Monthly Archives: July 2011

Discovery day

Title: Discovery dayDescription: This day commemorates the discovery of Haiti by Christopher Columbus in 1492.Date: 2011-12-05

Vertieres’s day

Title: Vertieres’s dayDescription: This day commemorates the Haitians victory over the French in the Battle of Vertieres on this day 1803. This is also Haiti’s Army Day. Date: 2011-11-18

October 17th – death of Jean-Jacques Dessalines

Title: October 17th – death of Jean-Jacques DessalinesDescription: This day commemorates the anniversary of the death of Jean-Jaques Dessalines, the revolutionary who was declared a emperor in 1805. Date: 2011-10-17

1st Annual Haitian Christian Music Awards

Title: 1st Annual Haitian Christian Music AwardsLink out: Click hereDescription: Eglise Evangelique Baptiste Bethel?17601 NW 2nd Ave ?Miami Gardens, FL 33169   http://www.haitianchristianmusicawards.com/ Start Time: 18:30Date: 2011-10-22

4th Annual Haitian Summer Jazz Festival

Title: 4th Annual Haitian Summer Jazz FestivalLink out: Click hereDescription: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center The growing gentrification of our urban communities not only displaces residents, it erases cultural footprints. Join the esteemed panel including director, Rachelle Gardner Salnave, whose film “Harlem Mart 125: The American Dream” will be screened.   http://www.nul.org/conference/ Date: 2011-08-27

Honoring Haitian Christian singers.

Title: Honoring Haitian Christian singers.Link out: Click hereDescription: Feat Marc 2011 West Indian Fest 2011 Plattduetsche Park Restaurant 1132 Hemstead Turnpike, Franklin Sq., NY 11010   http://www.westindianfest.com/ Start Time: 14:00Date: 2011-08-14End Time: 22:00

2011 National Urban League Conference: Jobs Rebuild America

Title: 2011 National Urban League Conference: Jobs Rebuild AmericaDescription: Economic Empowerment and Community Control: Lesson from Harlem, USAStart Time: 10:15Date: 2011-07-28End Time: 11:45

Kick­off of the National Listening Tour

Title: Kick­off of the National Listening TourLink out: Click hereDescription: This event is hosted by the Haitian Fund for Innovation, Konbit fo Haiti, the Lambi Fund, Oxfam America, and in collaboration with the Boston Haitian Reporter This is the first in a series of working meetings around the country where the diaspora can learn and participate in a conversation in which – the collective Haitian diaspora – can activate the powerful voice of Haitian-Americans for better US policies towards Haiti. This is an opportunity to meet and work with a group of diverse lead-ers to help craft a common advocacy agenda.   http://ijdh.org/get-involved/eventsStart Time: 08:00Date: 2011-07-14End Time: 10:00

Lift Every Voice for Haiti

Title: Lift Every Voice for HaitiLink out: Click hereDescription: The Norwalk Concert Hall?125 East Avenue?Norwalk, CT 06854 203-612-7860 or [email protected] www.haitilumiere.orgStart Time: 18:00Date: 2011-06-16End Time: 21:30

Sovereignty (Thanks giving)

Title: Sovereignty (Thanks giving)Description: The National Sovereignty Day is also a on the significant holidays in Haiti. It is dedicated to the head of the state and to the nation’s culture.Date: 2011-05-22