Half Hour a Week for Haiti

A. Action Alerts June 18, 2008: Raboteau Massacre Victims Challenge You to Match Their Investment in Justice in Haiti May 13, 2008: Keep Fighting for Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine April 22, 2008: Jubilee Act Halfway There! April 15, 2008: Jubilee Act Getting Better for Haiti April 10, 2008: We Can Do Something About Hunger in Haiti March 25, 2008: How Are We Doing? February 25, 2008: International Day of Solidarity With the Haitian People February 12, 2008: Keep $1 Million per week in Haiti January 26, 2008: Keep Fighting For Lovinsky's Return! December 19, 2007: Haiti Human Rights Updates November 29, 2007: Justice for Haiti in New York City November 15, 2007: Support IJDH in a Critical Moment for Haiti’s Democracy November 1, 2007: Help Get Haiti Debt Cancellation Its Day on Capitol Hill October 16, 2007: Help Save Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine October 2, 2007, Join the Big Push for Debt Relief for Haiti August 17, 2007 August 3, 2007: Cancel Haiti’s Debt This Summer July 19, 2007: Free Political Prisoners Too July 3, 2007: Celebrate Freedom Thoughtfully June 19, 2007: Call Wednesday to Close the School of the Americas June 6, 2007, Haiti’s Forgotten Political Prisoners May 17, 2007: Call Congress on May 18. Join the Fight For Haiti’s Economic Independence May 9, 2007: Equal Treatment for Haitians in U.S. May 4, 2007: Justice for Slain Journalists? April 26: Celebrate, then Laugh April 19, 2007: Half-Hour for Haiti: Celebrate then Write April 12, 2007: Fairness for Haitians in the U.S. April 5, 2007: Pictures Worth Thousands of Words March 28, 2009: Make a Call Worth $138 million for Haiti March 20,  2007:   Half-Hour for Haiti:  How Are We Doing? March 15, 2007, Ask Congress to Break Haiti’s Chains of Debt March 8, 2007: Support Women Victims of Political Persecution February 22, 2007: Read Interview With President Aristide February 14, 2007: Tell The Times to Tell the Whole Story February 6, 2007: Join the Biggest Haiti Solidarity Event Yet January 31, 2007: Organize a Haiti Solidarity Event January 25, 2007: Fairness for Haitians in the U.S. January 17, 2007: Support the TRUTH Act January 10, 2007, Follow-Up on MINUSTAH Raid in Cité Soleil January 4, 2007: Count our Blessings, and Our Accomplishments December 26, 2006: Deadly MINUSTAH Raid in Cité Soleil December 19, 2006: What Should A Billionaire Give, What Should You? December 12: Where is Rene Civil’s File? December 7, 2006: Ask Louise Arbour to Apply Human Rights in Haiti Without Distinction November 30, 2006: Support IJDH November 16, 2006, Help Fr. Jean-Juste Return to the Pulpit November 8, 2006: Grassroots Activists In Legal Limbo October 25, 2006: 950 Nights in Jail is Enough October 18, 2006: Read Paul Farmer's Never Again October 10, 2006: Read IJDH’s Annual Report September 26, 2006: Justice for Grande Ravine (again) September 19, 2006: Only 20 Co-Sponsors Needed for Haiti Debt Relief Act September 13, 2006: Urge Fair Coverage of Haiti in the UK Media August 9, 2006: Demand Fairness for Amanus Mayette August 31, 2006: Demand Fairness for René Civil August 23, 2006: Voting for Hope in Haiti August 15, 2006: Annette Auguste Released August 8, 2006: Demand a Fair Trial for Annette Auguste and Co-Defendants August 1, 2006: Message from Yvon Neptune July 24, 2006: Call the U.S. Congress- Break the Chains of Haiti’s Debt July 18, 2006: Ask President Preval to Ensure Justice for Political Prisoners July 11, 2006 Half-Hour for Haiti: Sign-On Letter for Political Prisoners June 27, 2006 Half-Hour for Haiti: Break the Chains of Haiti's Debt! June 20, 2006 Half-Hour for Haiti: Constitutional Authorities Should Do Better June 13, 2006 Half-Hour for Haiti: Grassroots Activists Persecuted By Justice System June 6, 2006 Half-Hour For Haiti: One Step Forward, Help Make it Two May 31, 2006 Half-Hour For Haiti: René Civil Freed May 23, 2006: Tell the Political Prisoners You Care May 16, 2006: Political Prisoner René Civil May 9, 2006: US Funding of Labor Organizations in Haiti, Venezuela and Iraq. May 2, 2006: Insist on a Fair Appeal in the La Scierie Case. April 25, 2006 Half-Hour For Haiti: Bob Moliere is free, let's make Annette Auguste, "So Ann" the next. April 18, 2006 Half-Hour For Haiti: Celebrate the Liberation of Three Political Prisoners, Support BAI and IJDH April 11, 2006, Free Grassroots Activist Bob Moliere April 4, 2006: Debt Relief for Haiti March 29, 2006: Help Improve IJDH’s Website March 21, 2006: Free Political Prisoners By Constitution Day March 14, 2006: Alleged Killers Go Free While Political Prisoners Remain in Jail March 7, 2006: Ask The Nation to Cover Haiti Fairly February 28, 2006: New Prosecutor Should Free Political Prisoners February 22, 2006: Urge Fairness From The NY Times February 14, 2006: Count All the Votes! February 7, 2006: Haitian Press Association Half-Hour for Haiti: Thank You! January 24, 2006, Release Fr. Gerry for Treatment January 17, 2006: Free Annette Auguste, “So Ann” January 10, 2006: Stop “Collateral Damage” in Cite Soleil January 3, 2006: Don’t Let Prison Be A