24551: Senou (comment) Supporting the Savannah Monument

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> Supporting the Savannah Monument
>
>
> There is
> precedence in many things and there is a
> reason for everything. We
> know that many of us don't
> know how and when to contribute
> financially for a good
> cause. 
>
> The missionary came to Haiti
> and bailed us out; a
> majority of us had never contributed to assist
> our
> church back home in paying their bill on time. We give
> one
> gourde or 5 gourdes in the offering. In the U.S.,
> we continue doing
> the same thing with the expectation
> that the missionaries are going
> to bail us out again
> and they are nowhere to be found. We were
> raised in a
> system that did not give us the opportunity to
> support
> our own initiative. We always rely on others.
>
>
> I
> tend to see the bigger picture and the long-term
> benefit any project
> can bring to a community, a city,
> a state, a country or to an entire
> ethnic group. It is
> not the first time nor the last time, we may
> have the
> impression that someone felt in love with a
> particular
> project or a particular organization.  Those who
> have
> been involved in public life and politic for quite
> some time
> usually step back and let it fly. 
>
> Today, High School Students
> who are using glencoe can
> go online and Find out
> through
> activities and web links why the month of May is
> special
> for Haitians around the world.
> Also, they can discover the
> historical links between
> Haiti and the United States from the
> American
> Revolution to the present. And also, learn about
> Haitian
> culture in the United States: Haitian
> communities, authors, art,
> food, music, and
> celebrations. Complete the activities to
> explore
> Haitian heritage.
>  
> http://www.glencoe.com/sec/socialstudies/btt/
>
> After
> erecting the Savannah Monument, American
> children will start asking
> their parents about the
> role our grand parents had played in making
> this
> country becoming a free nation. Mom and Dad, the
> parents of
> these folks that we are treating like
> second-class citizen died for
> us. Why we are helping
> those who kicked our 'butt" and never done
> anything
> for us and neglecting the sons and daughters of
> those
> who fought and died for our freedom?. Tons of
> questions
> will be asked and they must be answered and
> these youngsters would
> be the one making law in the
> congress and the Senate one day. Their
> perception and
> view about Haiti and Haitian immigrant will change
> and
> the Savannah Monument will be the cornerstone of that
> change.
> That monument upon its erection will be the
> catalyst of our standing
> in the United States of
> America. 
>
> I first learned about the
> Savannah Project like most
> of you, despite having an important game
> to go to that
> day, I had to go over there to see the ground
> breaking
> ceremony.  The expected inaugural date has
> been
> postponed but these folks are working very hard to
> make that
> dream becoming a reality.  The Savannah
> project is beyond an
> individual or a group, it is
> going to be a symbol that will
> jumpstart the Haitian
> proud and spirit throughout the world. Our
> ancestors
> were not forced to come, they were volunteered and
> they
> were freedom fighters and they played a tangible
> role during the
> Siege of Savannah in defending the
> coalition Franco-American on
> October 1779. 
>
> Ladies and Gentlemen: We need to join hands
> together
> and make this project becoming a reality. Today, you
> can
> take a train and travel from London to Paris; and
> this idea was
> originated during the era of Napoleon;
> at that time, it was a dream
> but today it is a
> reality. Who could have imagined that the
> ancestors of
> the most impoverished country of this continent
> had
> fought for the freedom of the richest country of this
> planet?
> They did and no one can deny it. 
>
> Today my friends, you have a
> moral duty and a moral
> obligation to make this golden becoming a
> reality
>
> We need to come together and get the job done.
>  Again,
> I'm leaving you with this quote of the late
> mother
> Theresa: 'if we are not concerned about who get the
> credit
> many things could be accomplished in
> this
> world"
>
> http://www.haitianhistory.org/
> haitianhistory@bellsouth.net
> Haitian
> American Historical Society
> 9822 NE 2nd Ave. Suite 3 ? Miami, FL
> Phone: 786-621-0035 ? Fax: 305-759-0800
> haitianhistory@bellsouth.net
> www.HaitianHistory.org
>
> Below is the Haitian American
> Historical Society Board
> of Directors. 
>
> Bastien, Marleine
>  - 
> mbastien@haitianhistory.org 
>
> Belfort, Wilfrid
>  - Member
>
> Cantave, Jean Claude  -
> Member
>
> Charles, Claude  - Vice
> Chair
> ccharles@haitianhistory.org 
>
> Exulien, Jean-Claude
>  - Vice Chair
> ccharles@haitianhistory.org 
>
> Fils-Aime,
> Daniel  - Chairman
> haitianhistory@bellsouth.net 
>
> Fontin,
> Marcel  - Secretary
> mfontin@haitianhistory.org 
>
> Mapou,
> Jean  - Member
> jmapou@haitianhistory.org 
>
> Pierre, Dr.
> Larry  - Member
>
> Pierre, Frantz  - Member
>
> Smyth,
> Patrick  - Member
>
> Vilme, Pradel  -
> Treasurer
>
> Whang, Sang  -
> Member
>
> --------------------------------
>
> Joseph Alfred,
> Founder/CEO
> of Haitian Community Relations, Inc
> P.O. BOX
> 1022
> Douglasville, GA 30133
> joe_alfred@yahoo.com
> Email:
> hcrinfor@hcronline.org