Why Haiti? · They are our neighbor. Haiti is a 2 hour plane ride away for many of us. For those of us on the east coast it is easier to get to Haiti than California. And, Haiti, being the poorest country in the western hemisphere, is the poorest of our neighbors. · Symbolism. Haiti's 18th century history as the richest colony on earth and then its unimaginable triumph of freedom and independence in 1804, make it a symbol of magnificence. If We can succeed in undoing some of the chronic impoverishment, it will also be a tremendous symbol of restoration. · The disturbing history. The notion that former slaves were required to pay restitution to their former enslavers is beyond unsettling to me; and it makes Haiti deserving of special attention. For more info on this start with these: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2010/01/14/why-haitis-earthquake-is-frances-problem.html; http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/opinion/22danner.html?pagewanted=all; http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=17130; · Need. I've traveled in Europe, Africa, South America and North America and I've never seen anything like the poverty I've seen in Haiti. I'm not saying it doesn't exist elsewhere, I just haven't personally seen it. · Why not?
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