Haiti: Our Revolution Continues 10-19-24

Program Title: Mèsi Papa Desalin (Thank you Father Dessalines)

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Theme Song: Batay la fèk Kòmanse by Berthony Pierre-Louis

Intro with Dahoud

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October is Kreyòl Month

Fundraiser with Edwidge Danticat to support WBAI & Black Panther political prisoner Kamau Sadiki

Poem: Mèsi Papa Desalin - Feliks Moriso Lewa
English translation Thank you Father Dessalines

Song: Vodou from Lakou Soukri

Desalin's legacy in our lives today:
-France annuls local Martinique decree making Kreyòl a co-official language
-Government of Niger removes French monuments and erases French street on Oct. 15th, 2024, 37th anniversary of the assassination of Thomas Sankara
-US puppets in Haiti propose fake solution to Dominican pogroms against Haitians 

Open lines with the audience

Our closing remarks

Appeal for support for WBAI

Closing song: Patchakouti - Regleman Afè Popilè