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What's the Quixote Center doing in Haiti?

"February 7 is the date established in Haiti's constitution for presidents to hand power over to an elected successor. Haiti currently has no elected national government officials. Ariel Henry, the de facto, unelected, prime minister, signed an agreement in December 2022 to relinquish power on February 7, 2024. There is no indication that Henry will fulfill this obligation, and the situation in Haiti can only be described as complete chaos.

"This week, the UN released figures on Haiti's gang violence. Gangs control 80% of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and have moved into rural areas. Last year, gangs murdered nearly 5000 people, up 110% from the year before. Kidnappings went up 83%. Last week we learned that gangs kidnapped six nuns (since released). The Haitian National Police is outgunned, outnumbered, and outmaneuvered. As a direct result of the violence, food insecurity, lack of governance, and general chaos, the number of Haitian migrants increased 23-fold.

"[Friday] morning, Kenya's High Court blocked a planned police deployment to Haiti. Funded by the United States, the idea was to open up blocked roads and infrastructure to provide at least some relief. At this point it remains unclear whether Kenya and the United Nations will find a way around the ruling. In any case, this would only have offered short-term relief to an intractable situation."

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Asylum is Under Attack - Again

Senators are continuing to negotiate whether to destroy asylum in exchange for sending billions to Ukraine, Israel, and ICE & CBP. This proposal is extreme, and would risk the lives of migrants and their families fleeing danger. This would be especially disastrous for Haitian asylum seekers. Tell your members of Congress that our government should fund solutions that uphold the humanity and dignity of migrants and protect asylum.

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Artist Corner

Jean-Baptiste Jean

"Hanging Carpets for Procession," Jean, Jean-Baptiste (1953 - 2002), Courtesy of Haitian Art Society ([link removed])

Jean-Baptiste Jean was a renowned history and genre painter from Cap Haïtien, Haiti. He studied in the studio of the influential painter Philomé Obin. Jean-Baptiste Jean specialized in scenes of everyday life and special occasions in Cap Haïtien and nearby towns and villages, as well as scenes from Haitian history. You can see more of his work at the Haitian Art Society ([link removed])'s website.

"Untitled (Street Scene)," Jean, Jean-Baptiste (1953 - 2002), Courtesy of Haitian Art Society ([link removed]).

 

"Ambush of Dessalines at Pont-Rouge," Jean, Jean-Baptiste (1953 - 2002), Courtesy of Haitian Art Society ([link removed]).

"Gathering to go to a Ceremony," (1975), Jean, Jean-Baptiste (1953 - 2002), Courtesy of Haitian Art Society ([link removed]).

 
 
 

 

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