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malaise

(269,054 posts) Mon Jan 12, 2015, 01:38 PM Jan 2015

Today is five years since Haiti was devastated by that horrific earthquake

Over 300,000 people died that day making it one of the major disasters of this century.
No one is marching for those poor folks today. It would be nice if the French apologized for what they did to those people since they were beaten in that Revolution.

Did you know that Haiti was the first country on the planet to constitutionally ban slavery.
Once a runaway slave landed in Haiti, he or she was a free person. No wonder that country was sabotaged from that day.

As Rudder sings 'Haiti I'm Sorry'. Thanks for being a good neighbor to my ancestors.

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Today is five years since Haiti was devastated by that horrific earthquake (Original Post) malaise Jan 2015 OP

I am watching on The Smithsonian Channel Haiti's Treasures: Out of the Rubble kydo Jan 2015 #1

Yes they lost so much in every sphere malaise Jan 2015 #2

It was a good program kydo Jan 2015 #3

thank you for that sad reminder. niyad Jan 2015 #4

the haiti indemnity controversy niyad Jan 2015 #5

Too many people malaise Jan 2015 #6

you are correct about that. too many people don't know the history of a great many things. niyad Jan 2015 #7

And that's the truth malaise Jan 2015 #8

kydo

(2,679 posts)

1. I am watching on The Smithsonian Channel Haiti's Treasures: Out of the Rubble

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Jan 12, 2015, 01:43 PM

Jan 2015

Haiti's Treasures: Out of the Rubble

It's an incredible story of treasures saved, and hope restored. In the aftermath of the devastating 2010 earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, a cultural recovery project is born. The Smithsonian Institution, in collaboration with the Haitian government, embark on a mission to restore thousands of damaged artworks gathered from the ruins of public museums, private galleries, and toppled cathedrals. Follow the volunteer art conservators as they work tirelessly, and carefully, not only to salvage these tarnished historic relics, but to save Haiti's identity as well.

malaise

(269,054 posts)

2. Yes they lost so much in every sphere

Reply to kydo (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 12, 2015, 01:46 PM

Jan 2015

When you're dealing with 300,000 dead people you don't think art, but every country needs its treasures for collective memory. I don't have the channel but I'd like to watch that.

kydo

(2,679 posts)

3. It was a good program

Reply to malaise (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 12, 2015, 02:12 PM

Jan 2015

Smithsonian Channel generally shows pretty good stuff. I was so glad when Bright House started offering it free.

IMHO, art (no matter the form) is history. Haiti has a long rich history that needs to be told.

For the people of Haiti and their future