Category: Politics
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Haitians Say Ngiyabonga (Thank You) South-Africa!
South-Africa is a beautiful country, inhabited by a courageous, generous and friendly people! By Jean Saint-Vil and Darlène Lozis, February 23, 2011 Ngiyabonga President Zuma! Ndiyabulela President Mbeki! Dearest Gentlemen, It is with a joyful heart that we send you this letter to express our most sincere thanks for the dignified manner in which, over the…
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Roots of Black Lives Matter in Bwa Kay Iman, Haiti (14-15 August 1791)
At the Black Summit (Hoodstock 2016), last night, in Montreal, a sister rose during one of the panel discussions to place due emphasis on the pioneering role played by African women in the U.S. in launching the most recent reaffirmation of African self-love, aka: The Black Lives Matter Movement. During the bus ride back to Ottawa, I…
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Canada Urged to Have Normal Relations with Haiti
Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington St. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1A 0A2 Ottawa, February 3, 2016 Honourable Prime Minister Trudeau: For over 12 years now, your predecessors have received persistent requests to operate a major shift in Canadian policy towards Haïti. Unfortunately, these calls by Canadians and by Canadian-Haitians have consistently been ignored. The consequences…
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Haiti Realities Interview Part 3
Haitian Realities Contrast With Stereotypes (Video) – Part 3 By Ish Theilheimer Global Research, February 03, 2010 Last week, CBC’s Radio One’s The Current featured a panel discussion that included Ottawa-area resident Jean Saint-Vil, who is active with the solidarity network Canada Haiti Action. Afterwards, we invited him to visit at the Straight Goods News Ottawa…