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Literature that spurs critical thinking, wonder, upliftment.... June 2013
 
 
June Song of the Month
 
Zanj O, Zanj O  (in English)
This song proclaims that we are all destined to join the spiritual realm. To accomplish this, the song uses the European term "Angels" interchangeably with the African term "Lwa" to describe various Spirits....
 
 
Zanj O, Zanj O  (an Kreyòl) 
Chante sa a reklame gen yon tan kote nou chak ap tounen espri.  Pou fè moun konprann sa, chante a sèvi ak mo Ewopeyen, Zanj, lan plas mo Afriken, Lwa, kòm pawòl ki vle di Espri....

 

 

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The United Nations accidentally introduced cholera into Haiti in October 2010. Since then, more than 8,000 people have died from the disease. The UN owes Haiti reparations. It has yet to fulfill this responsibitity.  Ask your Rep. to sign a letter being circulated by the Office of Representative John Coyers.  The letter to UN Ambassador, Susan Rice, urges UN authorities to play a central role in addressing the cholera crisis. http://ijdh.org/archives/26647
 

Fight The Outbreak - IJDH.ORG from New Media Advocacy Project on Vimeo.

Link to a Facebook campaign to hold the United Nations accountable: www.fb.com/fighttheoutbreak

 
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  • Origin of the Cholera Epidemic The news out of Haiti is grim. A cholera epidemic is sweeping through the country....
  • Cholera in Haiti (Rehydration Fluid Recipe) An estimated 2,000 people in the Artibonite region have been struck by a killer diarrhea epidemic caused by Cholera Vibrio. Like the other islands in the Caribbean, during the past 100 years, Haiti has been sheltered from this disease....
  • Update: How Cholera Arrived in Haiti  Cholera is an infectious non-bloody watery diarrhea that originated in South East Asia....
  • Letter to the CDC    Piarroux et al provide additional new evidence for the UN camp in Meille, Haiti as the source of that country’s cholera epidemic1....

  • The History of Formal Education The Haitian people have thirsted for formal education “depi lan Ginen....”
  • Free Education Monday, October 3rd, 2011 was the first day of school in Haiti and the official launch of a plan to give all of Haiti's children access to a free education (up to the 6th grade by 2015 and up to the 9th grade by 2020)....
  • Family Planning  May 9th 2010 marked the 50th anniversary of the birth control pill, an event that Haiti helped to launch...
  • Creole’s Clarity: A Tribute to Effective Speech
  • Kreyòl Pale, Kreyòl Konprann: Ala bon sa bon lè pawòl klè kou dlo kòk

  • The Measure of our Wealth Haiti is often applauded for having been the richest colony in the Americas. Today, the country is frequently derided as the poorest nation in the hemisphere. Haiti as the region's poorest nation is based on the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) even though GDP is not a measure of wealth....
  • Haitian Stock Many of the most successful companies operating in Haiti are not publicly traded. Public companies currently investing in Haitian Gold include: Newmont Mining Corp (NEM), Eurasian Minerals (EMX.V), and Majescor Resources (MJX.V)]
  • Falèz Ekonomik: Kijan Lajan n Fè Manke?
  • Haiti's Fiscal Cliffhanger: Are We Being Shortchanged?

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A series of articles on Gold in Haiti:
  • Gold in Haiti:Perils and Promises
  • Lò Ann Ayiti: Sa Bay Espwa Men Gen Danje
  • Gold and the Environment
  • Lò ak Anviwonnman an
  • Gold among the Tainos and the People of Ginen
  • Lò Lan Istwa Pèp Tayino Ak Lan Istwa Pèp Ginen
  • Nanchon Anminan

 
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A Haitian Mother's Plea: Don't Bring Back the Army
Authorities of Haiti, I beg you, please don’t bring back the army. Not while so many children are dying from hunger, cholera, and neglect....
 
Rèl Yon Manman Ayisyen: Pa Tounen ak Lame a
Otorite peyi d Ayiti, tanpri pa tounen ak lame a. Tanpri, pa fè sa pandan pitit nou ap mouri grangou, pandan kolera ap ravaje n, pandan mizè ap devore n...

Holding Fondation Rose et Blanc and Other NGOs Accountable
Corruption in the Haitian government has a long history. In 1922, Kelsey, a social scientist, described how Haitian officials used government contracts to build their own home

Green Haiti
Today, only 1% of Haiti's original tree cover remains. The need for environmental education and action to reforest the country is of the highest priority.
 

 
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