Streamed live on January 11, 2025, from Rainbow PUSH Headquarters in Chicago, IL, moderator Dr. Ron Daniels, founder of the Haiti Support Project (HSP), and host Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, President Emeritus of Rainbow PUSH, is joined by an esteemed panel of speakers and presenters to share updates and explore solutions to address the ongoing crisis in Haiti.
Speakers Include:
• Rep. Jonathan Jackson, Chicago, Illinois
• Hon. Leslie Voltaire, Current President of Haiti as Chairman of the Transitional Presidential Council (via video)
• Marc Morial, President/CEO, National Urban League (via video)
• Jocelyn McCalla, Senior Advisor, Haitian Foundation for Democracy
• Monique Clesca, Monitoring Bureau, Montana Accord Movement
• Hon. Lionel Jean Baptiste, Coalition of Haitian American Organizations in the Chicago Area
About the Haiti Support Project (HSP)
Founded in 1995 by Dr. Ron Daniels, the Haiti Support Project is an initiative of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century that is committed to “Building a Constituency for Haiti in the United States,” focusing on mobilizing/organizing African Americans and other people of African descent to strengthen the process of democracy and development in the world’s first Black Republic.
About the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (RPC)
RPC was formed in December 1996 by Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. through the merging of two organizations he founded earlier, People United to Serve Humanity (PUSH, 1971) and the Rainbow Coalition (1984). With headquarters in Chicago and offices in Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, and Oakland, we work to make the American Dream a reality for all our citizens and advocate for peace and justice around the world. We are dedicated to improving the lives of all people by serving as a voice for the voiceless.
