International Day of Solidarity with the Struggle of the People of Haiti

dublin | rights, freedoms and repression | event notice Tuesday February 06, 2007 21:03 by GK - WSM

On the 7th of February of 1986, the Haitian people, after years of revolt against the rich and the powerful in their country, toppled one of the most brutal dictatorships that history has recorded, the one led by the Duvalier family. But not only they did put an end to the US-backed reign of terror of the Duvaliers, but as well, the people were pushing forward a series of popular demands that were meant to radically change the face of Haiti: this was a truly revolutionary struggle.

Today, Haiti is again under the yoke of oppression: this time, under a UN military occupation called MINUSTAH, headed mostly by subservient Latin American governments, but engineered from the US and France, the main imperialist powers controlling Haitian affairs.

Call to demonstrate on Wednesday 07-02-07 outside of the Brazilian embassy in Ireland, in solidarity with the Haitian people. The embassy is by the Harcourt st LUAS stop, demonstration is at 6.30.