16627: Haiti Reborn: National Day of Action for Haiti, 9/30/03 (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Haiti Reborn <haiti@quixote.org>

NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION FOR HAITI

WHEN: September 30, 2003

WHO: The Let Haiti Live: Coalition for a Just U.S. Policy

WHY:
On October 1, President George Bush will make a decision on whether or
not to enforce new sanctions against Haiti.

Haiti's democracy is in danger if elections do not take place before
January 2004, when the terms of most legislators expire.

WHAT:

**  Join us in Washington, DC for a day of lobbying! Visit the offices
of your Congressional representatives and ask them to join you in
supporting Haiti.

**  If you can't come to Washington, call your representatives on
September 30, or send faxes and emails to their offices.

Kite Ayiti Viv!

LET HAITI LIVE!!

The first victory in the campaign to Let Haiti Live came at the end of
July. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) signed agreements and
promised to release $146 million in humanitarian loans. But the struggle
is far from finished, and the U.S. government is already constructing
new reasons for withholding aid.

On October 1, President Bush will vote on whether or not to enforce
sanctions against Haiti for its Trafficking in Persons (TIP) rating. As
you are aware, the U.S. has a near complete embargo on aid to Haiti
already. These sanctions will force U.S. representatives at
international financial institutions to vote against any loans or grants
for Haiti. For more on Haiti's TIP rating or the need for elections
before 2004, visit our website: www.haitireborn.org.

Call President Bush, Secretary of State Colin Powell and your
Representative and Senators!

Urge them to release humanitarian aid to Haiti, and ask them to support
democratic elections before the end of 2003!


** To reach President Bush: 202-456-1414

** To reach Secretary Powell: 202-647-4000

** To reach your senators and Representative: 202-224-3121 or
Congress.org.

If you would like to participate in lobbying in Washington, please
contact Haiti Reborn, melinda@haitireborn.org or 301-699-3443 x195.

MEMBERS OF THE LET HAITI LIVE COALITION:

Antwan Izmery Memorial Projects * Association Canado Haitienne pour la
Sauvegarde de la Souveraineté d'Haiti (ACHASAUSHA) * Black Voices for
Peace * Council on Hemispheric Affairs * East Bay Sanctuary Covenant
Haiti Committee * East Timor Action Network * Eritaj Foundation Inc. *
Fondasyon Trant Septanm * Friends of the Third World Inc * Global AIDS
Alliance * Global Ayiti Granmoun Entènasyonal (AGE) * Global Exchange *
Global Justice * Haiti Action Committee * Haiti Reborn/Quixote Center *
Haiti Solidarity Network of the Northeast * Haitian Ministry Commission
Catholic Diocese of Richmond * Haitian Apostolate - Archdiocese of
Boston * INTERCONNECT * Jubilee USA Network * Marin Interfaith Task
Force on Central America and the Caribbean * Maryknoll Office for Global
Concerns * Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate  Justice and
Peace/Integrity of Creation Office * National Black Environmental
Justice Network (NBEJN) * Office of the Americas * Orthodox Church in
Haiti * Save Africa's Children * Partners In Health * Pax Christi USA
Haiti Task Force * Presentation Sisters * Rainbow/PUSH Coalition *
Richmond Diocese Haiti Solidarity Committee * Richmond Diocese Office of
Justice and Peace * Robert F. Kennedy Memorial's Center for Human Rights
* St. John the Baptist Haiti Sister Parish * St. Michael's Catholic
Church * The 10th Department Organization for Haitian Empowerment *
TransAfrica Forum * US Peace Council *

To learn more about the Coalition, or to become a member, visit our
website: www.lethaitilive.org or contact Eugenia@haitireborn.org,
301-699-3443 x110.