Haitians Struggle against Continued Occupation amidst Earthquake’s Devastation
August 1, 2010 by
MHI
Filed under
Forces of Revolution
By Anne Jaclard.
July 28 marked the 95th anniversary of the start of the first U.S. occupation of Haiti (1915-34). The date was commemorated by demonstrations in New York City and Latin America as well as in Haiti, where hundreds turned out in spite of the unmitigated hardship resulting from the Jan. 12 earthquake and the danger caused by military occupation. A full analysis of Haiti’s history since 1915 by the Batay Ouvriye Solidarity Network was the subject of a discussion three days later, and it is reproduced below.
(Photo: Demonstration against the occupation in Haiti, October 1st, 2010.)
In New York, we demonstrated across the street from the United Nations against the current U.S./U.N. occupation of Haiti. MINUSTAH (United Nations Mission for the Stabilization of Haiti) has occupied the country since 2004, and two U.S. military task forces are also there. Read More
