Learn More About Haiti
On January 12, 2010, Haiti was struck by a catastrophic earthquake.
The epicenter was approximately 16 miles west of the capital, Port-au-Prince. It has resulted in a humanitarian crisis of unthinkable magnitude. Millions of people have been affected by the earthquake's destruction and still struggle to access food, water, and medical care.
To learn more about Haiti's current situation as well as Haiti before the earthquake struck, feel free to refer to the following websites/blogs and books:
Canada-Haiti Action Network: http://canadahaitiaction.ca/
Center for Economic and Policy Research - Haiti Watch: http://www.cepr.net/index.php/relief-and-reconstruction-watch/
BelPolitik: http://www.belpolitik.com/
Beverly Bell: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/beverly-bell
IJDH: http://ijdh.org/news
Wadner Pierre: http://wadnerpierre.blogspot.com/
Mountains Beyond Mountains, Tracy Kidder
The Uses of Haiti, Paul Farmer
Aids & Accusation, Paul Farmer
Pathologies of Power, Paul Farmer
An Unbroken Agony, Randall Robinson
Damning the Flood, Peter Hallward
The Rainy Season, Amy Wilentz - might be out of print
The Black Jacobins, C.L.R. James - story of independence
Hideous Dream, Stan Goff - story of American occupation in 1994