[mgj-discuss] Haiti Solidarity Events Next Week in D.C.

[danb at quixote.org]

Haiti Solidarity Events Next Week in D.C.:

Wednesday, February 23rd: 12 noon - 1pm
Haitian Embassy, 2311 Massachusetts Ave, NW

Vigil at Haitian Embassy

Contact: Olivia Burlingame Goumbri, 202-332-0292, alternatives-usa at
epica.org


Friday, February 25th: 12noon-1pm
White House (meet in Lafayette Park/Pennsylvania Ave. side in front of the
White House)

A Season of Repentance/ Lenten Witness at the White House - FOCUS ON HAITI

A time to remember the victims of war, torture and poverty. A time to
repent of our nation's complicity in this violence. A time to reclaim the
prophetic voice of the churches. A time to recommit ourselves to the
Gospel call of peace, justice and nonviolence.
Contact: Olivia Burlingame Goumbri, 202-332-0292, alternatives-usa at
epica.org


Monday, February 28: 7 - 9pm
Plymouth Congregational Church, 5301 North Capitol Street, NE (North
Capitol Street and Missouri Avenue, N.W.)

Town Hall Meeting: "Haiti: One Year After the Coup"

On Monday, February 28, 2005 TransAfrica Forum, Foreign Policy In Focus,
EPICA, Black Voices For Peace and Plymouth Congregational Church are
hosting a Town Hall meeting on the issues that confront the nation of
Haiti and Haitian refugees. The panel will consist of experts who can help
frame the debate and create a strategy for the future. The audience at
Plymouth Congregational Church will play an important role in the
discussion.
Contact Joia Jefferson Nuri at 202-223-1960, ext 131 or jnuri at
transafricaforum.org

For more information on Haiti Solidarity Week, visit the Haiti Reborn
website at www.haitireborn.org