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Independent Reporting and Mutual Aid Initiatives in Haiti Continue; Supporters in US Hold Vigil
IMC-US, 25.01.2010
As the situation in Haiti remains dire, with hundreds of thousands feared dead and a city in ruins, independent voices and media are as important as ever.
» Dispatches from David L. Wilson, who was in Port-au-Prince with a delegation when the January 12 earthquake struck: Singing and praying at night in Port-au-Prince | "Young Men with Crowbars" | MORE>>
» Dispatches from NYC Indypendent reporter Nicholas Powers: Fear: The Real Aftershock in Haiti | On the Ground in Haiti: The Burial | MORE>>
» Dispatches from Austin IMC reporter Ansel: Haitian radio broadcasters are doing their best to stay on the air in the quake’s aftermath without any outside support. Kudos to BBC for making its broadcasts available in Creole for free. Didn’t get a chance to check out Signal FM, but the Committee to Protect Journalists has an interesting account of how they stayed on the air during the quake. MORE>>
Relief Team Report from Boston IMC: Mutual Aid Disaster Relief in Haiti Team 1 has landed safely in Haiti and established themselves in the World Harvest compound... MADRIH is now recognized as an official NGO by the UN, which gives them access to medical supplies and possibly an ambulance. Read Reports: Jan17 | Jan20
Solidarity Vigil Report from Los Angeles IMC: Despite the heavy rain, 24 people took part in an emergency vigil for Haiti at the Downtown Federal Building... Signs said “Haiti – Help Not Occupation. Return Aristide,” and asked people to question “Where is the Red Cross?” and to consider supporting earthquake victims through HaitiAction.net. Many signs simply called for humanitarian aid to take precedence over a U.S. Military presence. Others condemned the ongoing occupations in both Haiti and Honduras. Read More
Related: Aid to Haiti Hopelessly Inadequate, Poorly Organized | Homeland Security Harass Haiti Relief Delegates | Editorial Cartoon: "Greetings From Haiti!" | Indymedia.US Jan15 Roundup
» Dispatches from David L. Wilson, who was in Port-au-Prince with a delegation when the January 12 earthquake struck: Singing and praying at night in Port-au-Prince | "Young Men with Crowbars" | MORE>>
» Dispatches from NYC Indypendent reporter Nicholas Powers: Fear: The Real Aftershock in Haiti | On the Ground in Haiti: The Burial | MORE>>
» Dispatches from Austin IMC reporter Ansel: Haitian radio broadcasters are doing their best to stay on the air in the quake’s aftermath without any outside support. Kudos to BBC for making its broadcasts available in Creole for free. Didn’t get a chance to check out Signal FM, but the Committee to Protect Journalists has an interesting account of how they stayed on the air during the quake. MORE>>
Relief Team Report from Boston IMC: Mutual Aid Disaster Relief in Haiti Team 1 has landed safely in Haiti and established themselves in the World Harvest compound... MADRIH is now recognized as an official NGO by the UN, which gives them access to medical supplies and possibly an ambulance. Read Reports: Jan17 | Jan20
Solidarity Vigil Report from Los Angeles IMC: Despite the heavy rain, 24 people took part in an emergency vigil for Haiti at the Downtown Federal Building... Signs said “Haiti – Help Not Occupation. Return Aristide,” and asked people to question “Where is the Red Cross?” and to consider supporting earthquake victims through HaitiAction.net. Many signs simply called for humanitarian aid to take precedence over a U.S. Military presence. Others condemned the ongoing occupations in both Haiti and Honduras. Read More
Related: Aid to Haiti Hopelessly Inadequate, Poorly Organized | Homeland Security Harass Haiti Relief Delegates | Editorial Cartoon: "Greetings From Haiti!" | Indymedia.US Jan15 Roundup
