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Relief, Occupations and the Haiti Crisis: Canada/US policy and the regional response
February 02, 2010
A public forum with with Justin Podur and Dan Freeman-Maloy.
On January 12, Haiti was hit with an earthquake 7.0 on the Richter scale, leaving possibly 200,000 dead and 3 million affected. Much of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital, is now living in makeshift camps with their water, food, and health at risk. While many countries around the world responded with aid, the US and Canada also quickly deployed troops.
This talk will discuss current events and press coverage in the context of the past decade of Western policy towards Haiti, as well as the prospects for constructive relief and solidarity work.
Justin Podur is Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at York University and a member of the Pueblos en Camino Collective. He visited Haiti in 2005 to study the UN occupation and the government after the 2004 coup.
Dan Freeman-Maloy is a Toronto-based activist and writer. He studied Canadian media coverage of the 2004 Haiti coup and has written for ZNet and other publications.
Sponsored by the Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG)
Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid
Socialist Project
Toronto Haiti Action Committee
Toronto New Socialist Group
U of T Equity Studies Students' Union
Upping the Anti: A journal of theory and action
The Centre for Social Justice is wheelchair accessible.
Time: 7:00 - 9:00
Venue: Centre for Social Justice
Location: 489 College Street, Suite 303 Toronto, ON
Categories: International
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