Haitian Media Community Meeting

WELCOMEThe Haitian media in Chicago meeting with the community

for “une veillée patriotique”

01/24/2010

New Hope Haitian Church729 West Howard Street

Evanston, IL 60202(847) 475-4655

HAITI NEEDS YOUR PRAYERS

ON TUESDAY JANUARY 12, 2010 A 7.0 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE HIT HAITI AT 4:53 PM

NO ONE EXPECTED IT

NOT EVEN PRESIDENT RENE PREVAL WHO’S HOME HAS ALSO BEEN DESTROYED

AND SO IS THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE

THAT TUESDAY AFTERNOON OUR BEAUTIFUL HAITI TURNED INTO THIS IN

ABOUT 37 SECONDS

HAVING PEOPLE FIGHTING FOR THEIR LIVES

SOME OF THEM WERE NOT SURE OR CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON

AT THAT POINT THOSE WITH THE CHRISTIAN FAITH COULD ONLY PRAY

NO QUESTION A PRAYER WOULD BE THE ANSWER

WHY US WHY HAITI THIS MAN IS WONDERING

SOME OF THEM COULDN’T EVEN STAND UP ON THEIR OWN

OTHERS HAD TO BE PULLED OUT OF THE RUBBLE

A REALITY BUT NOT A PRETTY PICTURE

A POLICEMAN SCARED OR MAY BE FRUSTRATEDHIS FIRST TIME DEALING WITH A SITUATION AS SUCH

A YOUNG GIRL IN DESPERATE NEED OF MEDICAL HELP

A YOUNG BOY BADLY INJURED

SURVIVED THE CATASTROPHE BUT SCARED AND CRYING FOR HELP

ON THE STREETS WITHOUT A HOME TO GO TO

NOW WHAT? SHE’S WONDERING

THE HOUSE IS DOWN; CAN ONLY SIT ON THE DEBRIS

FIRE ADDED TO THE MISERY

LA CATHEDRALE DE PORT-AU-PRINCEONE THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS CHURCHES IN HAITI

IS BURNED DOWN

AND THE DAMAGE GOES ON

AND ON

AND ON

AND ON

AND ON

NOW A BIGGER PROBLEMDEAD BODIES ON THE STREETS

OF COURSE THE SMELL IS DISTURBING AND NOT HEALTHY EITHER

THOSE WHO ARE NOT DEAD ARE SUFFERING WITH NO HOPE WHEN THEY WILL GET

MEDICAL ASSISTANCEHELP PLEASE

RESCUE TEAMS FROM THE U.S. AND ALL OVER THE WORLD HAVE ANSWERED THE CALL

ANOTHER PROBLEM NO INFRASTRUCTURE A DEAD AIRPORT WITH NO ELECTRICITY

NO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL

AT THIS POINT THE RESCUE TEAMS AREN’T TOO SURE HOW TO GET TO THOSE WHO REALLY NEED HELP OR ARE STILL TRAPPED UNDER THE RUBBLES

AT LEAST WE ARE NOT ALONE

STILL, DEAD BODIES WITH NO IDENTITY ARE BEING DUMPED EVERYWHERE

A PICKUP TRUCK FULL OF PEOPLE SOME ARE INJURED

KUDOS… A YOUNG MAN HELPING OUTAS A NATION WE MUST LEARN TO HELP EACH OTHER IN ALL SITUATIONS

PORT-AU-PRINCE POLICE HEADQUARTERSSEEMS PRETTY QUIET THERE

WHERE ARE THEY?

A WOMAN IN MIAMI FL ON THE PHONE WONDERING ABOUT HER LOVED ONES

BACK HOME IN HAITI

THANK YOU TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE; WE ARE GRATEFUL

THANK YOU ANDERSON COOPER AND CNN

THANK YOU Dr. SANJAY GUPTA AND CNN

THANK YOU TO THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION

THANK YOU WYCLEF JEAN YOU ARE A TRUE HAITIAN

TO ALL HAITIANS, REMEMBER THIS, EVEN AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE THE STATUE OF LIBERTY (NEG MARON) IS STILL STANDING – WE’RE NOT

GIVING UP

THE FOLLOWING ARE IMAGES OF WHAT HAITI “LA PERLE DES ANTILLES” USED TO BE, SO AS PROUD HAITIANS LET’S WORK

TOGETHER TO BRING IT BACK

LET’S PROOVE TO THE WORLD THAT WE ARE A PROUD NATION WE ARE NOT GONNA STAY DOWN. LET’S REBUILD OUR COUNTRY

THANK YOU

THANK YOURADIO MEN KONTRE - LA DIFFERENCE AND THE MEDIA ASSOCIATION IN CHICAGO

Author: Jean-vil Joseph for media association Chicago