18303: Jean-Mary: "Connecticut's Klib Kreyol honors Haiti's history" (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Ralph Jean-Mary <Ralph.Jean-Mary@ynhh.org>

Klib Kreyol  (NEW HAVEN, CT) invites you to honor the history of a people who made the impossible a reality as we celebrate Haiti's 200 years of Independence as the Western Hemisphere's first Black nation. As the title of the conference suggests, we seek to shed light on an honest and truthful representation of Haiti-something that is not often provided in the media here in the U.S. It is our goal to break the silence concerning the Haitian revolution's impact, the effect of US policies, and the struggles of the Haitian people both in the US and in Haiti.


Calendar of Events

Friday, February 20th

*         3:30-4pm Opening Remarks, Professor Lewis Gordon, Brown University, The Haitian Revolution & the Struggle for Freedom

*         4-5:30pm Panel of Distinguished speakers:
-Harold Koh, Dean of Yale Law School, US-Haiti Relations: Immigration
-Ron Howell'70, former Newsday journalist: Haiti in US Media

*         5:30-6pm Haitian Professionals Networking Mixer

*         6pm-9pm Benefit Banquet featuring eminent speakers. $25 per person, $30 per couple ~ Must RSVP by February 12, 2004.  All proceeds to go to the YCARE-Haiti program, a hunger relief organization with a program in Haiti.
-Henry Fouche, Consulate General, The Global Impact of the Haitian Revolution
-TransAfrica Forum, One Standard! Immigration
-Michael Ratner, President of the Center for Constitutional Rights, US-Haiti Relations and the Law: Immigration & Human Rights


Saturday, February 21st

*         Haitian Cultural Exposition, 12-5pm featuring
-Haitian Artist, Joseph Cantave
-Acclaimed Haitian Writer Ella Turenne
-Delphain Desmonthes, The History of Haitian Creole
-Amazing Haitian Poets
-and more!


All events will be held at the African-American Cultural Center:
211 Park Street ~ New Haven, CT ~ 06520
Please RSVP and send Questions to klibkreyol@hotmail.com
or call (203) 436-3073







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