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Beverly Bell and Other Worlds's Blog – May 2011 Archive (3)
In Haiti, “Homes and Land are the Source of Life”: International Forum on the Crisis of Housing
May 31, 2011
Below are excerpts from the International Forum on the Crisis of Housing, held in Port-au-Prince May 19-21, 2011. During the forum, hundreds of Haitians, plus allies from around the Americas, developed strategies to force a solution to Haiti’s…
Added by Beverly Bell and Other Worlds on May 31, 2011 at 4:38pm — 2 Comments
Haitian Mayor's Office Vows to Destroy All Refugee Camps, Launches Violent Campaign
May 27, 2011
By Beverly Bell
On May 23 and 25, police in the Delmas district of Port-au-Prince destroyed camps which sheltered people who were otherwise homeless since the earthquake. Police and other municipal workers beat and arrested residents, and physically threatened the lives of a human rights lawyer and an advocate who had come to…
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Haitian Renaissance: Youth Paint a New Country
By Beverly Bell
First published on February 10, 2011
“Everyone expects there to be a new problem daily in Haiti. I can’t concentrate on problems each day,” said Roseanne Auguste, coordinator of a youth art program in the sprawling, under-resourced Port-au-Prince section of Carrefour-Feuilles. The program is run through the community clinic Association for the Promotion of Family Integrated Health (APROSIFA).
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ContinueAdded by Beverly Bell and Other Worlds on May 25, 2011 at 5:30pm — 2 Comments
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