Death Sentence For Father Gerry December 27, 2005: Count Our Blessings December 20, 2005: Firing of Supreme Court Justices December 13, 2005: Fr. Jean-Juste Medical Emergency December 6, 2005: How Are We Doing? November 29, 2005: MINUSTAH Attacks in Cite Soleil November 22, 2005: Urge U.S. Catholic Bishops to Support Fr. Jean-Juste November 15: Protest Illegal Arrest By UN Police   November 1, 2005: Help Commemorate Haiti's Liberation Day October 25, 2005: Half-Hour for Haiti: Organize October 18, 2005:Half-Hour for Haiti: Write to Judge Holding Three Grassroots Activists October 11, 2005: Support the Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti October 4, 2005: Protect Journalists From Attack September 27, 2005: Join the Worldwide Demonstrations of Solidarity for Haiti on September 30 September 20, 2005: Target Another Judicial Official Involved in Persecution September 13: Target Judicial Officials Involved in Persecution September 6, 2005: Plan for Worldwide Solidarity Protests on September 30 August 30: Join the U.S./UN Out of Haiti Campaign August 23: Ask the UN to Investigate and Prevent Summary Executions August 21:Destruction in Police/Civilian Attack in Grande Ravine August 16-Half-Hour for Haiti: Stop Police Killings in Poor Neighborhoods August 9:Time for Congress to Stand Up for Justice in Haiti August 2: Sign the International Declaration of Support for the Haitian People July 26: Half-Hour for Haiti: Release Political Prisoner and Democracy Activist Fr. Gérard Jean-Juste (Again) July 19: Stop Harassment of Fr. Gérard Jean-Juste, Catholic Priest and Democracy Activist (Again) July 12: Stop UN Killing of Civilians in Cite Soleil (Haiti Action Committee). July 06: Urge the OAS to Apply Its Own Principles in Haiti June 28: Release the MINUSTAH Prison Massacre Report June 21:  Justice for Political Prisoner Jacques Mathelier June 14: Read the Haiti Human Rights Report Presented to the International Association of Democratic Lawyers, by Professor William Quigley June 7: Read the International Crisis Group Report, Spoiling Security in Haiti May 31: Keep the Pressure on to Save Yvon Neptune May 24:Protect the Rights of Human Rights Observers May 17:  Urge UN Troops to Protect Peaceful Demonstrators on May 18 May 10 : Support Grandmother/Political Prisoner Annette Auguste "So Anne" on Mothers Day May 3: Save A Political Prisoner's Life April 26: Speak Up For Labor Leaders Harassed By PoliceApril 19: Association Haitienne de Presse April 12, 2005: Sign the Porto Alegre Declaration on Haiti April 5, 2005: Urge the UN Security Council To Listen To Haiti's Silenced Majority April 8, 2005 Sign-On Letter to UNSC

INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE & DEMOCRACY IN HAITI Be Part of the Solution for Haiti: Make a Difference in Half an Hour a Week Haitians often invoke the proverb “men anpil, chay pa lou”: many hands make the load light. Haiti’s human rights problems are severe, but experience shows that collective efforts by Americans and others in powerful countries can make a real difference. Our grassroots mobilizations have pried open prison doors for several political prisoners, including Fr. Gerard Jean-Juste in January 2005, and four others in April 2006. A mobilization in July 2005 led the UN to admit civilian deaths had occurred during its operations and to promise an investigation. Knowing that people in powerful countries support them provides hope to political prisoners and confidence to grassroots organizers in Haiti. They appreciate sustained involvement, because they know from experience that change will not come from the Herculean efforts of a few, but from more modest but persistent efforts of many. The Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti (IJDH) invites you to join many other hands each week to support justice in Haiti through its Half-Hour for Haiti program. Each Tuesday an action that can have a concrete impact on human rights in Haiti is distributed to our email list and posted on our website.  The actions can usually be done anytime over the next week, and in less than 30 minutes. Some actions are from IJDH, some from other organizations.  The actions include telephone, email and letter-writing campaigns, petitions, and occasionally reading especially informative reports or articles. We understand that finding time for one more activity in busy schedules is a challenge, so we try to make it as easy as possible, by providing relevant background information, as well as form letters, advocacy suggestions and talking points. To sign up for the email alerts, send an email to HalfHour4Haiti@ijdh.org, or sign up for IJDH’s email list on our website, http://www.ijdh.org. Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti P.O. Box 745 Joseph, Oregon, 97846 541-432-0597 . Activist Resources Amnesty International's Letter writing guide Friends’ Committee on National Legislation Grassroots Toolkit: Eight Tips for a Successful Lobby Visit ( PDF) Contacting members of Congress Writing letters to Congress Lobbying by phone Meeting with members of Congress NY Times Letter Writing Suggestions