{"id":14287,"date":"2010-06-21T13:24:03","date_gmt":"2010-06-21T19:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/?p=14287"},"modified":"2010-06-21T13:24:03","modified_gmt":"2010-06-21T19:24:03","slug":"ijdh-and-bai-attend-the-u-s-social-forum-in-detroit-june-22-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/?p=14287","title":{"rendered":"IJDH and BAI attend the U.S. Social Forum in Detroit (June 22-26)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti
\n21 June 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n

This year, the Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti<\/a> (IJDH)\u00a0will bring its fight for human rights in Haiti to the\u00a0U.S. Social Forum<\/a> (USSF) in Detroit, Michigan from June 22-26.\u00a0 The Social Forum is an opportunity to collaborate with our allies, build new relationships, and promote awareness about our work to bring justice to Haiti\u2019s poor majority.\u00a0We have been carrying out this work across the globe – two weeks ago we were in Geneva to support the leader of a partner grassroots Haitian women’s organization as she\u00a0testified<\/a> before the United Nations Human Rights Council\u00a0on gender-based violence in Haiti. Last week we were in Paris, two weeks from now we will be in New York City attending the UN Economic and Social Council\u00a0session<\/a>, and we will be in Washington DC for a Congressional briefing later in July.\u00a0We are doing everything we can to keep Haiti on the world’s radar screen and bring voices of earthquake victims and grassroots groups to places where decisions about their lives are being made.<\/p>\n

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Mario Joseph, Av.<\/a>, the managing attorney at IJDH\u2019s sister organization the Bureau des Avocats Internationaux<\/a>, will be a featured speaker on two panel discussions at the USSF:<\/p>\n

Local resistance, global strategies: Connecting the struggles in the Americas<\/strong><\/a>:<\/strong> Afro-descendant communities in Colombia, internally displaced in New Orleans, militarized communities in Haiti and the Caribbean, will present their plights and struggles, and open the discussion about perspectives of resistance that no longer can be disconnected one from the other.\u00a0Thursday, June 24, 2010, 10am-12pm, Cobo Hall, W2-62.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Battle for Haiti: Reconstruction or Recolonization?<\/a>: <\/strong>A\u00a0brief overview of current situation in Haiti, concrete policy recommendations and open dialogue to prioritize organizing strategies across the U.S. in solidarity with civil society partners in Haiti and throughout the Haitian Diaspora.\u00a0We must make sure our support is based upon respect for human rights, respect for international standards on humanitarian relief and the treatment of internally displaced people, and respect for economic and labor rights.\u00a0Thursday, June 24, 2010, 3:30-5:30pm, Cobo Hall, D3-23.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mr. Joseph, named \u201cHaiti\u2019s most prominent human rights lawyer\u201d by the New York Times, will offer his unique perspective on conditions on the ground in Haiti today, with particular focus on the need for fair elections and a coordinated and effective response to the skyrocketing incidence of rape and other gender-based violence in Haiti\u2019s internally displaced persons\u2019 camps.<\/p>\n

Nicole Phillips, Esq<\/a>. will also represent IJDH at the USSF, bringing her expertise on the right to housing in Haiti and relating her current efforts against unlawful forced evictions from internally displaced persons camps in Haiti.<\/p>\n

If you are in the area, we hope to see you in Detroit. Please join us at the panel discussions on Thursday, June 24. <\/strong>We also look forward to engaging with you at other workshops and events at the USSF, and building a dialogue around how we in the U.S. can best stand in solidarity with Haiti’s efforts to recover and rebuild. You can also read about our work at the USSF online at ijdh.org<\/a>, follow us on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>, or find us on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>. Learn more about what IJDH has accomplished for human rights in Haiti since January’s devastating earthquake by reading our\u00a0Summer Newsletter<\/a>. We can’t wait to hear from you.<\/p>\n

Brian Concannon, Jr.
\nDirector<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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