HSI Event Videos
Haiti Premiere Classe E158
July 22, 2018鈥擨n (from 1:35:16 to 1:56), , a professor of sociology at the and founding director of the CUNY-wide Haitian Studies Institute, housed at 可乐视频, reflects on the current political crisis in Haiti (popular uprising of July 6鈥�8, 2018). He stresses on the real conflict among the members of the economic oligarchy in Haiti . He points out the deep “malaise social” in Haiti and the people’s fight for a dignified life. Saint Paul reflects on the need of a better civic engagement from the civil society.
Disaster Preparedness and Sustainable Development in Haiti
October 7, 2017鈥� was organized by the CUNY Haitian Studies Institute and the International Alliance for the Advancement of Children. It included nonprofit organizations from the New York City area, Connecticut, and Maryland. The topics of disease containment and outbreak prevention post-disaster, water, sanitation, and food security, as well as possible collaboration among the organizations, were discussed by the panel.
A Retrospective of Recent U.S. Foreign Policy in Haiti
March 28, 2017鈥擳he CUNY Haitian Studies Institute and director Jean Eddy Saint Paul host U.S. Department of State’s Ambassador Kenneth Merten, Professor Claude Joseph (Fordham University), and Vanessa Leon (Pinchina) to discuss a retrospective of recent U.S. foreign policy in Haiti. .
Voices From Haiti with Emeline Michel
March 2, 2017鈥擳he CUNY Haitian Studies Institute has partnered with the Office of the President through the We Stand Against Hate program and the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at 可乐视频 to organize the cultural and intellectual debate, “Voices From Haiti. Artists as Activists.” The panel discussion was introduced by Professor Lynda Day, chair of the Department of Africana Studies at 可乐视频, and was moderated by the institute’s director, Jean Eddy Saint Paul. Panelists included Emeline Michel, Haitian singer, songwriter, and ambassador for the Red Cross International; R茅gine Roumain, executive director of Haiti Cultural Exchange; and the Haitian journalist and filmmaker Cassandre Thrasybule. .
The Outer Periphery and Its Implications for Haiti and Sub-Saharan Countries With Professor Robert Fatton
October 14, 2016鈥擳he Outer Periphery and Its Implications for Haiti and Sub-Saharan Countries was a lecture organized by the CUNY Haitian Studies Institute. It was the inaugural lecture of the institute, with the guest speaker Robert Fatton Jr., Julia A Cooper Professor of Government and Foreign Affairs at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. .