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La Via Campesina ruft zur Unterstützung der Erdbeben-Opfer in Haiti auf!  

Spenden werden an die haitianische Mitgliedsorganisation weitergeleitet. Die Daten zum Spendenkonto (im Baskenland, Spanien) finden Sie am Ende des englischenTextes.

Weiter unten finden Sie einen Brief vom haitianischen Vorstandsmitglied von La Via Campesina, Jean-Baptiste Chavannes.

Solidarity with the people of Haiti

Dear colleagues and friends,

Through this letter, we communicate our deepest sympathy and solidarity with the Haitian people who are now dealing with the aftermath of a devastating earthquake that caused thousands of deaths, wounded and missing. We share our sorrow over the disaster and send an embrace of solidarity to the Haitian people, and especially our friends of La Via Campesina in Haiti. We hope that they will overcome this terrible situation. Referring to history we recall the strength and determination of the people of Haiti who were the first in America to abolish slavery in a definite way.

We cannot overemphasize and denounce that the effects of any natural catastrophe are always far more acute in the context of impoverishment, vulnerability and exclusion. We understand that these forces of nature are not controllable or predictable and that they are not the responsibility of the international community. But the question is: How is it possible that the same international community continues to perpetuate global structures and policies that are unjust and inequitable, structures and policies that lead to greater vulnerability and effectively multiply the destructive effects and the number of victims of natural disaster such as the earthquake in Haiti?

La Via Campesina calls urgently for international solidarity with the people of Haiti with the intention to channel much needed financial support collected through social movements in that country, more concretely through the Haitian peasant organizations that are part of the international peasant movement.

This is the bank account where the Via Campesina Centralia economic support of all persons and organizations wishing to urgently support the Haitian people.

Account holder:   ASOCIACIÓN LURBIDE - EL CAMINO DE LA TIERRA

Bank:  IPAR KUTXA

Address:  Gudari, 2 - AMOREBIETA (Bizkaia) - País Vasco - Spain Account number :  3084-0023-53-6400061004

IBAN: ES54 3084 0023 5364 0006 1004

Swift: CVRVES2B

Communication:  SOLIDARIDAD HAITÍ

Dear friends,

Yes Iderle and I are alive. I was in Papaye at the time of the disaster. I was giving a training session. I was left without any means of communication. But for the last three days we have had some access to communication and we are starting to get some information. We will keep you informed as time goes on.

The situation is terrible in Port-au-Prince. We are now talking about 100 to 200 000 casualties. The city is practically destroyed. The offices of MPP and MPNKP in Port-au-Prince with their equipment have disappeared. The office in Tèt Kole has not been damaged. Many members of La Via Campesina have lost their house and all their possessions. They have also lost members of their family.

MMP students have died as the universities collapsed.

At the moment, we have to empty Port-au-Prince. We are helping people to reach the Central Plateau where MPP has opened its training centre to victims willing to leave Port-au-Prince. We are also trying to help injured people who are being sent to hospital in the Central Plateau. They come from all over the country. We want to provide food and money for medicine.

The news coming from the South-East region is also alarming. The town of Jacmel is 60% destroyed. Many MPNKP members have lost their house in Cayes Jacmel, Marigot and Bainet. In the Western region, towns such as Kenskoff, Leogane, Grand-Goave are affected.

We will let you know how the situation evolves.

Chavannes Jean-Baptiste
Via Campesina Caribean