haiti
Haiti, remembering eight years ago
About this time of year in 2002, Paul Miller and I met each other at a meeting, and we learned we lived in the same community.
Paul was already active in the cause of Justice for Haiti, and over the coming months he began to urge me to visit the island Republic with him. It took a while. Though I was a geography major, I needed to re-learn where Haiti was, and a little about it.MORE »
Haiti: Thoughts on the second anniversary of the earthquake
There are, of course, many perspectives about realities in Haiti. Following are three for the second anniversary of the earthquake, January 12, 2010. Comments are solicited. Access here. MORE »
Haiti Outreach Benefit
To celebrate Regla De Oro Gallery's one year anniversary we are highlighting our favorite fair trade art from Haiti.
Blogging from Haiti: Why I do what I do
Sam meets with a group from a woman's coop that uses CTI's equipment for their successful cocoa business.
Since graduating from college a couple of years ago I have found myself doing some very strange things.MORE »
Bells for Haiti
Wednesday afternoon at 3:53 p.m., from venues as prominent as the bells at Minneapolis City Hall, Basilica of St. Mary, and the Cathedral of St. Paul; to front porches; to cell phones chimes, to simply reflective silence, individuals and groups will pause for 35 seconds to remember the devastating Haiti earthquake one year ago.
Benefit for the Haiti Naturopathic Relief Clinic
Featuring Z Puppets Rosenschnoz and live music (latin, blues, funk & zydeco) by Gabriela Sweet, Mike Bruns and Friends: Azucar! Stop by for a great party and support local herbalist Cynthia Thomas as she prepares to work with the clinic in Haiti . $15 - $25 suggested donation - no one turned away.
Six months later after earthquake, Haiti-Minnesota sister parish visit
Six months after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake killed 200,000-300,000 people and destroyed much of the capital city of Port-au-Prince in the desperately poor nation of Haiti, Democracy Now and NPR are looking at the continuing devastation and evaluating international aid efforts (see sidebar). Here in Minnesota, two visiting Haitian priests are sharing information about their communities with sister parishes that had established ongoing relationships before the earthquake. MORE »
Video and discussion about Haiti: "Poto Mitan: Haitian Women, Pillars of the Global Economy"
Documentary film "Poto Mitan: Haitian Women, Pillars of the Global Economy" http://www.potomitan.net
A discussion about the on-the-ground conditions following the film with
co-director Mark Schuller
Assistant Professor, City University of New York
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