</span></p>
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years after the US-orchestrated coup that overthrew the
democratically elected government of President
Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Haiti is at a critical juncture.
In 2023, 5000 people were killed by paramilitary death
squads and more than 300,000 people were displaced from
their homes in the wake of terror, kidnappings and sexual
violence. Nearly half the population is facing acute food
insecurity. Schools and hospitals have shut down in the
face of unrelenting violence, while the US continues to
support a string of dictators and orchestrate a new
foreign invasion. </span></p>
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the face of repression and relentless terror that Haitians
have called “hell on earth,” the Haitian people continue
to defend their communities and to build new institutions,
such as free clinics, cooperatives, and schools that
embody a vision for a new, democratic and just Haiti. As
the US and UN move forward with plans for a new foreign
invasion, this time fronted by Kenyan police and other
African and Caribbean nations, the Haitian popular
movement, including Fanmi Lavalas, demands an end to
foreign occupation once and for all. They are calling
instead to replace the current dictatorship with a
people’s transition government of “Sali Piblik” (public
safety). </span></p>
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time for solidarity is now</span><span
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We call on all freedom-loving people to defend the right of
Haiti’s people to live with dignity, free from foreign
domination. </span></span><br clear="all">
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