Haiti In 2021
On this episode, we speak to a young Haitian living in Haiti about the events happening in the country thus far. A conversation spanning over an hour, this young woman, an international relations professional, gave context on what it is like living in Haiti in 2021. A pandemic in a country that has not started national vaccination protocol as yet; on going protests, lack of resources and the current hurricane season have already made Haitians at home unease. However, the assassination of the head of state, Jovenel Moïse, in July of 2021, have created a more tense atmosphere for the world’s first black republic.
Notes
The Gleaner: Matthew J Smith | History A Blurred Lens In Haiti
The New York Times: How The Assassination of Haiti’s President Follows Years of Strife and Gridlock
AS/COA: Constitutional Crisis and Crime Have Haiti on Edge
Al Jazeera: Cautionary Tale’: Haiti Sees COVID Surge As It Awaits Vaccines
Al Jazeera: System Change, Not Charity, Will End The Vaccine Apartheid
The Guardian: Haiti in Disarray As Anti-Government Protests Lead to Prison Breakout
The Guardian: Haiti Cancels Carnival After Gun Battle Between Police and Soldiers
New Yorker: Demonstrators in Haiti Are Fighting for an Uncertain Future
WSWS: Haiti’s President Martelly Eulogizes Ex-Dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier
Vice: One of the Most Repeated Facts About Haiti Is A Lie
The New York Times: The U.N.’s Tainted Legacy in Haiti
Haiti Action Committee: How the United States Crippled Haiti’s Rice Industry
Foreign Policy: Subsidizing Starvation