29728: kathleen (preliminary list)Fw: 29706: Pierre (Reply) Re: 29691: Urban (reply) Lance Durban's post of 29684 (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Kathleen Burke <kathleenmb@adelphia.net>
     (reply)  Lance Durban's post of 29684 (fwd)





Regarding those contributing to Haiti  the "bourgeois"  - the engine in the 
middle, according to both French and English definitions, neither poor nor 
filthy rich: .


Just offhand, I can think of these::

Jean Dominique.
Michelle Montas.

Jacques Roche.   The tortured killed journalist.

Nancy Roc, whose exposes earned her death threats and she finally left in fear, 
depriving Haiti of informed reports.

Now, what would you call Chavannes JnBaptiste?  He is peasant-born in Bassin 
Zim, deep in Central Plateau (you know, that area of Haiti 75 miles from 
PortauPrince up steep hill, with only one road, often impassable in rainy 
season), head of organization (MPP), educated, more than one home, has done so 
much for Haiti - now, he was born poor to illiterate parents who made sure all 
of their eight children received educations - M.D., ph.D. among them.  He and 
his brother Bazelais speak six languages, like Aristide.  Many MPP members were 
killed during Cedras regime, supporting Aristide (Chavannes delivered peasant 
vote for Aristide, who wasted no time -  betrayed him and the peasants.)  So 
where is Chavannes and MPP members, many of them do not read or write?.

Then, there are the musicians: Coupé Cloué, Dadou Pasquet, Nemours Jn Baptiste, 
the Beaubruns (comedian father), Michel Martelly (whose brother in law Georges 
runs key cybercafe in Hinche - business owners are bourgeois. And artists. 
Takes some money to eat and buy artistic supplies.
Kathleen