Ota Benga Alliance For Peace, Healing and Dignity

Wednesday 03 March 2010
by: Bill Quigley, t r u t h o u t | News Analysis
http://www.truthout.org/mercenaries-circling-haiti57337

On March 9 and 10, there will be a Haiti conference in Miami for private military and security companies to showcase their services to governments and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) working in the earthquake-devastated country.  read more »

PRESS RELEASE,
Monday, 18 January 2010, 19:10
The United Black Movement in Brazil is requesting that their government expel the Consul General of Haiti, George Samuel Antoine, from Brazil for his racist statements and attack against Voodoo. The statements of the Consul General were recorded by a journalist in São Paulo on 13-January 2010. The recording can be seen online by searching "Haiti Consul General Brasil".

Para: midialivre@yahoo.com.br
Data: Segunda-feira, 18 de Janeiro de 2010, 19:32

Movimento Negro brasileiro pede expulsão do Cônsul Geral do Haiti  read more »

We must do all we can to help the island nation safeguard its dignity, writes Thabo Mbeki
The Big Read: It was difficult to hold back the tears as a deluge of news told of the catastrophe visited on the people of Haiti by the earthquake that struck Port-au-Prince on January 12.

Jan 24, 2010 10:15 PM | Times Live, South Africa http://www.timeslive.co.za/opinion/article275664.ece  read more »

--When asked “How are they surviving?” Haitian journalist Wadner Pierre responded, “Well, they’re all sharing. That’s what we do. That’s the way Haitians are.” (January 16)

--“The city has seen little violence, despite persistent fears that shortages of food, water and shelter will spark unrest.” (January 21)

--Photograph of a white female US Navy medic cradling and feeding a dehydrated Haitian child. (January 21)  read more »

O terremoto que atingiu o Haiti no último dia 12 de Janeiro, até o momento, apresenta-se como a “grande tragédia” do início do ano de 2010. Este acontecimento está servindo para demonstrar a hipocrisia e a desfaçatez de muitos daqueles – países e indivíduos - que agora procuraram desencarregar suas consciências enviando “ajuda humanitária” para as vítimas haitianas.  read more »

On 17 January 2010 12:46, Ernest Wamba dia Wamba wrote:
Dear All,
I just returned from the culte d'action de grace for Haiti at the Centre Kimbanguiste (at Force Publique et Sao, commune de Kasa Vubu) in Kinshasa. It was very moving. First, the crowd was immense, mostly women as is often the case (it was the women who had the courage to go first to Jesus's tomb).  read more »

Unfortunately, ever since the first slave revolt by Haitians in 1791, the country has been beset by abuses caused from within and without. It has never been able to fulfill its potential as a nation. Bill Clinton, What Haiti Needs in Time Magazine January 14, 2010  read more »

Former President of Haiti
15 January 2010

We thank all the true friends of Haiti, in particular the Government and the people of South Africa for their solidarity with the victims of Haiti.

The concrete action undertaken by Rescue South Africa and Gift of the Givers is a clear expression of ubuntu. Ubuntu ngumuntu ngabantu. As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of ruble and debris waiting to be rescued. When we think of their suffering, we feel deeply and profoundly that we should be there, in Haiti, with them, trying our best to prevent death.  read more »

If we are serious about assisting this devastated land we must stop trying to control and exploit it

Peter Hallward
Guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 13 January 2010 20.30 GMT  read more »