Fast to free Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine

Margaret Prescod, Global Women’s Strike; Danny Glover; John Parker, IAC; Hank Jones, one of the San Francisco 8. WW photo: Maggie Vascassenno

Danny Glover headlined the launching of a 24-hour fast every Tuesday, initiated by Global Women’s Strike in Los Angeles, to protest the kidnapping in Haiti of Haitian human rights activist Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine. The action was organized by the Ad Hoc Working Group on Haiti consisting of Global Women’s Strike, the International Action Center, Pan African Activist Coalition, ANSWER, CISPES/LA and the Coalition in Solidarity with Haiti. Signs read “Return Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine, End Occupation.” Glover stated that since Haiti is “under the radar” in terms of corporate media coverage, actions like these are important.

Another Hollywood star came upon the demonstration and decided to join the one-day fast. Jimmy Jean-Louis plays “the Haitian” on the TV series “Heroes” and is in fact Haitian. He said he saw the demonstration while driving by and decided to stop and show support.

Another Hollywood star came upon the demonstration and decided to join the one-day fast. Jimmy Jean-Louis plays “the Haitian” on the TV series “Heroes” and is in fact Haitian. He said he saw the demonstration while driving by and decided to stop and show support.

—John Parker