‘Stop blocking aid to Haiti’

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In spite of pouring rain, activists held a protest at the downtown Federal Building in Los Angeles Jan. 23 demanding the U.S. government stop blocking international aid to Haiti and provide the assistance necessary to save the lives of earthquake victims there. The protest, initiated by Global Women’s Strike, was co-sponsored by BAYAN-USA, the International Action Center and Bail Out the People Movement. It was endorsed by Latino Caucus members of Service Employees union Local 721. Many speakers referred to the years of exploitation and economic sabotage toward the Haitian people by the U.S. and France and demanded not only aid but reparations for Haiti.