Join the Rutgers Advanced Institute for Critical Caribbean Studies (RAICCS) on Thursday, October 31st at 4pm for an “Update on the Situation in Haiti,” with speakers Dr. Leslie Alexander, author of Fear of a Black Republic: Haiti and the Birth of Black Internationalism in the United States, and Nixon Boumba, a Haitian social and environmental activist. We will discuss the historical roots of the current crisis, the role of the United States, what grassroots communities are experiencing, and what Haitian activists are calling for with respect to justice, peace, democracy and sovereignty.
Update on the Situation in Haiti*
Thursday, October 31, 2024
4pm-5:15pm
Academic Building East, 2200
*This event is part of Nicole Burrowes' History Workshop on Decolonization and Sovereignty in the Caribbean. Please using the QR code so we have a sense of how many people to expect.