As this issue of FTW goes to print it is the end of Black August, a month to celebrate Black resistance to white supremacy, colonialism, and capitalism and those who have died or been captured and imprisoned during the struggle. We remember that the mighty Haitian revolution began in August 1791 when enslaved people staged a rebellion that eventually led to the end of slavery and French colonial rule.
The rebels showed the world that regular people can rise up and defeat powerful nations, slavery and colonialism. For this, the Haitian people have forever been punished by the West. Even as we speak Haiti is not currently controlled by the Haitian people. Decisions are currently made by the Core Group, an unelected coalition of NGOs, foreign diplomats, and private interest groups (under the guidance of the UN and USA).
Once again there are calls for US military intervention to address violence in Haiti. Violence is the result of capitalist violence, underdevelopment, enforced poverty, and colonial theft. We must stand against any calls for military intervention in Haiti. Just as police are no part of the solution to exploitation, poverty, and the violence associated with it in our neighborhoods and communities. The US war machine is no part of the solution to the problems in Haiti!
No imperialist US military intervention!
No neocolonial Kenyan military intervention!
Solidarity with the Haitian people.
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