Oakland, Calif., event supports Haitian people’s struggle

Oakland, Calif., event supports Haitian people’s struggle

By Dave Welsh posted on March 14, 2016

‘We will not obey’ -- slogan of the mass movement resisting the stealing of Haiti's elections. Photo: Malaika Kambon

‘We will not obey’ — slogan of the mass movement resisting the stealing of Haiti’s elections. Photo: Malaika Kambon

Oakland, Calif. — An event commemorating the 25th anniversary of the inauguration of Haiti’s first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, was held at the Eastside Arts Alliance in east Oakland on Feb. 28.

The event also marked 12 years since the Feb. 29, 2004, U.S.-backed coup d’etat, which overthrew Aristide and the progressive Lavalas government.
The United States and its allies installed a United Nations military occupation of Haiti that continues to this day.

In addition to powerful drumming, there were talks by Pierre Labossiere of the Haiti Action Committee; Walter Riley, a civil rights attorney and chair of the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund; and Lara Kiswani of the Arab Resource & Organizing Center.

The event was organized by the Haiti Action Committee, which issued this statement: “This is a critical moment to stand with Haiti, denounce U.S. attacks on Haiti’s sovereignty and defend Haiti’s popular movement.

Tens of thousands of Haitians face tear gas and live ammunition in almost daily demonstrations demanding free and fair elections and an end to foreign intervention. The power of this movement forced postponement of a fraudulent presidential ‘runoff’ scheduled for Jan. 24th.”

SASAYE;

PIERRE LABOSSIERE se yon "vieux lion" lan KOT LWES lan.

KOMITE SOLIDARITE misye genyen ak AMERIKEN NATIF NATAL tre AKTIF lan KOT LWES lan ,lan OAKLAND ak SAN FRANCISCO.

Li fe LEVE D FON ,oganize rankont lan LEKOL ak INIVESITE pou eksplike LIT POPILE an ,ann AYITI.

Pwofese DWA ,inivesite SAN FRANCISCO ki ede lan FONDASYON LEKOL DE DWA lan INIVESITE ARISTID lan ,mwen si ke LABOSSIERE gen yon bagay pou l we ak sa.

Se bèl bagay lè ayisyen konsyan ap fè efò pou enfòme moun sou sak ap pase ann Ayiti.
Se domaj gen lòt nèg, se bagay negatif sèlman yo ka wè.

Hahaha!
Jowèl, ou pa kwè nou ta kapab voye Kodenn al aprann kisa lit pèp ayisyen an ye?
Men pwoblèm nan se Kodenn saa pran pòz koulèv li.
Ou ta mèt trennen l al lekòl, men li pa fouti chita sou ban pou l aprann.

PIERRE LABOSSIERE fe m sonje defen LUCAS PREMICE lan NOUYOK.

LUCAS PREMICE te blije pran EGZIL depi sou VENSAN pou AKTIVITE yo di KOMINIS.
Pa t gen yon GOUVENMAN AYISYEN ki te vle kite misye tounen pou l al vizite menm FANMI l.

Misye te vin yon gwo BWA lan MOUVMAN SENDIKA OZETAZINI.Le de NEG tankou JACQUES ROUMAIN ak FELIX MORISSEAU LEROY ,te konn de pasaj lan NOUYOK ,se LUCAS PREMICE ki te konn pran swen de yo.

Misye te gen yon pitit FI l ki te rele JOSEPHINE PREMICE (ki defen tou).Manmzel se te youn lan pi gwo PWODIKTE lan BROADWAY.
Show li yo te konn fe BENEFIS de MILYON ak MILYON DOLA.

Neg sa yo pa bezwen PLAS ;yon sel bagay ,se ede PEYI kote yo soti an.

Men PIERRE LABOSSIERE: