tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666438341787104359Thu, 12 Dec 2024 07:20:22 +0000CaliofrniaHaitihttp://wadnerpierre.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (HaitiAnalysis)Blogger249125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666438341787104359.post-3612353749234273497Fri, 19 Feb 2016 08:52:00 +00002016-02-19T03:52:15.075-05:00 From an interview by Beverly Bell PAPDA, a coalition of nine Haitian organizations, supports rice cooperatives like this one in Northern Haiti as part of its commitment to women's leadership in local agricultural production against the backdrop of increasing land and resource grabs throughout the Caribbean nation. Image courtesy of Salena Tramel, for Grassroots International. In http://wadnerpierre.blogspot.com/2016/02/women-farmers-and-land-grabs-in-haiti.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (HaitiAnalysis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666438341787104359.post-6686377330022667601Fri, 19 Feb 2016 08:44:00 +00002016-02-19T03:44:20.943-05:00 By Nia Imara and Robert Roth* “Reflecting on struggles everywhere, we came to the conclusion that a people can’t be sovereign if they don’t have the right to vote. No people can retain their dignity if their vote does not count.”&nbsp; From a Statement&nbsp;Issued by 68 Haitian Grassroots Organizations on January 22, 2016 The voice of Haiti’s popular movement at this critical period inhttp://wadnerpierre.blogspot.com/2016/02/haiti-rises-time-for-solidarity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (HaitiAnalysis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666438341787104359.post-395272111983336996Thu, 21 Jan 2016 23:08:00 +00002016-01-21T18:08:45.618-05:00 By Joshua Steckley and Beverly Bell This report is based on extensive interviews, on-site and via phone, with more than 20 government officials, economic development professionals, peasant farmers, and community organizers, between July 2015 and January 2016. We reached out to Agritrans for comment, but they did not respond. The frontrunner in Haiti’s rigged election grabbed land from http://wadnerpierre.blogspot.com/2016/01/haitis-fraudulent-presidential.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (HaitiAnalysis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666438341787104359.post-1601532474521757307Tue, 22 Dec 2015 18:56:00 +00002015-12-22T13:56:49.267-05:00 BY WADNER PIERRE Introduction Three presidential elections have been organized under the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission watch; all of them had been either marred with irregularities or massive frauds. In 2006, Haitian people had to gain the streets for several weeks to abort an electoral coup pre-engineered by United States-backed de facto government Gerard Latorture. In 2010, http://wadnerpierre.blogspot.com/2015/12/essay-haiti-and-uns-endless.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (HaitiAnalysis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666438341787104359.post-8659234156218039422Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:18:00 +00002015-12-22T12:18:16.624-05:00 An interview with Nixon Boumba, Democratic Popular Movement (MODEP)&nbsp;and&nbsp;American Jewish World Service Edited by Natalie Miller, Other Worlds Since the earthquake of January, 2010, Haiti has increasingly become a target of extraction and private business development by Haitian and foreign investors. Income and trade – if the wages are livable and the trade is fair – would, of course,http://wadnerpierre.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-struggle-for-land-justice-knows-no.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (HaitiAnalysis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666438341787104359.post-7032326012636009198Tue, 22 Dec 2015 04:25:00 +00002016-01-02T17:24:30.270-05:00 By WADNER PIERRE This opinion article was originally published by UnlessWecare Fanmi Lavas supporters protest in the streets of the Port-Au-Prince in support to their candidate Dr. Maryse Narcisse. Photo from Fanmi Lavalas presidential Dr. Maryse Narcisse Facebook page. For too long, people paid by Haitian people to do their job have not been held accountable. Now, it’s the time for http://wadnerpierre.blogspot.com/2015/12/opinion-haitis-electoral-shambles-cep.