[CIMC-work] Proposed new story bloc on coup in Haiti, Aristide exile and local response

Mitchell Szczepanczyk msszczep at midway.uchicago.edu
Tue Mar 2 08:27:53 PST 2004


Sounds great.

A suggestion: I would certainly link to Democracy Now, and its
pathbreaking coverage of the events involved.

Thanks.
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_ Z  Mitchell Szczepanczyk
  /  http://home.uchicago.edu/~msszczep http://www.chicagomediaaction.org
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On Tue, 2 Mar 2004 DickReilly at aol.com wrote:

> Hi  y'all. 
> 
> As many you know, the US imposed coup and removal of Haitian President  
> Jean-Bertrand Aristide has generated considerable local outrage and at least one 
> scheduled demonstration by Chicago's Haitian community  next Saturday. 
> Yestersrday, Chris G did a fairly lengthy audio interview with Lionel Jean Baptiste - 
> an Evanston alderman who is also  well know Haitian human rights activist and 
> spokesperson. Looks like we now  have enough material to cobble together a 
> fairly solid center panel, with a local hook.  ( NYC , DC, and SF Indybay already 
> have panels up ) 
> 
> Whaddya think? Will post mockup with links later this afternoon or early 
> evening. 
> 
> - Dick 
> 




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