Change Haiti Can Believe In
From 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station | Part of the JFK Library Forums series | 52:28
Recorded at the JFK Library on January 27th, 2009.
Paul Farmer, co-founder of Partners In Health; actor and activist Matt Damon, who recently visited Haiti to assist victims devastated by hurricanes; Massachusetts State Representative and Haitian-American Linda Dorcena Forry; and Brian Concannon, Jr., director of the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti, share their stories of eradicating disease and injustice in one of the world's poorest nations, and discuss how changes in U.S. policy can help to build a stronger, more resilient and prosperous Haiti. Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now, moderates.
RN Documentary: Paradise Lost
From Radio Netherlands Worldwide | Part of the RN Focus: Failed States series | 29:29
Haiti is often considered a classic example of a failed state. But what does that actually mean in practice?
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Haiti is the world's first black republic. Ever since achieving independence two centuries ago, the country has been plagued by political instability. Today it is the poorest nation in the Western hemisphere. It's often cited as a typical example of a failed state. The police and justice system are almost non-existent. Even in the capital, public schools, hospitals, electricity, water and sewage barely function. In Paradise Lost, Eric Beauchemin looks at the collapse of the Haitian nation.
This is the third program in The Abyss, a four-part series on failed states, produced in collaboration with the Ford Foundation.
Feet in Two Worlds: Immigrants in the Global City
From WNYC | 58:55
A journey through New York's immigrant neighborhoods, hosted by Frank McCourt.
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For generations, immigrants who came to the US were forced to make a clean break with home. Today, with cell phones, the Internet, videoconferencing technology, faxes and cheap air fares, many immigrants remain in constant contact with their home countries. For them the key to survival is not just learning how to live in America, but learning to live in two places at once. Hosted by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Frank McCourt (Angela’s Ashes, ‘Tis) and set in New York’s immigrant neighborhoods, “Feet in Two Worlds” features stories by reporters from the city’s ethnic newspapers, as well as WNYC reporters who regularly cover immigrant communities. Most of these stories have only been available to readers of small ethnic newspapers. Now public radio listeners have a chance to get an insider’s perspective on immigrant experiences in one of the world’s most culturally diverse cities.
This emotionally-charged and sound-rich hour of radio features a soundtrack produced by DJ Rekha, an innovator in the city’s music scene.
The program includes introductory and closing essays by Frank McCourt and seven pieces:
"Polish Pharmacies - unofficial neighborhood centers for newly arrived Polish immigrants" by Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska reporter for Nowy Dziennik (Polish Daily News)
"Videoconferencing connects Ecuadorian immigrants to their homeland" by WNYC reporter Cindy Rodriguez
"Human smugglers turned kidnappers" by WNYC reporter Cindy Rodriguez
"Waiting to be granted asylum" by WNYC reporter Marianne McCune
"Burmese political refugees preparing to return home" unnarrated audio-diary produced by WNYC reporter Marianne McCune
"Remittances from overseas–Haiti’s economic lifeline" by Macollvie Jean-Francois reporter for The Haitian Times.
"Gay South Asians create a hybrid culture in New York" by Arun Venugopal, reporter for India Abroad and Rediff.com