Law & Disorder

Haiti Continues to Reel Under U.S. Authority; Plus How Hurricanes Impact Black Communities

On Monday, the UN voted unanimously to extend the security mission in Haiti for another year. Dahoud André, a Haitian community activist based in New York and a member of the Committee to Mobilize Against Dictatorship in Haiti contextualizes this latest development inside of what he describes as a decades long political operation to exert control over Haiti by the U.S.

FEMA announced a 7 billion dollar shortfall in hurricane relief as Hurricane Helene caused deadly flooding across 5 states. It is well documented that coastal black communities have historically recovered poorly after hurricanes. Adam Mahoney, the climate and environment reporter at Capital B compares the magnitude of devastation caused by of Hurricane Helene to the havoc wreaked by Hurricane Katrina.

Shiva Rajbhandari, a student organizer in North Carolina and a spokesperson for Sunrise Movement faults the climate crisis that fuels these hurricanes on the fossil fuel industry. He recently returned from Tampa Bay, Florida where he supported mutual aid efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

This week’s Resistance in Residence artist is multi-hyphenated Hawaii based musician, sound engineer and filmmaker Randy DeVol.

Check out Randy DeVol’s website at randydevol.com

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