V-Day Teach-In on Haiti's History and Women's Movement
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This document summarizes key information about Haiti's history and the role of women, as background for V-Day's work supporting women in Haiti. It outlines Haiti's colonial history and independence, the impact of US intervention over the 20th century, and the history of violence and the women's rights movement. It then discusses the devastating 2010 earthquake and V-Day's response, including establishing shelters and legal support, and their 2012 campaign focusing on gender-based violence in Haiti.
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V-Day Teach-In on Haiti's History and Women's Movement
- 1. V-DAY TEACH-IN HAITI V-Day thanks Sandrine Malary and Paula Allen for making this presentation possible
- 12. Myriam Merlet and Eve Ensler 2007
- 21. In Memory of Myriam Merlet Haitian Feminist Leader and V-Day Activist 1956-2010
Editor's Notes
- All photo credits belong to Paula Allen
- FURTHER DATES OF INTEREST: Occupation by U.S. Marines from 1915 to 1934. Occupation, Cacao wars & a lack of understanding of Haitian societal strains lead to the withdrawal of troops by Hoover. 1945-1949 democratic rule by President Dumarsais Estim 1949 dictatorship under Gen. Paul Magloire In the 1980s and 90s, a string of interim governments, coups,disease, etc, deter tourists, furthers economic crisis. 1991 Jean Bertrand Aristide becomes first democratically elected president.
- Source: http://www.democracynow.org/2010/1/14/us_policy_in_haiti_over_decades
- Source: Beverly Bell, March 10, 2010 11:48 AM, A History of Haitian Women's Involvement (International Women's Day Part II)http://www.huffingtonpost.com/beverly-bell/a-history-of-haitian-wome_b_493305.html
- Source: Beverly Bell, March 10, 2010 11:48 AM, A History of Haitian Women's Involvement (International Women's Day Part II)http://www.huffingtonpost.com/beverly-bell/a-history-of-haitian-wome_b_493305.html
- Source: 1. http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2007/dec/02/women.features3
- SOURCE: 1.( http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2010/march/women-struggle-for-rights-as -haiti-recovers.en) 2. Challenging Violence: Haitian Women Unite Women ’s Rights and Human Rights, Anne Fuller, Originally published in the Spring/Summer 1999 by the Association of Concerned Africa Scholars. Special Bulletin on Women and War. ACAS website: http://acas.prairienet.org.
- -The practice of “ Restavèk ” , in which mostly girl-child domestic servants are bought by wealthy families, deprived of education, and often physically and sexually abused, also cripples the possibility of a life free from violence for many girls and young women in Haiti. According to the Jean Cadet Restavek Foundation, an astonishing 300,000 Haitian children are enslaved restaveks. SOURCES: 1.http://www.cidh.org/countryrep/Haitimujer2009eng/HaitiWomen09.toc.htm 2.( http://www.amplifyyourvoice.org/u/katherine83/2009/1/21/Fight-abuse-against -women-in-Haiti) 3. Mark Schuller, Assistant Professor, African American Studies and Anthropology, Department of Social Sciences, York College, City University of New York.
- Stats are based on on-the-ground research compiled by V-Day activists Sandrine Mallory. According to the Haitian government, 230,000 people died as a result of the earthquake, 300,000 were injured and 1,000,000 were rendered homeless. Basic amenities like medical care, food, water, and electricity were out of reach for countless Haitians.
- SOURCE: http://www.wehaitians.com/the%20rape%20epidemic.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SPZHAsJGX8
- This meeting was coordinated by longtime V-Day activist Elvire Eugene, who is connected to many local partners and national networks working on women ’ s issues in Haiti and is well suited to lead critical work on the ground. The Task Force ’ s research with 1000 survivors found that survivors of psychological, economic, physical and sexual violence in Haiti faced many hardships – teenage pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, economic struggle, stigma and marginalization. Only 32% survivors surveyed had attempted legal action to seek justice for the crimes perpetrated against them. Because psychosocial and legal support is most often out of reach to poor women due to price and availability, a four-pronged approach was developed to serve them and, when asked for our support, V-Day wholeheartedly pledged it.
- Source: cia.gov Source: http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/a/jeanbertrand_aristide/index.html
- DETAILS: - AFASDA stands for Asosyasyon Fanm Soley Dayiti in Creole. The English translation is Association Women Sun of Haiti -This project has received support from many groups, including the National Consultation on Violence Against Women and the Ministries of Justice, Public Health, and Social Affairs. -V-Day partnered with ShelterBox ( http://www.shelterboxusa.org/AboutAndFAQ.aspx#B1 < http://www.shelterboxusa.org/AboutAndFAQ.aspx#B1 > ), an NGO which delivers immediate relief to victims of natural and other disasters, to help support the efforts of the Ministry of Feminine Condition in Port au Prince to provide safe shelter for 400 individuals.
- Suggested media to complement the 2012 Spotlight Campaign on Haiti can be found in the V-Spot at http://vspot.vday.org/library/en/tvm/haiti
- Myriam Merlet was the Chief of Cabinet of the Ministry of Women ’ s Condition and Rights and founder of the umbrella National Coordination for Advocacy on Women's Rights (CONAP). She passed away in the January 2010 earthquake.