December 2010
5 posts
a quick visit to the u.s.
This trip gives me some bandwidth, so I can do a quick “photo dump,” if you will. Be warned, there are lots of photos after the jump, some of which may not be good to look at while eating.
The city of Jérémie from the road to Les Cayes. This is home, for now.
Casimir teaching a lesson on HIV/AIDS and responsible sexuality at a school in Sassier
Carpenters at work, building...
US will pay for Haitian vote fraud →
Haiti's election: Whomever they voted for, the... →
My Dad recently told me that I post too many half-assed entries without any substantive explanations, and that sometimes hearing about gunfire and riots in Jeremie without any explanation frightens him. He’s probably right. I am, however, really really busy right now. I have several things I want to write about, but for now I’ll share this very concise roundup of the issues in the...
the will of the people!
I saw this t-shirt last week. “There is no change without citizen participation.”
Presidential election results announced last night with no provincial counts, and Celestin curiously beating Martelly by less than a percent. Everyone in Haiti recognizes that this is a robbery, including the US Embassy. Lots of rioting last night, and quite a bit of gunfire. I’m sure the gossip...
Cholera violence in the Grand'Anse →
On Thanksgiving Day there were three men in Jeremie accused of spreading cholera through a vodou powder. They were attacked by a mob, had tires put around their bodies, and were burnt alive. I wasn’t going to talk about this because I didn’t want to really freak my family and friends out, but the media has picked up on it so I may as well acknowledge it. This kind of activity is...