Eviction - Saint-Louis de Gonzague

Elizabeth Faraone says...

12,000 earthquake victims camped out on the grounds of the Saint-Louis de Gonzague secondary school are being told by local authorities that they have until Friday to leave, on there own, without any government assistance.

Wilson Jeudi, Mayor of the Delmas District of Port-au-Prince, has publicly stated that if they do not obey the law, the police will have to take action.

It is obvious that Mayor Jeudi is in a state of confusion.

This camp has become a stable community and should not be moved unless there is a better place to put the victims.

They are being told to relocate to an already overcrowded and unsafe camp that is inferior to the one they are in. There is no way that 12,000 more people can fit in the space that is in that camp.

If Mayor Jeudi is not prevented from his criminal act of eviction, and if you support this eviction, then it is obvious to me that US/UN/Haitian authorities are intentionally trying to harm the homeless of Haiti.

Excuses can be made for lack of aid, but no excuses can be made for eviction and placing Haitians at greater risk.

Posted by Elizabeth Faraone on February 24 2010 at 7:50 PM

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Dear Elizabeth Faraone: Can you make you the weak (in this case the victims) stronger by making the strong weaker? It seems that you have great compassion for the earthquake victims who camped out arbitrarily on private properties and you want just > >
Benoit Batraville, 24-Feb-10 11:53 pm
Saint-Louis Gonzague is for the rich students in Haiti and not for the poor. If they are not careful in their eviction they could see it in flame. In this time of dire need for the homeless Haitians they should proceed carefully. Pere Lebrun is not d > >
Shaka Zulu The Freedom Fighter, 25-Feb-10 1:55 am
Nice attempt to black-mail ZULU, but a very poor one, unless ''rich students'' means the very backbone of over 95% of "Haitian" struglling lower and upper middle-class families : the court clerk that sacrifice everyday to barely be able to afford th > >
Georges.nan.b, 25-Feb-10 5:18 am
We're talking about basic needs here. Education can continue with the presence of others on the property. And if it couldn't, it should be postponed because it is not a basic need. There are always ways to educate yourself, even when a formal scho > >
Elizabeth Faraone, 25-Feb-10 6:53 am
I was born without a religion and have never adopted one. That being said, from what little knowledge I have of religion, I believe it is true that the Jesus figure was not competitive, but I could be wrong. You are combative and competitive and th > >
Elizabeth Faraone, 25-Feb-10 7:34 am
Dear Elizabeth Benoit and George, the arguments that all three of make shows exactly why Haiti can't progress. All three arguments come from a narrow vision of what you need for just the group that you represent. Elizabeth argues that the poor people > >
Linda, 25-Feb-10 11:33 am
This is addressed to those who are living in Port-au-Prince. Please let me know what happened today to the people who are living at Saint-Louise de Gonzague. They were supposed to be removed by force today. Our news reports on Haiti are very minim > >
Elizabeth Faraone, 25-Feb-10 11:35 am
Why are you assuming that I don't want the school to be rebuilt. Why are you assuming that I want the camp to stay there permanently. Are you living in Haiti? If you are, you are completely out of touch with the great need of the homeless. Correc > >
Elizabeth Faraone, 25-Feb-10 2:01 pm
In addition, it is obvious to me that you have no knowledge of the history of Haiti. Educate yourself before you state what you believe to be the reasons Haiti is "not able to progress." In this moment, EVERYONE should be working hard at ensuring t > >
Elizabeth Faraone, 25-Feb-10 2:19 pm
And why have you misstated what I said. I know that you are able to read. One of the many things I initially said: "This camp has become a stable community and should not be moved unless there is a better place to put the victims" was turned into > >
Elizabeth Faraone, 25-Feb-10 2:37 pm
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