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24551: Senou (comment) Supporting the Savannah Monument
Supporting the Savannah Monument
There is
precedence in many things and there is a
reason for everything. We
know that many of us don't
know how and when to contribute
financially for a good
cause.
The missionary came to Haiti
and bailed us out; a
majority of us had never contributed to assist
our
church back home in paying their bill on time. We give
one
gourde or 5 gourdes in the offering. In the U.S.,
we continue doing
the same thing with the expectation
that the missionaries are going
to bail us out again
and they are nowhere to be found. We were
raised in a
system that did not give us the opportunity to
support
our own initiative. We always rely on others.
I
tend to see the bigger picture and the long-term
benefit any project
can bring to a community, a city,
a state, a country or to an entire
ethnic group. It is
not the first time nor the last time, we may
have the
impression that someone felt in love with a
particular
project or a particular organization. Those who
have
been involved in public life and politic for quite
some time
usually step back and let it fly.
Today, High School Students
who are using glencoe can
go online and Find out
through
activities and web links why the month of May is
special
for Haitians around the world.
Also, they can discover the
historical links between
Haiti and the United States from the
American
Revolution to the present. And also, learn about
Haitian
culture in the United States: Haitian
communities, authors, art,
food, music, and
celebrations. Complete the activities to
explore
Haitian heritage.
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/socialstudies/btt/
After
erecting the Savannah Monument, American
children will start asking
their parents about the
role our grand parents had played in making
this
country becoming a free nation. Mom and Dad, the
parents of
these folks that we are treating like
second-class citizen died for
us. Why we are helping
those who kicked our 'butt" and never done
anything
for us and neglecting the sons and daughters of
those
who fought and died for our freedom?. Tons of
questions
will be asked and they must be answered and
these youngsters would
be the one making law in the
congress and the Senate one day. Their
perception and
view about Haiti and Haitian immigrant will change
and
the Savannah Monument will be the cornerstone of that
change.
That monument upon its erection will be the
catalyst of our standing
in the United States of
America.
I first learned about the
Savannah Project like most
of you, despite having an important game
to go to that
day, I had to go over there to see the ground
breaking
ceremony. The expected inaugural date has
been
postponed but these folks are working very hard to
make that
dream becoming a reality. The Savannah
project is beyond an
individual or a group, it is
going to be a symbol that will
jumpstart the Haitian
proud and spirit throughout the world. Our
ancestors
were not forced to come, they were volunteered and
they
were freedom fighters and they played a tangible
role during the
Siege of Savannah in defending the
coalition Franco-American on
October 1779.
Ladies and Gentlemen: We need to join hands
together
and make this project becoming a reality. Today, you
can
take a train and travel from London to Paris; and
this idea was
originated during the era of Napoleon;
at that time, it was a dream
but today it is a
reality. Who could have imagined that the
ancestors of
the most impoverished country of this continent
had
fought for the freedom of the richest country of this
planet?
They did and no one can deny it.
Today my friends, you have a
moral duty and a moral
obligation to make this golden becoming a
reality
We need to come together and get the job done.
Again,
I'm leaving you with this quote of the late
mother
Theresa: 'if we are not concerned about who get the
credit
many things could be accomplished in
this
world"
http://www.haitianhistory.org/
haitianhistory@bellsouth.net
Haitian
American Historical Society
9822 NE 2nd Ave. Suite 3 ? Miami, FL
Phone: 786-621-0035 ? Fax: 305-759-0800
haitianhistory@bellsouth.net
www.HaitianHistory.org
Below is the Haitian American
Historical Society Board
of Directors.
Bastien, Marleine
-
mbastien@haitianhistory.org
Belfort, Wilfrid
- Member
Cantave, Jean Claude -
Member
Charles, Claude - Vice
Chair
ccharles@haitianhistory.org
Exulien, Jean-Claude
- Vice Chair
ccharles@haitianhistory.org
Fils-Aime,
Daniel - Chairman
haitianhistory@bellsouth.net
Fontin,
Marcel - Secretary
mfontin@haitianhistory.org
Mapou,
Jean - Member
jmapou@haitianhistory.org
Pierre, Dr.
Larry - Member
Pierre, Frantz - Member
Smyth,
Patrick - Member
Vilme, Pradel -
Treasurer
Whang, Sang -
Member
--------------------------------
Joseph Alfred,
Founder/CEO
of Haitian Community Relations, Inc
P.O. BOX
1022
Douglasville, GA 30133
joe_alfred@yahoo.com
Email:
hcrinfor@hcronline.org