Nearing the Ten Year Anniversary of Haiti's Coup, Tell Haitians Canadians Care

Tell Haitian coup survivors many Canadians do care

by Canada Haiti Action Network

Dear CHAN Comrades;

As some of you may recall, the years following the 2004 coup were particularly brutal for the inhabitants of Cité Soleil and Bélair. At one point the U.N. troops barricaded Cité Soleil whose residents were trapped in their own neighborhood, having only the sea as a possible escape route.

It was during this period that an extraordinary gesture of solidarity took place when equally impoverished folks cooked food and boiled water to bring to their brothers and sisters under siege in Cité Soleil. I recall this one interviewee who answered fellow radio host Dahoud André's question about what those of us from the outside can do to help Cité Soleil residents.

The sister replied: "Tell them we are human beings!"

I also recall Patrick Elie saying one of the best way Canadians can truly help Haiti is by being citizens of their own country.

A good Canadian citizen might want to let the world know there are many Canadians who do recognize and respect the humanity of our anonymous brothers and sisters who have died, who are still being terrorized, brutalized, contaminated, humiliated in post-coup d'etat Haiti.

Wanting to be the citizen of a BETTER CANADA is, indeed, a major aspiration that compels me to sign this Letter of Apology to Haiti, http://www.apologytohaiti.ca

I encourage you to check it out, sign it if you also agree with its content.. Then, invite friends, colleagues, fellow activists (including politicians) to also sign, either as individuals and/or organizations.

In solidarity,

Jafrikayiti

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