29895: potemaksonje (Event) Canada in Haiti (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

 From: Potemaksonje@yahoo.com

                                               CANADA IN HAITI:

                   Assessing Our Contribution to Development and Democracy


Featuring:  Jean Saint-Vil – Radio journalist, artist, founding member of CHAN; 
and

Kabir Joshi-Vijayan  - Toronto Haiti Action Committee (THAC), student activist, 
radio host.

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007 – 5:20 p.m.

University Centre Room 442
University of Guelph, Guelph Ontario.

Free Admission

This special event is in recognition of the International Day of Solidarity 
with the people of Haiti; as well as Black History Month; and International 
Development Week.

Presentation content will include:
-     A concise historical overview of Haiti’s birth and recent
History
-     Canada’s recent role in Haiti
-     The “Responsibility to Protect” doctrine (R2P)
-     The Role of NGO’s in the imposition of R2P
-     A perspective on the work and challenges of CHAN in exposing that role


Sponsored by:  Haiti Action Guelph – an affiliate of Canada Haiti Action 
Network;
                         The C J Munford Centre; University of Guelph
                         The International Development Society; University of 
Guelph
                         CSA Human Rights Office, University of Guelph

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