The Ashland Documentary Film & Discussion Series Presents, "Haiti: Natural or Man-Made Disaster?," September 9
The Documentary Film & Discussion Series, sponsored by the Ashland Friends of the Library, will present Haiti: Natural or Man-Made Disaster? (75 min.) on Thursday, September 9, at 7:00 pm in the Community Room, Ashland Public Library, 66 Front Street, Ashland, MA. The event is free and open to the public. Viewers are invited to stay for discussion.
Could a history of brutal colonial exploitation that denuded forests, destroyed subsistence farming and local food production, exterminated native pigs, and drove the Haitian population from the countryside to urban slums be responsible for the magnitude of the dead and injured from the January 12 earthquake? Why is it that a regional tropical storm—the same storm—kills no one in Cuba but hundreds in Haiti? Could the answer be that Cuba has a functioning civil society while Haiti’s has been destroyed?
Speaking at a benefit for Haiti at The Riverside Church of New York on June 8, 2010, Noam Chomsky reviews Haiti’s history, from French and U.S. exploitation to the present day.
For event information, contact Ashland Library, 508-881-0134.
Could a history of brutal colonial exploitation that denuded forests, destroyed subsistence farming and local food production, exterminated native pigs, and drove the Haitian population from the countryside to urban slums be responsible for the magnitude of the dead and injured from the January 12 earthquake? Why is it that a regional tropical storm—the same storm—kills no one in Cuba but hundreds in Haiti? Could the answer be that Cuba has a functioning civil society while Haiti’s has been destroyed?
Speaking at a benefit for Haiti at The Riverside Church of New York on June 8, 2010, Noam Chomsky reviews Haiti’s history, from French and U.S. exploitation to the present day.
For event information, contact Ashland Library, 508-881-0134.
The Documentary Film & Discussion Series meets every 2nd Thursday and 4th Tuesday of the month for an in-depth look at important topics of our day. The discussions are often lively and thought-provoking. All points of view are welcomed.