{"article":{"id":126915,"heading":"PUBLIC MEETING ABOUT THE CRISIS IN HAITI","author":"GWS","created":"2005-05-23 14:00:03","modified":"2013-11-11 00:33:15","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 07:33:15","article":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Thursday, June 16th&nbsp;7 PM <br>  <br> Holman United Methodist Church <br>  <br> 3320 West Adams Blvd., LA <br><br> Suggested donation: $5.00 no one turned away <br><br> President Aristide was kidnapped by US Marines on February 29, 2004, 200 years after the Haitian Revolution defeated Napoleon&rsquo;s army, and Haiti became the world&rsquo;s first Black Republic and the first nation born as a result of a slave revolution.&nbsp;The Haitian Revolution paved the way for the abolition of slavery throughout the Americas.&nbsp;Haiti also assisted with the liberation of Latin America by giving refuge &amp; supplies to Simon Bolivar.&nbsp; <br><br> Since the Feb. 29 coup, there are estimates as high as 10,000 Haitians killed and thousands of others in prison, jailed or tortured.&nbsp;US Marines have been replaced by UN forces led by Brazil.&nbsp;The resistance of the Haitian people has been remarkable. Get the most recent information and find out what you can do! <br><br> Spanish &amp; Creole Translation available, call ahead if you need translation and\/or childcare; wheel chair accessible; <br><br> Coordinated by Women of Color in the Global Women&rsquo;s Strike and Global Women&rsquo;s Strike\/LA  <br><br> KPFK Pacifica Radio 90.7FM is the media sponsor of this event <br><br> Co-sponsors to date include: Alexandria House, ANSWER-LA, East Side Caf&eacute;, El Sereno Neighbors for Peace and Justice, Danny Glover, IAC\/LA, Office of the Americas, San Gabriel Valley Neighbors for Peace and Justice <br>  <br> <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","contact":"","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"THE NEW HAITIAN REVOLUTION:\r\nResistance to US & UN Occupation\u00a0","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2005\/05\/126915.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}