Pan-Caribbean Radio

Join host Alice Backer of www.kiskeacity.com as she welcomes Mariette Williams and Judith Craig Morency, two Haitian Transracial adoptees who want to share their stories. Blogger Mariette Williams  was a guest on LOF1804 a while back and returns to discuss meeting and reuniting with her biological birth mother, as reported in various news outlets.

Co-hosts Hugues Girard, Hans Roy and host Alice Backer of www.kiskeacity.com reviewed 6 pivotal moments in 2016 last Friday and this week we draw lessons from those moments and come up with NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS FOR 2016.

What are the 6 key events?

-- Evidence of US and Western Meddling in Haitian Elections in 2010 and 2015 -- From the Clinton Emails to Brazilian OAS Official Ricardo Seitenfus' tell-all Book to Opont's revelation to CEP member Ginette Chérubin's book, Le Ventre Pourri de la Bête. Leading up to what has been called the August 9th coup.

-- The Apparent End of a US-Led Unipolar Word -- Signaled by Russia putting its foot down and opposing U.S. led regime-change in Syria. We go over how this all ties into Haiti.

-- The Baltimore Protests and the rise of #BlackLivesMatter in the U.S.

-- The Deportation of Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent from the D.R. to Haiti

-- Developments in the fight for non-GMO seeds

-- The Rise of Co-operative Economics in the West and among Blacks in the U.S.

View more show notes at http://www.kiskeacity.com/2016/01/legacy-of-1804-new-years-resolutions.html

Join host Alice Backer of www.kiskeacity.com and and guest pundits Hans Roy and Hugues Girard as we go over most significant moments of the year for Haitian and Haitian Diaspora current affairs.

What are the 6 key events?

 Evidence of US and Western Meddling in Haitian Elections in 2010 and 2015 -- From the Clinton Emails to Brazilian OAS Official Ricardo Seitenfus' tell-all Book to Opont's revelation to CEP member Ginette Chérubin's book, Le Ventre Pourri de la Bête.  Leading up to what has been called the August 9th coup. (First hour)The Apparent End of a US-Led Unipolar Word -- Signaled by Russia putting its foot down and opposing U.S. led regime-change in Syria. We go over how this all ties into Haiti. (Starts at top of second hour.)The Baltimore Protests and the rise of #BlackLivesMatter in the U.S.The Deportation of Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent from the D.R. to Haiti

Listen to full uninterrupted audio, including last two points below: 

Developments with non-GMO seedsThe Rise of Co-operative Economics in the West and among Blacks in the U.S.

For more show notes, visit: http://www.kiskeacity.com/2015/12/legacy-of-1804-2015-year-in-review-6.html

Join host Alice Backer of www.kiskeacity.com and and guest pundits Hans Roy and Hugues Girard as we go over most significant moments of the year for Haitian and Haitian Diaspora current affairs.

What are the 6 key events?

 Evidence of US and Western Meddling in Haitian Elections in 2010 and 2015 -- From the Clinton Emails to Brazilian OAS Official Ricardo Seitenfus' tell-all Book to Opont's revelation to CEP member Ginette Chérubin's book, Le Ventre Pourri de la Bête.  Leading up to what has been called the August 9th coup. (First hour)The Apparent End of a US-Led Unipolar Word -- Signaled by Russia putting its foot down and opposing U.S. led regime-change in Syria. We go over how this all ties into Haiti. (Starts at top of second hour.)The Baltimore Protests and the rise of #BlackLivesMatter in the U.S.The Deportation of Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent from the D.R. to HaitiDevelopments with non-GMO seedsThe Rise of Co-operative Economics in the West and among Blacks in the U.S.

For more show notes, visit: http://www.kiskeacity.com/2015/12/legacy-of-1804-2015-year-in-review-6.html

Join host Alice Backer of www.kiskeacity.com as she plays and discusses clips from Haitian Creole Symposium 2015 which took place at Brooklyn College on October 31, 2015--- a third installment. The clips will be in Kreyòl but she will provide essential translations. Specifically, we will listen to Yves Raymond's talk about outstanding issues in the Kreyòl spelling convention of 1980.

Panelists included Syto Cavé, Prof. Luna Gourgue, Prof. Hugues Saint-Fort and Menes Déjoie, Yves Raymond among many others.

Themes:

The Haitian Creole Academy, what is it?

Theater as a teaching tool for instruction in Haitian Creole

The forthcoming Haitian Studies Institute at Brooklyn College

Host Alice Backer of www.kiskeacity.com plays and discusses more clips from  Haitian Creole Symposium 2015 which took place at Brooklyn College on October 31, 2015. The clips will be in Kreyòl but she will provide essential translations.

Panelists included Syto Cavé, Prof. Luna Gourgue, Alice Backer

Themes:

Theater as a teaching tool for instruction in Haitian Creole

Listen to Part 1 of this series here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pancaribbean/2015/12/05/legacy-of-1804-on-haitian-creole-symposium-at-brooklyn-college-lof1804

Host Alice Backer of www.kiskeacity.com plays and discusses clips from  Haitian Creole Symposium 2015 which took place at Brooklyn College on October 31, 2015. The clips will be in Kreyòl but she will provide essential translations.

Panelists included Syto Cavé, Prof. Luna Gourgue

Themes:

The Haitian Creole Academy, what is it?

Theater as a teaching tool for instruction in Haitian Creole

Nan Anivèsè Bayat Vètyè zanmi nou Hans Roy, Hugues Girard, Alain Martin, St Arromand Ducarmel ak Mario Louis Jean ap jwen avèk nou poun diskite kesyon souvrènte nou an 2015.

(Yon lòt vèsyon diskisyon sa-a te fèt an annglè pa gen lontan: http://www.kiskeacity.com/2015/10/legacy-of-1804-on-what-it-means-to-have.html)

9è PM Vandredi sila.

Nap jwenn plis detay sou  www.kiskeacity.com.

Host Alice Backer welcomes guest Natalie Jean-Baptiste, Esq., who shares tips on how to deal with crushing student debt. (This show was pre-recorded so there will be no live Q and A.)

Join host Alice Backer of www.kiskeacity.com as she reviews recent news and blogs on Haiti and its diaspora. Of note will be the election results.

After the show look to www.kiskeacity.com for a live tweet recap.