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October 18, 2006 Half-Hour for Haiti: Read Paul Farmers Never Again? Update: Some bad news first: political prisoner Rene Civil was formally charged last week, for car theft and for illegal weapons possession. As we discussed in our August 31 alert, the charges against Mr. Civil appear to be extremely weak, and politically-motivated. We are working with Mr. Civils lawyers at the Bureau des Avocats Internationaux, who are considering filing an appeal, to develop a response. Mike Levy sends a mesi anpil (thank-you) to everyone who agreed to pitch in on the AHP translation project. He could use still more help, so if you can translate French-English and have some time to spare for a good cause, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Coming Events: A coalition of human rights groups in Haiti has announced that next week will be a week of mobilization for the La Scierie case. Some of the defendants in that case, including former Prime Minister Yvon Neptune, have been released, but as we mentioned in our August 9 alert, others, including former legislator Amanus Mayette, remain in prison, 30 months after their arrest, with no trial in sight. We will place documents on the mobilization up on our website as they arrive, and focus on the case in next weeks alert. This weeks action: Read Never Again? Reflections on Human Values and Human Rights by Dr. Paul Farmer, available at: http://www.tannerlectures.utah.edu/lectures/Farmer_2006.pdf. Never Again was delivered as the prestigious Tanner Lectures on Human Values at the University of Utah. It explores the connections between structural violence (social structures characterized by poverty and steep inequality) and the disproportionate impact of disease, violence and other violations of human rights on Haitis poor and people like them. Most importantly, Never Again analyzes the connections between this suffering and the comfort in wealthy countries, and discusses what we can do to build a more just world. Never Again is disturbing, but also thought provoking and inspiring. It is a good next step for readers of Mountains Beyond Mountains who want to know more about Dr. Farmers philosophy. It is also very useful for all of us who realize that there is something very wrong in the poor streets of Haiti and similar countries, but struggle to articulate it in terms of morality or human rights. Paul Farmer is a founder of Partners In Health, and a founder and Board Member of the Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti. ____________________________________________________________________________________ For more information about the Half-Hour for Haiti Program, the Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti, or human rights in Haiti, see www.haitijustice.org. To receive Half-Hour for Haiti Action Alerts once per week, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tax-deductible contributions to support IJDHs work can be made on the website, or sent to IJDH, PO Box 745, Joseph, OR 97846. -- _______________________________________________ Get your free email from http://www.graffiti.net Powered By Outblaze [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
