We support solidarity with the people of Haiti. We stand with the people of Haiti in their struggle for justice and for democracy. We find it deplorable that the Bush administration has been implicated in the recent Haiti regime change, having funded Aristide opposition groups and blocked humanitarian assistance to the Aristide Government. This is yet another critical time in Haitian history with an election scheduled for later this year. We lament that the US is supporting the unpopular Gerard Latortue government via funding of the USAID’s Democracy Enhancement Projection and the International Republican Institute and bears responsibility for the violence that is continuing to sweep the country.

The Delco Pledge of Resistance has focused on Haiti over the last 15 years. We have organized several non-violent demonstrations protesting the 1991 coup, several educational forums, multiple pieces published in our Newsletter, and (joining with Haiti Reborn) participated in demonstrating and lobbying in Washington DC, protesting the US sanctions imposed on Haiti.

Resources: We recommend, “Rainy Season” by Amy Wilentz (Simon and Shuster) and “Pathologies of Power” by Paul Farmer (Univ. of California Press); any op-ed pieces written by Tracy Kidder, and the following web sites: