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Wacing war on poor majority
"In both their writings and activism, Yves Engler and Anthony Fenton have done some of the most important work in exposing Canada's shameful role in Haiti.", NAOMI KLEIN Author, No Logo THE STORY OF HAITI is one of resistance, of a spirit that exists inside us all, to assert our essential humanity. Unfortunately the story is also one of how much the rich and powerful feel threatened by this spirit and how far they are prepared to go to crush it. While Canadians prefer to see their government as a force for good in the world, the reality is that it most often sides with the rich and powerful. Canada in Haiti is a powerful cry for justice and a warning about what can be done in our name when we aren't looking. Anthony Fenton is a Vancouver-based independent investigative journalist, radio correspondent, and activist, who travelled to Haiti one month after the coup. Yves Engler, Montreal-based author of Playing Left Wing-From Rink Rat to Student Radical, is an activist who travelled to Haiti in December 2004. |
