| Peace and Justice Haiti  For information/suggestions about any contents of this section, including the Haiti Justice Committee of Minnesota or "Taste of Salt" program: dick@chez-nous.net. Metro Twin Cities: Video/Discussion Leaders available "A Taste of Salt" Seven Powerful Days in Haiti: December 6-13, 2003 Group story is at www.stjoan.com click 'help', search 'Haiti' Jan. 11, 2004 St. Paul Pioneer Press by Dick Bernard at www.commondreams.org/views04/0111-07.htm. What can you do to further the cause of Justice for the people of Haiti? A few suggestions: Join the Haiti Justice Committee of Minnesota: "The Minnesota based Haiti Justice Committee supports the people of Haiti in their struggle for the return and consolidation of constitutional democracy, justice and human rights. We work to educate the public, media and policymakers about the history of U.S. intervention in Haiti and work cooperatively with human rights and solidarity groups in Haiti and abroad." www.Americas.org Resource Center of the Americas); www.ijdh.org (Inst. for Just. & Dem. in Haiti); www.haitireborn.org (Quixote Center); www.haitiaction.net (Advocates for Justice in Haiti) http://haitisupport.gn.apc.org/ (Haiti support London); Radio: www.flashpoints.net; www.democracynow.org; www.kfai.org Some resources for further study: Books: Unexpected News: Reading the Bible with Third World Eyes by Robert McAfee Brown (1984) Introducing Liberation Theology by Leonardo Boff and Clodovis Boff (1987) Mountains Beyond Mountains, by Tracy Kidder (2003), the biography of Harvard professor and Haiti doctor Paul Farmer Pathologies of Power: Health, Human Rights and the New War on the Poor, by Dr. Paul Farmer (2003). Also, Farmer's book The Uses of Haiti The Rainy Season by Amy Wilentz - outstanding resource. The Comedians by Graham Greene - novel set in Duvalier years. The U.S. War Against Haiti - Hidden from the Headlines, published 2003, available at www.haitiaction.net Immaculate Invasion by Bob Shacochis Hideous Dreams by Stan Goff The Haiti Files: Decoding the Crisis edited by James Ridgeway Other: www.coha.org analysis of Haiti, Caribbean and hemispheric issues www.haiti.org (Embassy of Haiti - primarily of interest to see what information the caretaker government allows to be seen. Note especially the History Chronology and links to other websites.) www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ha.html www.state.gov U.S. Dept of State search Haiti. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
