Haiti Crisis

 

Global Marshall Plan Required to Rebuild Haiti

Haiti Support Project Institutes Haiti Relief Fund to Respond

 

Statement by Dr. Ron Daniels, President of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century and Founder of the Haiti Support Project

 

The 7.0 earthquake which struck Haiti January 12th was one of the most catastrophic disasters ever experienced in the Caribbean region. Much of the Capital city of Port Au Prince is in shambles and other cities in the Southeastern region of the country have been devastated as well.  This cataclysmic event comes in the wake of a series of hurricanes and tropical storms that have ravished the nation in recent years. But, as I stated in an article last summer, it also comes at a time when the “stars appeared to be aligning in favor of progress for Haiti.” A new sense of optimism and hope was beginning to spread as security and political stability improved under the Government of President Rene Gracia Preval. Haiti was abuzz about prospects for economic development and investment opportunities. The week before the earthquake hit, an article by Jacqueline Charles in the Miami Herald proclaimed “Haiti Experiences Hotel Boom.”  The earthquake has interrupted momentum towards significant progress in Haiti.

 

But, “truth crushed to earth will rise again.” The Haitian people are remarkably resilient and strong. It was this strength and resiliency that enabled their forebears to become the first enslaved people in recorded history to rise up to defeat their slave masters and establish the first Black Republic in the world! Indeed, the whole world is indebted to Haiti for the shining example of the capacity of a courageous people to shatter the shackles of oppression against overwhelming odds. The Haitian Revolution was a triumph for human Rights.

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Haiti Relief Fund

The Haiti Relief Fund

Relief ♦ Recovery ♦ Reconstruction

An Initiative of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century’s Haiti Support Project

 

Mission of the Haiti Support Project

 

Founded by Dr. Ron Daniels in 1995, the primary mission of the Haiti Support Project (HSP) is “Building a Constituency for Haiti in the United States” by mobilizing-organizing African Americans and other people of African descent to partner with Haitian Americans to contribute to the process of democracy and development in Haiti.

 

Purpose/Goal of Haiti Relief Fund

 

 The catastrophic earthquake that struck Haiti has decimated the nation’s infrastructure, institutions, service delivery systems and traumatized millions of Haitian families with a residual impact on Haitian communities in the U.S. In this hour of grave crisis, it is imperative that African Americans, other people of African descent and all people of goodwill mobilize/organize to relieve the enormous suffering, aid the recovery process and commit to a long term effort to rebuild/reconstruct the first Black Republic as a beacon of hope and promise for the world. While concerted action by large scale traditional organizations is essential, these organizations are not likely to support grassroots organizations on the ground that will be the real engines for Haiti’s long term reconstruction. The Haiti Relief Fund is dedicated to filling this vital role.

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Haiti Relief Fund

A DISASTROUS EARTHQUAKE has struck HAITI and the HAITIAN PEOPLE NEED OUR HELP IMMEDIATELY. The Haitian American community is rapidly mobilizing to respond. As President of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century and Founder of the Haiti Support Project HSP). I want to especially challenge African Americans and other people of African descent to respond with a generous tax deductible contribution to HSP's HAITI RELIEF FUND. Contributions from people of all races and nationalities are welcome. -- Dr. Ron Daniels

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Haiti Pilgrimage III

October 8-12, 2009

Pilgrimage Marks New Phase in Promoting Cultural Historical Tourism

First Member of Congressional Black Caucus Visits Citadel

Haitian Americans Pledge to Return Home to Engage the Development Process

New York, October 19, 2009 – Under the leadership of Dr. Ron Daniels, President of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW) and Founder of the Haiti Support Project (HSP) and ably assisted by Mary France-Daniels, October 8-12, forty-one African Americans and Haitian Americans embarked on the Third Annual Pilgrimage to Haiti to visit the Citadel and other important historical sites. Warren Ballentine, Radio Talk Show host on Radio One and XM Networks and regular CNN Contributor; Richard Muhammad, Editor of the Final Call Newspaper, Black America’s only weekly national newspaper; George Fraser, President of  FraserNet, the largest network of Black professions, entrepreneurs and business owners in the world with more than 51,000 members; Joseph Beasley, Regional Coordinator of Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow/Push Coalition and IBW/HSP’s “Global Ambassador;” and, Kangol Kid, the first Haitian American Hip Hop Artist and original member of U.T.F.O., were the Special Guests for this year’s Pilgrimage.

Articles and Essays

by: Dr. Ron DanielsThe Citadel: A Symbol of Freedom and Hope in Haiti

[For publication the week beginning October 19, 2009]

The Haiti Support Project of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century has just completed its Third Pilgrimage to Haiti to visit the Citadel and other important cultural/historical sites.  The vision/mission of these Pilgrimages is to transform the town of Milot, which is strategically situated at the foot of the Citadel, into a Mecca for cultural/historical tourism as the engine for people based economic development in the area/region. In a broader sense, however, the Pilgrimages are intended to introduce people of African descent to the Haitian Revolution which produced the first Black Republic in this hemisphere – one of the most incredible feats in human history. The magnificent Citadel, which sits atop a mountain 3,000 feet in the sky, is a powerful symbol of freedom and hope.

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Articles and Essays

by: Dr. Ron Daniels

Cultural Offensive Required to Rescue Black America’s Youth.- ...Click to read

It’s Time for an Emergency Summit on Youth Violence and Fratricide - Click to read

IBW Has Impact at Congressional Black Caucus Conference - Click to read

Dr. Ron Daniels Vantage Point

Transforming America’s “Dark Ghettos”

A Martin Luther King - Malcolm X Community  Revitalization Initiative
A Modern Day Domestic Marshall Plan

Volunteer to mobilize support for the MLK-MX Initiative 888-77IBW21/888-774-2921 or Email: info@ibw21.org