Haiti in Focus - 022 - The Haitian: Experiences After The Quake & Thoughts On Renewable Energy.
February 17th, 2010
Haiti in Focus - 022 - The Haitian: his experience following the quake and thoughts on renewable, sustainable energy.
This week we interviewed Alain Armand, a Haitian American from Florida, who land in Haiti 48 hours after the earthquake. He shares about his journey there, what he observed as he arrived in Port-au-Prince. He worked as a bouncer and a translator in the main Port-au-Prince Hospital and talks about the shock and the horror of what he saw. His disturbing descriptions share what we would rather not see. He ends our time together by explaining that he believes that Haiti needs outside oversight in the rebuilding and that the most important thing they can get out of this is renewable, sustainable energy. You can find out more about Alain at http://thehaitian.com.
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Haiti in Focus - 021 - What is going on in Haiti? We reconnect w/Alice Backer (Global Voices) Pt. 2
February 9th, 2010
Haiti in Focus - 021 - What is going on in Haiti now? We reconnect with Alice Backer, former Editor of Global Voices Part 2
We continue our discussion by looking the types of shelter the displaced Haitians are living in and the targeted bulldozing that is supposed to be happening. We also clarify how badly different sections of Haiti were hit and what people call Port-Au-Prince. We talk more about the first responders to the earthquake. We look at the media presence that is still down there. We share our thoughts on the %u201CIdaho 10%u2033, the ten missionaries that were accused of child trafficking Last we talk about the many nations involved in debt forgiveness of Haiti.
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Haiti in Focus - 020 - What is going on in Haiti? We reconnect w/Alice Backer (Global Voices) Pt. 1
February 8th, 2010
Haiti in Focus - 020 - What is going on in Haiti now? We reconnect with Alice Backer, former Editor of Global Voices (Part I)
Due to listener questions and comments, we decided to invite Alice Backer back to chat about her experiences since we last talked with her. This is Part 1 of that interview.
We started off by talking about how representative Citizen Media is of the country of Haiti, and therefore its value. She discusses how Citizen Media though used by those with education and money still has value and provides a different perspective than what the major news networks provide. She goes onto talk about the challenges of bringing Citizen Media to those in poverty and helping to get their voices heard. She discusses how social media has helped in a post quake Haiti. She talks about the New Haiti Project (link is below.)
We also talk about who is in charge of Haiti right now. The dilemma of this ambiguity and how it has impacted those most affected by the earthquake. Alice talks about how this has played into the distribution of aid. She also looks into why aid has been so slow in reaching the Haitian people. She talks about how the Red Zone plays into this and how the assignment of such zones is many times political.
She postulates what can be done to get the aid moving faster and how targeting the tent cities should be the areas to start. This of course not to say that there are not/were not other areas affected.
Alice Backer%u2019s blog:
http://www.twitter.com/kiskeacity
Alice Backer article about Haitian-American volunteer Regine Zamor (Global Voices):
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2010/01/31/global-voices-in-haiti-talking-to-volunteer-regine-zamor/
http://newhaitiproject.ning.com/
Rachel Maddow Show segment on history of Haiti%u2019s debt and current debt cancellation proposal:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/vp/34928496#34928496
Salon.com article showcasing Haitian expert who predicted quake:
Article about how Haitians provided first response to quake:
Translation of recent Miami Herald interview by President Rene Preval:
http://kiskeyacity.blogspot.com/2010/02/preval-on-his-legacy-translation-of.html
http://www.francotechnogap.com/
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Haiti in Focus - 019 - The real story of Haitian relief efforts: Our interview with Alice Backer
January 27th, 2010
Haiti in Focus - 019 - Want the real story on the Haitian relief efforts? Our interview with Alice Backer, former Editor of Global Voices, in Port Au Prince.
Haiti in Focus had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Alice Backer, former Global Voices Editor for french-speaking world, and who is currently on a mission from Global Voices to help Haitians with Citizen Media in and around Port Au Prince, Haiti. We caught with her in Petionville, Port Au Prince at a place called Cafe de l%u2019Europe. Although Skype got wiggy on us at times, we had a surprising good signal and more importantly had a wonderful discussion.
She gave the real story of the earthquake aftermath. She not only shared her background and how she got into Haiti (since no commercial flights are flying into Port Au Prince), but what the news has shown and not shown us regarding the situation there. She talks about the importance of hearing not only what CNN and the networks are saying, but hearing the voices of the citizens of Haiti, those whom have largely been ignored by the media. We have provided many of those links below sent to us courtesy of Alice Backer.
She also shares the disturbing news that many Haitians have not been seeing the relief reaching the Haitian people. On a positive note, she talks about the debt cancellation of Haiti%u2019s debt being considered by many nations.
If you want to find out more about Alice Backer, please visit her blog here and visit her Twitter.
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List of Tweeters tweeting live from Haiti assembled by Georgia Popplewell of Global Voices Online:
http://twitter.com/georgiap/live-from-haiti
Recommended Haitian Tweeters from the ground to follow:
Port-au-Prince:
http://twitter.com/carelpedre (Carel P�dre)
http://twitter.com/RAMhaiti (Richard Morse)
http://twitter.com/thehaitian (Alain Armand)
http://twitter.com/fredodupoux (Fr�d�ric Dupoux)
http://twitter.com/kiskeacity (Alice Backer)
From Jacmel:
http://twitter.com/yatalley (Yael Talleyrand)
http://twitter.com/melindayiti
Global Voices Online Haiti coverage page:
http://globalvoicesonline.org/specialcoverage/haiti-earthquake-2010/
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Haiti in Focus Podcast - 022 - @TheHaitian: Experiences After The Quake & Thoughts On Renewable Energy
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