20280: (Arthur) Haiti photo exhibition in London, UK (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Tttnhm@aol.com

Haiti: behind the headlines - a photo exhibition by the Catholic Iinstitute
for International Relations (CIIR)

Catch a glimpse of life in Haiti at a photography exhibition organised
by CIIR.

Hidden behind the sensational stories of war and politics is the
continuing struggle of the people of Haiti. While an unholy alliance of
politicians, entrepreneurs, death squads and drug-traffickers scrabble
for power, most of the population endures the consequences of
environmental degradation, economic stagnation and neo-liberalism on a
daily basis. These hardships, combined with a lack of justice,
inadequate health care and a poor, limited education system, make mere
existence a Sisyphean labour.

This exhibition, to be held during the 200th anniversary of the
independence of Haiti, will portray the lives of underpaid Haitian
workers in the Dominican Republic, exploited orange plantation workers
producing citrus oil for luxury liqueurs, charcoal burners forced to
destroy the last of Haiti's tree cover to alleviate the poverty and
desperation, fishermen hunting a diminishing stock and the peasants who
struggle to produce on a tired and depleted soil.

It will also show the emergence of women's movements, the struggle to
organise trade unions and the growth of artistic creativity during a
time of hardship.  The exhibition offers a glimpse into the lives of a
forgotten people, while promoting calls for greater justice for
Haitians.

It will be on at The Spitz Gallery, 109 Commercial St, Old Spitalfields
Market, London E1 6BG, from 19 - 26 April 2004. The private view and
reception will take place from 6pm on 22 April. Please do come.

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