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STEALING DEMOCRACY – HAITI FIGHTS BACK FEB 28th 3-5PM at EASTSIDE ARTS ALLIANCE, OAKLAND |
| Join Haiti Action Committee to mark the 12th anniversary of the February 29, 2004 U.S.-backed coup d’état that overthrew the progressive, democratically-elected Lavalas government headed by President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and to stand with Haiti’s popular movement at a critical moment in its longstanding struggle for democracy.Eastside Arts Alliance Sunday, Feb 28th, 3-5PM2277 International Avenue, Oakland See the statement issued by 68 grassroots organizations in Haiti calling for solidarity with their struggle for free and fair elections, dignity and justice. The statement was written as tens of thousands of Haitians have taken to the streets – braving assassination, tear gas, beatings, and police torture – demanding the annulment of the fraudulent elections that gave the lead positions in the legislative and presidential races to the hand-picked candidates of President Michel Martelly, the corrupt “Haiti is Open for Business” government head imposed on Haiti. by Hilary Clinton.
The postponement of Haiti’s rigged January 24th presidential run-off election is a dramatic and hard-won victory for the people’s movement, which has insisted that no election take place until it could be free and fair and democratic. The response of the Obama administration? Blame the protesters. The struggle for the right to vote and for all Haitians to participate in the political process continues.
See this August 2003 publication Hidden From The Headlines: The U.S.War Against Haiti. to understand the relentless U.S. campaign to sabotage and destroy Haiti’s democratic government that led to the 2004 coup d’etat and military occupation. Hidden from the Headlines exposed a highly organized U.S. propaganda offensive against the Aristide government aimed at progressive activists who might otherwise have defended a democratically elected government committed to social change. We invite you to attend this challenging and informative event and come out ready to support Haitians’ struggle for democracy.  |