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (HaitiAnalysis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666438341787104359.post-6964850119604565967Sun, 20 Dec 2015 03:14:00 +00002015-12-19T22:14:11.394-05:00 BY WADNER PIERRE This&nbsp;article&nbsp;was&nbsp;originally&nbsp;published by&nbsp;UnlessWeCare Photo Credit: Reuters. Nearly two months since Haiti’s&nbsp;Conseil Electoral Provisoire&nbsp;(Electoral Provisional Council), know as the CEP, announced the final results for the first round residential, second round legislative and local elections that plagued with massive frauds. The http://wadnerpierre.blogspot.com/2015/12/haiti-elections-catholic-church-still_19.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (HaitiAnalysis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666438341787104359.post-8423938486213405801Sun, 20 Dec 2015 03:13:00 +00002015-12-19T22:13:39.604-05:00 BY WADNER PIERRE This&nbsp;article&nbsp;was&nbsp;originally&nbsp;published by UnlessWeCare Photo Credit: Reuters. Nearly two months since Haiti’s&nbsp;Conseil Electoral Provisoire&nbsp;(Electoral Provisional Council), know as the CEP, announced the final results for the first round residential, second round legislative and local elections that plagued with massive frauds. The http://wadnerpierre.blogspot.com/2015/12/haiti-elections-catholic-church-still.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (HaitiAnalysis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666438341787104359.post-6053490803290094662Fri, 18 Dec 2015 06:41:00 +00002015-12-18T01:46:29.903-05:00 BY WADNER PIERRE This article was originally published by UnlessWecare.org Since the CEP published its tainted and most controversial results for the presidential, second round legislative and local elections early last November, thousands have been demonstrated in the streets of Haiti’s largest cities to reclaim a recount of their votes. Religious leaders and international human rights http://wadnerpierre.blogspot.com/2015/12/haiti-govt-formed-electoral-commission.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (HaitiAnalysis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666438341787104359.post-7335601618142805061Thu, 10 Dec 2015 20:40:00 +00002015-12-10T15:42:44.029-05:00 By Wadner Pierre This Article was originally published by UnlessWeCare &nbsp;It has been over a month since Haiti’s&nbsp;Conseil Electoral Provisoire&nbsp;(Electoral Provisory Counsel), known as CEP, published its foreknown controversial fraudulent results for the first round presidential and second round legislative elections. The CEP’s preliminary results for the presidential elections http://wadnerpierre.blogspot.com/2015/12/haiti-cep-failed-to-its-mission-but.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (HaitiAnalysis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666438341787104359.post-2721068599480907858Sun, 14 Sep 2014 19:55:00 +00002014-09-14T15:55:19.394-04:00 Stop the Attacks on Former President Jean Bertrand Aristide and the Lavalas Movement On August 21, Haitian police wearing black masks and carrying heavy arms appeared in front of the home of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide as a Haitian judge issued calls to arrest him. Hundreds of people courageously surrounded the house to protect him. One week before, President Aristide was http://wadnerpierre.blogspot.com/2014/09/us-actor-and-human-rights-activist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (HaitiAnalysis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666438341787104359.post-6462388353481411937Thu, 07 Aug 2014 21:50:00 +00002014-08-08T02:17:04.012-04:00 By Michelle Karshan Communications Photo from Riva Précil's Facebook page. Bohio Music releases first single “1492” -- an upbeat World music song in Haitian Creole incorporating traditional Haitian roots/racine, jazz, Ibo rhythms with a Mali influence. August 5, 2014, Brooklyn, New York&nbsp;– Monvelyno Alexis and lead singer, Riva Nyri&nbsp;Précil, of the recently formed Bohio Music http://wadnerpierre.blogspot.com/2014/08/loyola-graduate-singer-and-songwriter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (HaitiAnalysis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666438341787104359.post-8639972024445976114Tue, 