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STATE OF EMERGENCY: Disaster Relief for Haiti |
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Good Evening, As people are tuning in across the world to the breaking news of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that took place today in Haiti, Club Creole would like for us all to come together to work on aiding in a massive relief effort. After the earthquake hit, there was at least a dozen aftershocks with at least a 5.0 magnitude, accounts of several buildings collapsing, witnesses stating that they saw dead bodies, and no modes of communication. At the moment, this is all the information that we have acquired thus far and we will continue to do our best to keep you updated. We should all work together to keep each other informed about what’s going on in our country. Even after the hurricane devastation in 2008, the Haitian people continue to stand strong and have faith that we could endure disaster. As this day is described as being the worst day in Haitian history, we have to remember that “L’Union Fait La Force” (In Unity There is Strength). So with that being said, let's show our strength by coming together as one unified group working towards the common cause to help our people. At the moment, Club Creole’s Executive Board and Directors are in the process of developing a plan of action such as accepting funds, non-perishable foods, clothing, supplies, etc. We are planning to have an EMERGENCY GENERAL BODY MEETING that will allow Club Creole members and friends to come up with feasible solutions and to express any concerns that you may have in the state of our county, Haiti.
The earlier that we all come together and work towards the common cause, the sooner we can help those who are in desperate need of our aid. One way that you can help is by texting YELE to 501501. In doing so, you are allowing a $5 dollar donation to be charged to your phone so that an emergency relief fund can get started.
If you would like to learn about definite plans of about what we are doing as Gators to help out, be sure to attend a STATE OF EMERGENCY MEETING hosted by UF Club Creole this Friday, January 15th at 5:00 P.M. Location has not yet been finalized, but we will inform you as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
CLUB CREOLE EXECUTIVE BOARD & DIRECTORS 2009-2010
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Aristide allies, ex-rebel barred from Haiti vote |
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 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Haiti's electoral council has barred members of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's popular political party from running in the upcoming Senate election, prompting statements of concern from the United States and Canada.
All candidates of Aristide's Famni Lavalas Party were rejected for the April 19 election — in most cases because their documents lacked the signature of party leader Aristide, council president Frantz G. Verret said Friday. Aristide has been in exile in South Africa since 2004. Lavalas leaders pledged to fight the decision. Electoral officials had assured the party in December that leaders in Haiti could sign for their candidates, said Maryse Narcisse, the head of Lavalas' executive council. "We think these are political machinations," Narcisse told The Associated Press. "Famni Lavalas followed the law. ... I think this is a provocation." |
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Desire to reconnect rekindles Vodou among younger Haitian-Americans |
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 Ricardo Petit-Homme left Haiti when he was 4, and was raised a staunch Catholic.
"From christening to penance and then confirmation, I did it all," the 30-year-old interior decorator said.
But not that long ago, he felt spiritually disconnected. He had dreams that needed to be interpreted, questions about his purpose and a burning desire to connect more deeply with his roots.
He turned to Vodou.
"I like that, with Vodou, the spirituality comes from within," Petit-Homme said, as he joined in a Vodou ceremony in North Miami Beach. "I feel like I'm piecing together a puzzle."
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UN official urges donors to release billions pledged for global food crisis |
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 MADRID (AP) -- The United Nations urged donors Monday to release quickly billions of dollars in aid pledged at a food crisis summit last year after riots in developing countries over soaring prices. Jacques Diouf, director of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, and other delegates to an international meeting on food security warned that the global economic crisis must not cause countries to neglect the nearly billion people in the world that the U.N. says do not get enough to eat. The forum, organized by Spain and the United Nations, was designed to be a follow up to a 180-nation summit in Rome in June. |
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