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30572: Senou (Announcement) 2nd Symposium on Haiti in Atlanta on June 16 from Noon to 9:00 PM (fwd)
From: Senou <senou@yahoo.com>
CONFERENCE AGENDA
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Noon ? 9:00pm
Noon - 12:15pm
Welcome
Francine I. Henderson, Research Library Administrator,
Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American
Culture and History/Atlanta-Fulton Public Library
System
Joseph Alfred, Founder/CEO, The Haitian Community
Relations, Inc.
12:15 ? 12:30pm Overview of Program
12:30 ? 2:00pm
Panel A: Developing an Economic Development Plan for
Haiti Heritage Education Center Auditorium ? 4th Floor
National Maritime Transportation: Critical Link to
Effective National Economic Development
Capt. Dale H. Latty, President, The Pearl Island Co.
Jacques Phillipe Eugene,V-Pres.,The Pearl Island Co.
Impact of Volunteerism on Nation Building: The Case of
Haiti
Dr. Suchet L. Loois, Sustainable International
Development Consultant
An Action Plan for the Economic Development and
Reconstruction of Haiti
Mr. Mike Spinelli, MCC FTS, Global Tourism Solutions
How to Create the Haitian Nation
Dr. Jean Hervé Charles, Exec. Director, AIDNOH, Inc.
12:30 ? 2:00pm
Panel B: Connecting the Haitian Diaspora in the
Americas
Authors? & Writers? Lounge ? 3rd Floor
The Calling of a Generation
Mr. Ralph Cheriza, Founder/President, Haitian Students
Foundation
How to Build a Strong Haitian American Community in
Georgia
Mr. Rahoul Dupervil, Founder, United Haitian American
Society
Calling the Diaspora to Play its Role in the
Development and Stability in Haiti
Mr. Lionel Jean-Baptiste, Chairman, Haitian Congress
to Fortify Haiti
Why Do Haitians Immigrate to the United States?
Mr. Joel Paul, Sociologist, Coalition for Haitian
Americans
2:00 ? 3:30pm
Panel C: Documenting and Preserving Haitian Cultural
Arts Traditions
Heritage Education Center Auditorium ? 4th Floor
Mr. Essud Fungcap, Visual and Historical Artist
Mr. Ulrick Jean-Pierre, Visual and Historical Artist
The Influence of Haitian Pottery
Mr. David Lebrun, Visual Artist
Art as a Key Initiative for Haiti?s Future
Mr. Marcel Wah, Visual and Historical Artist
2:00 ? 3:30pm
Panel D: Haitians and Education in the Diaspora
Authors? & Writers? Lounge ? 3rd Foor
The Work of Michaelle de Verteuil in ?Les Abricots?
Mrs. Sandra Lebrun, Educator
Adolescent Haitian Immigrants? Issues in U. S. Public
High Schools
Dr. Mercedes Pichard, ESOL Educator, Cypress Lake High
School, Ft. Myers, Fl.
The Needs for Bilingual Education in the U. S. Public
Schools
Dr. Clausel Theard, Asst. Professor of Romance
Languages,
Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA.
3:45 ? 4:30pm
Special Visual Presentation
Heritage Education Center Auditorium ? 4th Floor
A Tribute to Guy St. Lot.
Dr. Kwame-Osagyefo Kalimara, Prof., Spelman College
4:30 ? 6:00pm
Panel E: Haitian Government and History
Authors? & Writers? Lounge ? 3rd Floor
La Réforme Judiciaire en Haiti: Comprendre la
Problématique (Judiciary Reform in Haiti:
Understanding the Problem)
Mr. Jean-Senat Fleury, Judge, The Republic of Haiti
and Writer
The Role of Women in Haitian History: Slavery to
Freedom: A Journey Through Time
Ms. Lisa Marie Pierre, Student, Spelman College
4:30 ? 6:00pm
Panel F: The G.E.N.E.S.I.S. Program
Heritage Education Center Auditorium ? 4th Floor
Dr. A. Kweku Andoh, Ethnobotanist, The G.E.N.E.S.I.S.
Program
Dr. Kwame-Osagyefo Kalimara, Prof., African Diaspora
and the World Program, Spelman College
Dr. Cynthia Hewitt, Prof., Dept. of Sociology,
Morehouse College
6:00 ? 7:30pm
Panel G: Haitian Government and the Global Community
Heritage Education Center Auditorium ? 4th Floor
The History of Peace Building in Haiti
Dr. Henry F. Carey, Assoc. Prof. of Political Science,
Georgia State University
Haiti?s Second and Last Declaration of Independence:
The Establishment of a New Form of Government
Dr. Joseph Makhandal Champagne, Jr., Juris Doctor,
Attorney-at-law,
General Counsel of Haitian-American Leadership Council
6:00 ? 7:30pm
Panel H: The Cultural Role of Sports in Haiti
Authors? & Writers? Lounge ? 3rd Floor
La Problématique des Fédérations Sportives en Haiti
Mr. Guy Joachim, President, Federation of Basketball
and Volleyball, Haiti
8:00pm
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Senator Edmonde Supplice Beauzile,
Parliament of Haiti, Republic of Haiti
8:15 ? 9:00pm
Cultural Presentations
Poets ? Mr. Francis Ambroise, Mrs. Suzette Civil,
(Sabar & Tama Senegalese Tambour)
Mr. Maissa Niang, Mr. Galo Niang and Mr. Ndogo Mdaye
Closing Remarks and Acknowledgements
Joseph Alfred, Founder/CEO,
The Haitian Community Relations, Inc.
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