|
Comment on this article |
Email this Article
|
|
Announcement :: International Relations |
|
Award-winning documentary on Haiti to show |
Current rating: 0 |
by Ricky Baldwin
Email: baldwinricky (nospam) yahoo.com (verified)
Phone: 328-3037 |
02 Apr 2006
Modified: 09:34:22 PM |
|
This Friday April 7 at 7PM, see the award-winning documentary about the life of assassinated Haitian radio journalist Jean Dominique -- for free -- on campus at the Library and Information Science Building, Room 126, 501 E Daniel in Champaign. Sponsored by the Anti-War Anti-Racism Effort (AWARE). |
 The Agronomist flyer.doc (26 k) |
(Champaign) No film could boil down a complex and brutal political drama between two countries, one the richest and most powerful in the world, one the poorest in the hemisphere, spanning two centuries and more, to the story of one man. "The Agronomist" comes close. But it is never about just one man.
It's the story of Jean Dominique, a native son of Haiti whose commitment and involvement spans the most violent upheavals in Haiti in decades. He even remembers the 1915-1934 US occupation of his country that turned it into a US plantation state.
A tireless advocate for the ordinary people of Haiti, Dominique sacrificed a career, found a calling and eventually gave his life for freedom and human rights in the world's first black republic.
He pulled no punches and recognized no sacred cows. He resisted the US-backed Duvalier dictatorships, supported Lavalas and Jen-Bertrand Aristide and in his support for the poor peasants of Haiti finally came to criticize Aristide for his shortcomings, too.
"The Agronomist" introduces North American audiences to a history of our country that many of us never knew existed -- and suggests that the dirty deeds done in the name of democracy there are not over yet.
It also tells of extraordinary human courage and determination in the face of incessant violence and death, betrayal and disappointment, that truly inspires.
Even longterm followers of the sordid US-Haitian connection will find "The Agronomist" satisfying for its grasp, unsettling for its attitude and moving for its statement. A must see. |
See also:
http://www.anti-war.net
|
This work is in the public domain |