29 Apr 2014 13:27:00 +00002014-04-29T09:27:36.838-04:00 by CEPR's&nbsp;Relief and Reconstruction BlogThe Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (IJDH) and its Haiti-based partner Bureau des Avocats Internationaux (BAI) have released a report outlining recent cases of persecution of organized workers in Haiti as well as Haitian government complicity in allowing illegal attacks against, and terminations of labor activists to occur without http://wadnerpierre.blogspot.com/2014/04/new-report-details-persecution-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (HaitiAnalysis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666438341787104359.post-4254200427976463440Sun, 26 Jan 2014 01:02:00 +00002014-01-25T20:02:08.171-05:00 <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal.dotm 0 0 1 641 3658 Jesus 30 7 4492 12.0 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; http://wadnerpierre.blogspot.com/2014/01/new-charges-in-dominique-case-are-meant.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (HaitiAnalysis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666438341787104359.post-4222771516968784229Mon, 13 Jan 2014 19:32:00 +00002014-01-13T14:32:07.607-05:00 by Wadner Pierre Yesterday, in Haiti and around the world, people remembered the tragic images of dead bodies on the streets of, Haiti’s Capital, Port-Au-Prince and those who were fortunate enough to survive this natural tragedy. On the 4th anniversary of this tragedy, Pope Francis gave Haiti its first cardinal, Monsignor Chibly Langlois, the bishop of Southern Haiti, to lead a church http://wadnerpierre.blogspot.com/2014/01/in-memory-of-those-who-died-in-jan-12.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (HaitiAnalysis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666438341787104359.post-8002946097781633974Tue, 10 Dec 2013 19:56:00 +00002013-12-10T15:25:02.372-05:00 &nbsp;by Wadner Pierre President Nelson Mandela brings the world leaders together to honor him in a memorial service that lasts nearly ten hours. At the forefront of the service was President Barack Obama. President Obama will be remembered for his historical, &nbsp;passionate and &nbsp;political speech in a foreign land, and his handshaking with Cuba's president, Raul Castro. No surprise http://wadnerpierre.blogspot.com/2013/12/nelson-mandelmadiba-1918-2013-leader.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (HaitiAnalysis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666438341787104359.post-7775848386510006421Sun, 22 Sep 2013 13:08:00 +00002013-09-22T09:10:02.684-04:00 By Wadner Pierre Speaking &nbsp;at the 43rd Annual Congressional Black Caucus Phoenix Awards Dinner, President Obama urged America to pay its debt and to fund his landmark signature, the Affordable Care Act know as Obamacare. The U.S. Supreme &nbsp;last year&nbsp;upheld the&nbsp;Affordable Care Act and made it the law of the land. &nbsp;He&nbsp;said, “You'd be willing to shut down the http://wadnerpierre.blogspot.com/2013/09/president-obama-told-republicans-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (HaitiAnalysis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666438341787104359.post-8834805315158585230Thu, 10 Jan 2013 21:14:00 +00002013-01-10T16:14:52.609-05:00 In this photo, lawyer Bill Quigley talks to thousands of SOA Watch supporters in Fort Benning, Ga in Nov. 2012. Eh urged the matchers to keep the pressure on until the School of Americas is closed. &nbsp;Photo by Wadner Pierre. &nbsp;By&nbsp;Bill Quigley- Originally published on&nbsp;HuffingtonPost Despite billions in aid that were supposed to go to the Haitian people, hundreds of http://wadnerpierre.blogspot.com/2013/01/billions-to-haiti-little-to-haitians.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (HaitiAnalysis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666438341787104359.post-1361313406791348998Sun, 02 Dec 2012 10:47:00 +00002012-12-02T05:47:30.384-05:00 By Wadner Pierre-&nbsp;originally published by&nbsp;The Maroon For the first time in two years, a group of Loyola students traveled to a US military- sponsored school in Fort&nbsp;Benning, Ga. to protest the 1989 massacre of six Jesuit priests and their two workers. Hundreds of thousands protesters continue as rally against the U.S.