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severely limit d. H ving re­
turned to power on back of th
U.S. occupation of his country,
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By Bernice Powell Jackson
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READERS WRITE
L IT 0 OT th U.S.
occupation has had an unin­
tended consequence. Th Hai­
ti n m sse hav been
emboldened by the relative
safety created by the U.S. occu­
pation and a taking matt IS
into their own hands - sma h­
ing police stations and military
barracks, arresting attaches
and members ofFRAPH and de­
manding that they be prose­
cuted, and pouring into the
streets en masse with any ru­
mor or hint that the reactionary
forces are moving to harm Presi­
dent Aristide.
The Haitian mas es, not
President Aristide alone, ar
t.he best hope for r al d mocracy
m Haiti.
What this means is that Afri­
cans in America and all those
progre sive forces who want
real democracy' in Haiti must
mobiIi ze a Haiti solida ri ty
movement to support the pro­
democracy, popular/mass move­
ments on th ground in Haiti.
Despite fh .aweso.me!pOwer,
Sol d� th f{D . !IIlj}itaty .. i�d1 ustrial
I comple 1 ,the ·It!ilitianf me I
can make the decisive diff rence
with the support of the progres­
sive movement in the U.S. and
elsewhere.
The Haiti solidarity work
must have two principal objec­
tives: Providing analysis and
mass education on the historical
role of U.S. intervention and oc­
cupation in Haiti and the region
and mobilizing material sup­
port to concretely assist the
popular movements fighting for
real democracy. Material sup­
port is absolutely critical at this
crucialjuncture in the unfolding
fight for real democracy.
AU... ACROSS THE U.S. po­
litical organizations, churches,
community based organiza­
tions, sororities, frat rnities,
civil associations profe ionals
and ordinary peopl houl.l
spring into action to mobilize
material support forth popular
mov merits.
The needs are very basi , but
xtremely important. First and
foremost th re i n urgent n
for money so that popular or­
ganizations can: pu has out­
right the supplies,
rid material n d t wa
ff ctive poh ical t ruggl ; pea- .
pl n donate typ writer , coin­
puters, fax machin s, printing
quipment, paper and thos
items which h lp to d v lop an
ffective comm mi tin infra­
tructure for political organiza­
t ion ; fi n ally, pop I e an
ont ribute b ic farm quip-,
m n , tolls and ds to used
by peasant organization to sus­
. tain communi i of political or-
ganiz rs/activis .
Th . mall m ur
hay a major impact on h life
and death struggl for r 1 de­
mocracy in Haiti.
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