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Travesty in Haiti : a true account of Christian missions, orphanages, fraud, food aid and drug trafficking
Schwartz, Timothy T.
F1928.2 .S39 2008
An unbroken agony : Haiti, from revolution to the kidnapping of a president
Robinson, Randall
F1928.23 .A75 R36 2007
The uses of Haiti
3rd ed.
Farmer, Paul
F1928.2 .F37 2006
Haiti Forum--one year later
Thursday, January 27, 2010
12-2pm
Rm405
<<last year, after the earthquake, the college engaged in an awareness and discussion forum about haiti. there were two sessions and both were well attended. tina flores was one speaker. tina has worked in the caribbean for years bringing medical supplies to nations in need. she is dynamic and a whirlwind of enthusiasm for outreach to our sister republics. there will be some short videos, discussions and updates on conditions in haiti, since the quake of january 2010.>>
(excerpt from Rick Moniz's email message)
Special Report: Earthquake in Haiti (CountryWatch)
Background
On Jan. 12, 2010, an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale hit the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The earthquake was deemed the worst in that country in 200 years and reportedly destroyed the capital city of Port-au-Prince, which is home to two million people. Reports suggested that the city had been reduced to rubble, the infrastructure completely destroyed, leaving both survivors and dead bodies on the streets, and an unspecified number of people likely trapped in collapsed buildings. Poor building codes in a city that underwent hyper-development in the mid-2000s likely contributed to the fact that the infrastructure could not withstand the effects of an earthquake of such a magnitude.
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