26668: Komite Chalo: (announce) NYC Radio Program on Haiti, Sat., Nov. 26, 3-4 pm (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Komite Chalo <cjaklen@yahoo.com>

The Haitian Collective at WBAI invites you to listen
to
?Haiti: The Struggle Continues? its weekly program on
WBAI, 99.5 fm in New York City
and streaming live at www.wbai.org
Saturdays, 3:00-4:00 pm ET

In Commemoration of the 202nd anniversary of the epic
Battle of Vertières (November 18, 1803), Haiti: The
Struggle Continues interviews Laurent Dubois, author
of Avengers of the New World, The Story of the Haitian
Revolution.

?The first and only successful slave revolution in the
Americas began in 1791 when thousands of brutally
exploited slaves rose up against their masters on
Saint-Domingue, the most profitable colony in the
eighteenth-century Atlantic world. Within a few years,
the slave insurgents forced the French administrators
of the colony to emancipate them, a decision ratified
by revolutionary Paris in 1794. This victory was a
stunning challenge to the order of master/slave
relations throughout the Americas, including the
southern United States, reinforcing the most fervent
hopes of slaves and the worst fears of masters.

But, peace eluded Saint-Domingue as British and
Spanish forces attacked the colony. A charismatic
ex-slave named Toussaint Louverture came to France's
aid, raising armies of others like himself and
defeating the invaders. Ultimately Napoleon, fearing
the enormous political power of Toussaint, sent a
massive mission to crush him and subjugate the
ex-slaves. After many battles, a decisive victory over
the French secured the birth of Haiti and the
permanent abolition of slavery from the land. The
independence of Haiti reshaped the Atlantic world by
leading to the French sale of Louisiana to the United
States and the expansion of the Cuban sugar economy.

Laurent Dubois weaves the stories of slaves, free
people of African descent, wealthy whites, and French
administrators into an unforgettable tale of
insurrection, war, heroism, and victory. He
establishes the Haitian Revolution as a foundational
moment in the history of democracy and human rights.?
-	- Harvard University Press

Laurent Dubois, Associate Professor of History at
Michigan State University, is the winner of the 2005
Frederick Douglass Book Prize.

We will also present a report on the second session of
The International Tribunal on Haiti held at Suffolk
University Law School in Boston, MA on November 19,
2005.

U.S. Brigadier General Ronald Coleman who was in
charge of the multinational occupation forces from
March to June 200, and Haitian National Police
inspector Yves Gaspard were convicted during the
second session.

Also the latest news on Haiti and community
announcements.

Please tune in, and tell your friends to tune in to.
Haiti: The Struggle Continues
Saturdays, 3:00-4:00 pm
over WBAI, 99.5 fm in New York City
and streaming live at www.wbai.org

If you miss the live broadcast, you can listen to or
download our archived shows at
http://archive.wbai.org/




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