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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