Pan-Caribbean Radio

Co-hosts: Alice Backer of kiskeacity.com, Hugues Girard 

 

Tentative Topics: Undocumented Haitians in the US cross the border to Canada | Chinese Electricity Project in Haiti: Fake or Take?

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Topics: Death of Claude Pierre of the Akademi Kreyòl, among others. 

 

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Co-hosts tonight: Alice Backer of www.kiskeacity.com | Hugues Girard 

 

Topics: Klaus Eberwein | Campaign for the resurrection of the Haitian army

 

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Host: Alice Backer of kiskeacity.com

Topics: Afrolatino Festival 2017 | Afrolatinidad & Haiti 

Guests: Dr. Steeve Coupeau (Film professor, Filmmaker) |  Ayanna Legros (History PhD Student) | Amilcar Priestley (Founder, Afrolatino Festival) | Afrolatino Festival Awardees (Gloria Karamañites, Kahira Kelly, Susana Baca)

See pre- and post- show notes at http://www.kiskeacity.com/2017/07/legacy-of-1804-afrolatino-festival.html.

This is a pre-recorded show as host Alice Backer of kiskeacity.com is receiving an award from the Alfrolatino Festival on Friday night. 

In segment one, we listen to Jafrikayiti interview Haitian artist Keb (Kebert Bastien) on why he considers it his duty to reflect and amplify important Haitian political issues in his music. They are joined in the segment by Haitian-Canadian filmmaker Will Prosper to discuss his activism in Montreal on behalf of Pierre Coriolan, a mentally ill Haitian Canadian who was recently gunned down by the police in his home.

In segment two, we hear Dahoud André of Eritye Papa Desalin interview Haitian labor leader Dominique St-Eloi on where the labor strikes in Haiti and their demands stand. 

(There will be no Q&A. See pre-and post-show notes at kiskeacity.com.)

Host: Alice Backer of kiskeacity.com

Guests and topics:

Pawòl ak Mizik segment with Sherlee Skai on her new album (first half hour)

Natacha Jn-Simon on Papa Jah film, Haitians in the Bahamas

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Join host Alice Backer of kiskeacity.com, Dr. Judite Blanc and Hugues Girard as they review and react to:

Eritye Papa Desalin radio segment by Fabienne Hyacinthe on efforts needed for Haitian community empowerment in the US and beyond;Eritye Papa Desalin segment by Dahoud André reacting to UEH car incident Haiti Film Fest panel discussion on films by Haitian Dominican  Jean Jean and Papa Jah, a Haitian Bahamian. 

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Join host Alice Backer of kiskeacity.com and co-host Hugues Girard and commentator Jean Elissaint St-Vil to discuss the latest Haiti and Haitian diaspora news including: 

University student nailed down by Professor's carPrison riotJovenel in Miami with PenceUN & cholera money 

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Host Alice Backer of Kiskeacity.com and Hugues Girard play interviews of protestors of Hillary Clinton as commencement speaker for Medgar Evars College's graduating class last Thursday June 8th. 

Among those interviewed are life long activist Frisner Pierre of Komokoda, Haitian-American Gem Isaac of Bronxites for NYPD Accountability, Haitian-American Yole César and Dwayne Neckles of the United Africa Movement. 

Hugues also offers a (short) rundown of the spate of labor union strikes in Haiti that have caused certain factories to shut down.

Join host Alice Backer of kiskeacity.com and commentator Hugues Girard as they discuss the latest Haiti and Haitian diaspora news.