We Did It: U.S. House of Representatives Passes Jubilee Act- With Special Debt Cancellation for Haiti
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| In Brooklyn, Haitians Protest as Ex-Paramilitary Leader Faces Trial -New York Times, May 6, 2008 |
| Interview With Brian Concannon of IJDH -Global Research News Hour (Hour 2), May 5, 2008 |
| Feeding Haiti -Boston Globe, May 5, 2008 |
| Reports Fault UN Watchdog Unit -Washington Post, May 3, 2008 |
| The U.S. Role in Haiti's Food Riots -Bill Quigley, Counterpunch, April 21, 2008 |
| Haitian Food Riots Unnerving But Not Surprising -CIP America’s Program, April 25, 2008 |
| Confederation of Haitian Workers Hosts IWW Labor Delegation to Haiti -Haitianalysis, April 29, 2008 |
| Congresswoman Waters Urges President to Help Haiti -(Press Release) April 30, 2008 |
| Haiti's Big Lie: Operation Baghdad and Imperial Propaganda -Z-Net, May 1, 2008 |
| Declaration of Fanmi Lavalas Popular Base Committee -HaitiAnalysis, May 2, 2008 |
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April 22, 2008: Jubilee Act Halfway There!
Great News- the Jubilee Act, including Rep. Alcee Hastings’ Haiti amendment, passed the U.S. House of Representatives last Tuesday, by a comfortable 285-132 margin, including 69 Republicans (click here for votes). Now we need to make sure the Senate follows suit when it takes the bill up this week!
LAST WEEK'S ACTION ALERT :
April 15, 2008: Jubilee Act Getting Better for Haiti
Congress has not voted on legislation that would help Haiti this much in at least a decade. The silver lining in Haiti’s recent troubles is that for now, at least, the world is paying attention to Haiti’s pain. This opportunity will not last long, so we need to do what we can to help Haiti while we can.