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Laurent Dubois The 2010 World Cup began in South Africa today, with the first game, between South Africa and Mexico, ending in a tie. With the US-England game coming up tomorrow, Laurent Dubois, author of Soccer Empire: The World Cup and the Future of France, explores the legacy of Joe Gaetjens, the player from Haiti [more...]  Paul Farmer spoke to Ray Suarez on PBS NewsHour this week about ongoing relief efforts in Haiti, and the difficulty of getting supplies and medical care from scores of volunteers to the people who need it. Farmer, who is the UN Deputy Special Envoy to Haiti, co-founder of Partners in Health, and author of Partner [more...] The magnitude of last week’s earthquake in Haiti measured 7.0, but the full scope of the tragedy continues to unfold. Each day brings new challenges, from reports of looting, lack of adequate supplies, and a strong aftershock that struck earlier this week. But stories of survival, resilience and hope are also emerging from the rubble, [more...] Yesterday’s 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti devastated Port-au-Prince, and casualties are feared to be in the thousands. Partners in Health, the organization co-founded by Paul Farmer to bring medical care to the world’s poorest people, has facilities across Haiti and is working to provide desperately needed relief. In an email and on its website, PIH [more...] By Margarita Mooney author of Faith Makes Us Live: Surviving and Thriving in the Haitian Diaspora What do religious narratives have to do with the adaptation of immigrants from the poorest country of the Western Hemisphere—Haiti? Is it only in the United States—a remarkably more religious country than other countries of the West where Haitian immigrants [more...] |
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