Rally in Solidarity with the People of Haiti and Celebration and Commemoration of 200th Anniversary of the Haitian Revolution and the Struggle Against Racism in the U.S
Thursday, February 26, 2004
Rally in Solidarity with the People of Haiti
S.F. Federal Building [corner Golden Gate Ave. & Polk Street], 3pm-5pmA new coup d’etat is brewing in Haiti.
Who are the ‘rebels’? -- These death squads -- led by veterans of the Ton Ton Macoutes terror gangs (from the time of the Duvalier family dictatorship) and the CIA-supported FRAPH (from the 1991-94 coup years) -- are terrorizing the country, seizing towns and police stations, killing people from the popular organizations, vowing to overthrow Aristide by force of arms.
Who’s behind it? -- Sweatshop owners and other members of Haiti’s business and landowning elite, who fear the "people power" program of President Aristide -- and behind them, the United States government, unhappy with Aristide’s refusal to toe Washington’s line.
Last year the U.S. shipped tons of weapons to the neighboring Dominican Republic, many of which are now turning up in Haiti in the hands of the death squads.
For a decade the U.S. has run a destabilization and disinformation campaign in Haiti to undermine and demonize the Aristide government -- funneling money to opposition groups, financing captive media outlets, "salting" the Haitian police with CIA-trained operatives.
Since Aristide’s second overwhelming election victory in 2000 -- angered by his policies like doubling of the minimum wage and refusing to privatize state enterprises -- the U.S. has enforced an embargo on financial aid to Haiti. Once again the US has thrown a roadblock to the fulfillment of Aristide’s program
Defend the Democratically Elected Government of President Aristide! Stop the U.S. Destabilization Campaign against Haiti! End the U.S. Embargo against Haiti!
Rally sponsored by the Haiti Action Committee.
Friday, February 27 San Francisco Black History Month Event, 7:00 pm African & African-American Arts & Cultural Center 762 Fulton St., San Francisco
Celebrates and Commemorates the 200th Anniversary of the Haitian Revolution and the Struggle Against Racism in the U.S. with a report on the current crisis in Haiti.
Keynote Speaker: · Pierre Labossiere, Haiti Action Committee, recently returned from Haiti
Also Including: · LeiLani Dowell, International Action Center
Glenn Nance, San Francisco African-American Historical Society
With a Special Performance by Wawa Sylvestre & the Oneness Kingdom BandDonation of $3-5, no one turned away for lack of funds. Light buffet
included. Free parking at center.
Free childcare available (call to reserve).Sponsored by Haiti Action Committee, International Action Center, and San Francisco African-American Historical Society. For more info, call 415-821-6545 or email iac@actionsf.org .
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