‘Gauze not guns’ demanded for Haiti

New York, Jan. 29. WW photo: John Catalinotto

More than 200 people gathered in Brooklyn, N.Y., at the call of Kowalisyon pou Kore Ayiti (The Coalition to Stand With Haiti) on Jan. 29 in bitter cold to hear a series of speeches denouncing the current U.S. occupation of Haiti, urging “gauze in place of guns” and expressing firm solidarity with the Haitian people in this time of great need.

Some of the speakers were: Ramsey Clark, the former U.S. Attorney General; Jocelyne Gay, of the Haitian Committee to Support the Struggle in Haiti (KAKOLA); Father Luis Barrios, St. Mary’s Church; Larry Holmes, International Action Center; Berthony Dupont, International Support Haiti Network; and Pierre Florestal, Fanmi Lavalas party, N.Y. Chapter.

After about an hour of speeches, demonstrators marched across the Brooklyn Bridge to another rally at Foley Square, near the Federal Building, where additional protesters had gathered.

Similar demonstrations took place in other cities in the U.S., including San Francisco, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Detroit, as well as internationally.