-sponsored military school in the Fort Benning, Ga. Photohttp://wadnerpierre.blogspot.com/2012/12/soa-watch-were-still-there-until-school.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (HaitiAnalysis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666438341787104359.post-5226768236367247406Thu, 04 Oct 2012 16:54:00 +00002012-10-04T12:54:36.739-04:00 Belen Fernandez-&nbsp;Al Jazeera EnglishBelen Fernandez is the author of The Imperial Messenger: Thomas Friedman at Work, published by Verso. She is a contributing editor at Jacobin Magazine. Pulse Media Books RSS Paramilitarism and the assault on democracy in Haiti Haiti's brutal paramilitary campaigns received scant media coverage, while "political violence" was http://wadnerpierre.blogspot.com/2012/10/paramilitarism-and-assault-on-democracy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (HaitiAnalysis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666438341787104359.post-3866201132029186974Sun, 30 Sep 2012 21:52:00 +00002012-09-30T17:53:55.904-04:00 by Kevin Pina Friday, Sept. 21, saw yet another in a series of large demonstrations across Haiti. The largest protests were registered in Cap Haitien and La Cayes, Haiti’s second and third largest cities, against what many protestors called “the corruption of the Martelly regime.” Chanting “Down with Martelly and the pink hunger,” referring to President Martelly’s campaign color, Haitians http://wadnerpierre.blogspot.com/2012/09/outsiders-expect-burning-tires-in-haiti.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (HaitiAnalysis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666438341787104359.post-7786757508747941999Sun, 30 Sep 2012 20:30:00 +00002012-09-30T16:42:36.429-04:00 BY&nbsp;G. DUNKEL-Workers World.org Photo by Frantz Etienne A number of strong, militant protests against the government of Michel Martelly have taken place in Cap-Haitien, the second largest city in Haiti, in the past few weeks. Demonstrators have burned tires and held mass marches. Haitian cops and Minustah — the United Nation’s occupying force in Haiti — using tear gas and live rounds, http://wadnerpierre.blogspot.com/2012/09/haiti-no-more-words-people-want-deeds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (HaitiAnalysis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666438341787104359.post-2020585600672092165Fri, 17 Aug 2012 16:23:00 +00002012-08-17T12:23:36.768-04:00 by&nbsp;Jeb Sprague-Monthly Review Press Books,&nbsp;New/Recently Releasedmore on&nbsp;Imperialism,&nbsp;Latin America Paperback, 400 pagesISBN-13:&nbsp;978-1-58367-300-3Cloth (ISBN-13:&nbsp;978-1-58367-301-0)August 2012&nbsp; Price:&nbsp;$23.95&nbsp;&nbsp; Paperback&nbsp; Cloth [$85] + $61.05&nbsp; Click here&nbsp;for a list of upcoming events with the author! In this http://wadnerpierre.blogspot.com/2012/08/paramilitarism-and-assault-on-democracy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (HaitiAnalysis)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666438341787104359.post-1567763125577537425Fri, 17 Aug 2012 16:13:00 +00002012-08-17T12:34:35.722-04:00 By&nbsp;Judith Scherrl Paramilitaries destroyed the free school buses that had been operating in Cap Haitian under Aristide's government. Credit: Judith Scherr, Cap Haitian, Haiti, August 2004. OAKLAND, California, Aug 16 2012 (IPS)&nbsp;- Haiti’s brutal army was disbanded in 1995, yet armed and uniformed paramilitaries, with no government affiliation, occupy former army bases today. http://wadnerpierre.blogspot.com/2012/08/book-exposes-violent-role-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (HaitiAnalysis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666438341787104359.post-5885145883822407802Sat, 12 May 2012 13:57:00 +00002012-05-12T09:57:02.918-04:00 By Dady Chery-Haiti Chery Show me a corporate boss who calls Haiti the “poorest country in the western hemisphere,” and I’ll show you a con artist preparing to fleece Haiti. Likewise, show me a western technocrat who bemoans Haiti’s “dramatic deforestation due to charcoal production” and I’ll show a bio-pirate or vandal preparing to wreck Haiti’s remaining cloud-forest and http://wadnerpierre.blogspot.com/2012/05/poor-little-rich-haiti-to-be-fleeced-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (HaitiAnalysis)0