By Staff on 10/01/2011
We are currently in a three month long fundraising campaign so that we can return to Haiti and complete filming Conversations with the Living. Donate now! We need YOUR help.
Posted in Fundraising | Tagged AIDS, Conversations with the Living, Documentary, fundraising, Haiti, HIV |
By Staff on 01/21/2011
What’s remarkable about the statement former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide issued from exile this week is the benign self-image it tries to convey. Aristide, who has been living in South Africa since being forced out of Haiti during his second presidency in 2004, says he wants to come home to “contribute to serving my Haitian [...]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Dictatorship, Global Politics, Haitian Economy, Haitian Government, Haitian Infrastructure, Human Rights, News, Uncategorized, United Nations, US influence, US/Haiti Partnership, World News | Tagged Baby Doc, Cannibal Army, ChimÈres, Conversations with the Living, Duvalier, George W. Bush, Haiti, Haiti rebuild, Haitian Government, Jean Claude Duvalier, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Lavalas, Lavalas Party, Rebuilding Port Au Prince, Titid, Tonton Macoutes, U.S.A., UN |
By Staff on 01/21/2011
U.S. citizens are advised against all but essential travel to Haiti because of the high risk of crime, including kidnapping, the U.S. State Department warned. Travel Warning Issued for Haiti.
Posted in Global Politics, Haitian Economy, Haitian Government, Haitian Infrastructure, News, United Nations, World News | Tagged Conversations with the Living, Haiti, Haiti rebuild, Haitian Economy, Haitian Government, Haitian Tourism, Human Rights violations, Rebuilding Port Au Prince, U.S. State Department, U.S.A., UN |
By Staff on 01/21/2011
Pressure mounted on ousted dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier Friday, as a rights group said Haitian officials were opening a probe into alleged torture and killings during his 15-year rule. Haiti To Investigate Duvalier’s Human Rights Violations.
Posted in Civil Liberties, Dictatorship, Global Politics, Haitian Economy, Haitian Government, Haitian Infrastructure, Human Rights, Uncategorized, United Nations, World News | Tagged Amnesty International, Conversations with the Living, Documentary, Gerardo Ducos, Haiti, Haiti rebuild, Haitian Government, Human Rights violations, Jean Claude Duvalier, Jude Célestin, Michel Martelly, Mirlande Manigat, OAS, Organization of American States, Rebuilding Port Au Prince, Rene Preval, Susan Rice, U.S.A., UN, UN Security Council |
By Staff on 01/21/2011
The surprise return to Haiti of ousted dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier may have been part of a plan to unlock $5.7 million held in Swiss bank accounts. Money may have Motivated Baby Doc’s return to Port Au Prince.
Posted in Dictatorship, Global Politics, Haitian Economy, Haitian Government, Haitian Infrastructure, News, United Nations, US influence, World News | Tagged Conversations with the Living, Dictatorship, Documentary, Duvalier Regime, exile, Haiti, Haiti rebuild, Haitian Government, Haitian Infrastructure, Jean Claude Duvalier, Rebuilding Port Au Prince, Swiss Bank Account, Tonton Macoute, UN |
By Staff on 01/21/2011
Aon Corporation, a global provider of risk management services, released a Political Risk Map that ranked Venezuela as one of the 11 countries with the highest political risk in the world. Venezuela and Haiti: Countries with the Highest Political Risk
Posted in Global Politics, Haitian Government, Haitian Infrastructure, News, World News | Tagged AON Corporation, Conversations with the Living, Documentary, Haiti, Haiti rebuild, Haitian Government, Hugo Chavez, Rebuilding Port Au Prince, UN, Venezuela |
By Staff on 01/21/2011
Last week, former Haitian President Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier returned to Haiti, ending his 25-year exile after a 1986 popular uprising had ousted the notoriously corrupt ruler. As the still deeply troubled Haiti lurches toward a presidential election, Duvalier is seeking a return to power, which everyone agrees is the last thing that Haiti needs. [...]
Posted in Dictatorship, Global Politics, Haitian Government, Haitian Infrastructure, News, United Nations, World News | Tagged Amnesty International, Baby Doc, Conversations with the Living, Dictator, Genocide, Haiti, Haiti rebuild, Haitian Government, Human Rights violations, Jean Claude Duvalier, Rebuilding Port Au Prince, World Politics |
By Staff on 01/21/2011
Billions of dollars have been pledged to the recovery and reconstruction effort in Haiti. Rebuilding Haiti’s Economy
Posted in Global Politics, Haitian Economy, Haitian Government, Haitian Infrastructure, News, Uncategorized, World News | Tagged Conversations with the Living, Documentary, Haiti, Haiti rebuild, Haitian Economy, Haitian Government, Haitian Industry, Rebuilding Port Au Prince, World Economy |
By Staff on 01/21/2011
Haiti’s political crisis took a stunning turn on Sunday when Jean-Claude Duvalier, the dictator known as Baby Doc who was overthrown in 1986, arrived unexpectedly in the capital from exile in France. Former Haitian Dictator Returns to Port Au Prince
Posted in Global Politics, Haitian Government, Haitian Infrastructure, News, World News | Tagged AIDS, Baby Doc, Conversations with the Living, Documentary, Haiti, Haiti rebuild, Haitian Government, Jean Claude Duvalier, Port Au Prince, Rebuilding Port Au Prince |
By Staff on 03/16/2010
A team of scientists has discovered the origin of strains of HIV among men who have sex with men.
Posted in Aids News, Global Health | Tagged AIDS, Conversations with the Living, Documentary, Haiti, HIV, MSM |
