NEW YORK
Drawing links between Haitian, African American
struggles
On Nov. 9 the Haiti Support Network brought together
activists from New York's Haitian and African American
communities to discuss how the struggle for justice,
democracy and jobs in Haiti connects to the struggle against
the death penalty and racist police brutality in the United
States.
With a national vote looming at the end of November, Haiti
Progress newspaper Co-director Maude Leblanc gave a brief
history of elections in Haiti. Pam Africa, coordinator of
International Concerned Family & Friends of Mumia
Abu-Jamal and MOVE Organization member, talked about the case
of Borgela Philistin. A Haitian living in Philadelphia,
Philistin wound up on death row in Pennsylvania alongside
Abu-Jamal after he successfully defended himself against a
police attack.
"The attack by the Philadelphia police on Borgela is part
of the attacks of the Philadelphia police, the CIA and the
FBI against MOVE and the Black community of Philadelphia,"
Africa said.
Ray Laforest, an activist in the Haitian and immigrant
communities, chaired the meeting. Ernst Ford, a Haitian-born
taxi driver from Philadelphia, also gave details of the
Philistin case.
--G. Dunkel
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