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Written By Dina Simon

HAITI INDEPENDENCE DAY

SATURDAY, JANUARY 6TH, 10:00 AM

The Black World Institute (IBW), in collaboration with the Haitian American Foundation for Democracy (HAFFD) and the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition organization led by Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, is planning to organize a Rally-Forum on Saturday, January 6, 2024, in Chicago, titled' Resolving the Crisis in the First Black Republic. This day aims to celebrate the HaitianRevolution, the history of the first Black Republic, and address the serious crisis currently facing Haiti and its people. The morning rally will be festive, including an award ceremony honoring Reverend Jackson, while the afternoon session will delve into a deeper conversation. Panelists from the Montana Accord Movement will present an overview of the Haitian crisis, rooted in bad governance, and propose solutions to address it. As the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition organization is located in Chicago and well-known to the public, it will primarily extend the invitation.

THE PANEL

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Jean-Philippe Austin</a>
Jean-Philippe Austin

Jean-Philippe Austin left Haiti at the age of 9 and moved to Queens, New York joining his parents, who escaped Papa Doc Duvalier’s bloody dictatorship. Growing up in NY’s community of Haitian exiles, Jean-Phillipe was immersed in a world where ideals of social…

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Monique Clesca</span>
Monique Clesca

Monique Clesca is currently an international consultant after a career of more than 25 years specializing in high-level policy dialogue, human rights, youth and women programming, development, and crisis communication and writing. A feminist pro-democracy…

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Leslie Voltaire
Leslie Voltaire

As a lifelong democracy advocate, Mr. Leslie Voltaire has held several high level positions in government since the 1990s: Minister of Education, Minister of Haitians Living Abroad, Special Envoy to the UN, Chief of Staff to President Aristide, Member of Transitional…

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Jocelyn McCalla</span>
Jocelyn McCalla

Jocelyn McCalla served for over twenty years as Executive Director of the National Coalition for Haitian Rights (NCHR). He has long campaigned in favor of human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Haiti, as well as for the rights of Haitians abroad. He consults…

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