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30 Dec 2013 5 minute read

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Darcus Howe: ‘All I want to do is mobilize the people to stand up for their rights’

The Black Panther-turned-broadcaster and writer talks to Subi Shah about his past struggles and future dreams...

4 Dec 2013 2 minute read

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Disasters: no quick fix to recovery

The Philippines must learn from the mistakes made in Haiti, says Linda O’Halloran.

29 Oct 2013 3 minute read

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Victory for education in the Caribbean

Campaigners are celebrating a tax justice win in the Dominican Republic, says Sophie Richmond.

10 Oct 2013 4 minute read

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Haiti on camera: photojournalism or poverty porn?

Upset by images which invade people’s lives, Sokari Ekine considers the alternatives.

2 Oct 2013 4 minute read

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Haiti and the white saviour industrial complex

Sokari Ekine’s concern at Haitians’ dependence on outside help is alleviated when she meets a local doctor...

15 Jul 2013 3 minute read

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Haiti: missing healthcare on the frontline of HIV

Despite improvements in prevention and treatment, many Haitians are still struggling to get the help they need, says ...

Aimé Césaire: a leader of the (cultural) struggle

19 Jun 2013 3 minute read

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Aimé Césaire: a leader of the (cultural) struggle

Philip Crispin celebrates the centenary of the Martinican poet, playwright and politician who showed that...

Haiti: mistakes plus negligence equals death

4 Jun 2013 4 minute read

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Haiti: mistakes plus negligence equals death

Where is the urgency in helping the poor and sick, like Baby Willgesta? asks Sokari Ekine.

Haiti’s poor majority pushed to the margins

20 May 2013 4 minute read

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Haiti’s poor majority pushed to the margins

While commercial interests look to ‘seize opportunity’ in the country, Sokari Ekine has seen an increase in...

This is Haiti – for better or worse

17 Apr 2013 3 minute read

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This is Haiti – for better or worse

As Sokari Ekine prepares to leave the island, she reflects on her experience, and Haiti’s likely future.

We need to talk about faeces

22 Mar 2013 3 minute read

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We need to talk about faeces

As part of World Water Day on 22 March 2013, Sokari Ekine writes on the clean water and sanitation crisis...

From cradle to grave – supporting Haiti’s poor

12 Mar 2013 4 minute read

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From cradle to grave – supporting Haiti’s poor

Sokari Ekine meets a community worker helping poor women help themselves.

Haiti’s struggling healthcare system

25 Feb 2013 3 minute read

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Haiti’s struggling healthcare system

It’s easy to blame the 2010 earthquake, but there are other factors involved, says Sokari Ekine.

Unfulfilled promises leave Haiti ‘sick and broken’

7 Feb 2013 3 minute read

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Unfulfilled promises leave Haiti ‘sick and broken’

Sokari Ekine sees hospitals without hope and women traders being swept from the streets.

Haiti’s colonial hangover

31 Jan 2013 3 minute read

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Haiti’s colonial hangover

The linguistic and religious legacy of the French lives on 200 years after independence, writes Sokari Ekine...

Haiti: we want homes, not handouts

23 Jan 2013 3 minute read

This article is almost 11 years old.

Haiti: we want homes, not handouts

It’s not surprising Haitians are angry, says Sokari Ekine.

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