13285: Senou: Senate to Hold Hearing on Haitian Detainees: Please call/fax and email your state Senator (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Senou <senou@yahoo.com>

Folks, The United States Senate Committee on the
Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration, will hold a
hearing on Tuesday, October 1, 2002, entitled "The
Detention and Treatment of Haitian Asylum Seekers."
Fax a letter, email and call your state senator. Be
kind and do not try to link your demand to the Cuban.
Explain why it is inhuman to single out the Haitian
citizen. You can touch their heart and be a diplomat
Talk about the fairness and the U.S. constitution and
the due process. You must be a registered voter and
invite your state senator to make a public statement
about it.
Try to get moderate republican and liberal democrat at
your side. Talk about the Haitian contribution in the
U.S. and please do not get upset. Do not call anyone
bias or racist because you cannot undo the damage.
Remember whatever you said cannot be taken back with a
mere apology, watch your words and stop making
sensational statements that can remove support to your
cause. Remember when you call someone bias or racist
that person may have tough time to deal with you in
the future and those who might be sensitive to your
cause might be reluctant in helping you out because
they don’t want to make a mistake and later for you to
start calling them bias. It is a medicine for
disaster: please do not.

Please include our contributions in this beautiful
country, follow the example of MLK, the march of
Washington you had seen Black, White, immigrant,
democrat and conservative. People will support you but
you cannot be too divisive. Choose your ally carefully
and do not make irresponsible statement and don’t make
it difficult for the new generation.
Please include this in your letter


10 Questions

1) The United States had proclaimed its independence
on July 4, 1776; name the citizens of two countries
who had helped out?  Haitian and French

2)  Yes or No   Is there any connection between
Georgia and Haiti (Historical perspective)? Yes

3) Can someone elaborate on the siege of Savannah,
specifically September 24, 1779?
The coalition Franco-American were forced to retreat
after losing a considerable men close to 1133 (312
U.S. soldiers and 821 French) At that time Colonel
Maitland had decided to pursuit the coalition force in
order to exterminate them. The Haitians fighters
intervene and force the British soldiers to return to
their original position.

4) Who had founded the city of Chicago in 1779 and
where he is from?
Haitian immigrant Jean-Baptiste Point du Sable
establishes Chicago's first permanent settlement near
the mouth of the Chicago River.

5) What is the second independent country in this
continent? Haiti

6) Which country in this continent in the early 19th
century had fought for the freedom of others? Haiti

7) The 1950's started off with a bang as the US
National team returned to the World Cup and stunned
the world by defeating England 1-0 on a goal by whom?
And where he comes from?  Joe Gaetjens, Haiti

6) What year the Republic of Haiti had organized its
first and only democratic election? 1990

7)) Who was crown Miss America in 1991? And where she
is from? Marjorie Vincent, Haiti

8) Ca you name three areas in the US and one in Canada
where you are likely find a Haitian community?
Miami, New York, Boston and Montreal

9) Can you name three-elected Haitians official in the
United States
A) The Honorable Marie St. Fleur, representative of
the 5th Suffolk District of the House of
Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
B) Mr. Joe Celestin/ Mayor  North Miami
C)   Me. Phillip J. Brutus ,Depute,  108eme District
10) After what event Atlanta had become the number one
destination?  The Olympic

References:
City of Chicago time line
http://www.ci.chi.il.us/PlanAndDevelop/ChgoFacts/TimeLine.html
The History of Pageants
http://www.pageantcenter.com/history-90s.html
An Overview of American Soccer History By Dave
Litterer spectrum@sover.net
http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/overview.html


Joseph Alfred, Educator
P.O. BOX 334
Smyrna, GA 30081



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