16974: Senou: Creating a National Link (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Senou <senou@yahoo.com>

Creating a National Link

Today my friends, we are seeking ways to get our
communities together.  No matter where you live, you
shall be able to connect to a greater Haiti.

During the summer of 2002 the State Department had
given important and relevant information to the Jews
Communities, they did not call two, three, four or
five organizations, they call one and this message was
sent to every single Jew community in the nation.
As you know, 9/11 had indeed changed our living style
where security is the number one priority, if the
state Department had wanted to communicate important
information pertinent to Haitians, can you name an
organization it can rely on and can this organization
transmit within a limited time the info to Haitians
throughout the United States?  At this present moment,
this does not exist.

Life is unpredictable, natural disaster, man made
disaster and so on, do we have a team in place “ready
to go” in case of an emergency.  First thing first,
the Haitians and Haitians descend who are living the
United States and Canada need to organize.

There should be a link between cities, between states,
between regions and a national link. Today, we know
there are Haitians in almost every state in the union
and territories; some of them are in complete
isolation not voluntary.

Currently there is no communication between folks
living in Miami and Atlanta, New York and Boston,
Montreal and Boston or Atlanta, Chicago and so on. We
shall find a way to relocate and still keep in touch
with various communities. And my friends, the internet
has made it possible, we should take that golden
opportunity to create a database of various Haitians
organizations and people with various skills living in
the U.S., this will help us allocated resources and
respond appropriately in case of emergency and
assisting the mother land as well.

My friends, everything you see anywhere in the world
comes from an idea; it takes dedicated people who
believe in the cause to make it happen.  A former US
president, Mr. John F. Kennedy, after seeing the
Sputnik, a soviet space craft cruising the space, had
challenged the US scientists in saying “Before the end
of this decade, American will send a man in the moon
and return safely in earth” my friends, he did not
take long for Neil Armstrong to set his foot on the
moon.

The future of Haiti is in your hands whether you want
it or not; the decadence period that our country is
traversing today will be over. Are you ready to take
that challenge? Germany was destroyed after the Second
World War; 20 years later it had become the most
powerful economic country in the world

My friends, Human being cannot prosper without
challenge. Today, I challenge each and everyone to
create a national link among us. By getting together,
the less privilege Haitians who are struggling in this
country can be the prime benefactors and we can
maximize our resources to support Haiti better. Over
half million Haitians and Haitians descend are
currently living in the U.S., it is true that Haitians
in the Diaspora send each year close to 800 millions
dollars, but if we organized ourselves at national
level, it will help us here and also it can make it
easier to assist the land of Dessalines and Petion.
Also, it can be used to influence Washington policy
toward Haiti.

We will enjoy without any doubt the support of our
U.S. friends, we are truth friends; our ancestors had
created that friendship since 1775; the Siege of
Savannah in October 9, 1779 is a clear reminder of
what a truth friend is about. A truth friend will die
for you, will help and assist you in time of needs, a
truth friend will give you the opportunity to improve
and succeed. Our ancestors had sacrificed themselves
for the freedom of this great nation; this is the
ultimate proof of good friendship. Today, we shall
play an active role in the life of this country, we
shall work together to make this country (our country)
a safer place to live, we shall work hard for the
prosperity of this great nation and I believe the land
of Toussaint Louverture will be the primary benefactor
of an organized Haitian in the Diaspora.

Whether you are a Democrat, a Republican or an
Independent, this shall not prevent you from taking
part of a greater Haiti; to the contrary, we need that
diversity.  Each of you is doing a great job
individually or via your own organization to advance
the Haitian cause and we appreciate all effort.

Together, we are powerful and our ancestors taught us
that on May 18, 1803. They were winning many battles
but not the war and when they saw that they joined
hands together and established an historical union on
May 18, 1803 at Arcahais and it was a matter of time
to see the birth of the First Independent Black
Republic in this planet.

My fellow compatriots, you are the sons and daughters
of the bravest people in this planet; your
grandparents had made history. Those who said that we
do not get together “be careful” watch your mouth. The
Haitian People are surviving this harsh misery because
they get together and they help each other. You are
the living proof of a Union. In the 1980’s we had
organized the biggest demonstration in this planet
against FDA to remove us from that famous list,
Haitians initiated it but others joined with us and
within days FDA had indeed removed Haitians from that
list. Together we are powerful and it is not by
mistake that our ancestors had put in our Flag, in our
bicolor, in our Bleu et Rouge: “ l’Union fait la
Force”

Any suggestion or comment about the creation of that
Link shall go to Alfred at hcrinfor@hcronline.org


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



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