Juste speaks in depth of the situation and suffering in Haiti under the present regime, put into place after President Aristide was kidnapped with the aid of the US, and taken out of the country in 2004.
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Father Jean Juste is a Catholic Priest and a prominent activist for social justice and the rights of immigrants in Haiti and the United States. On Wednesday, October 13, 2004, Haitian police forcibly entered the St. Clare Catholic Church Rectory in Port-au-Prince and arrested him without a warrant while he was feeding 600 hungry children a meal his congregation serves twice a week. He was imprisoned and then released seven weeks later as a result of an outpouring of international pressure. In this interview he speaks of the situation and suffering in Haiti under the present regime which was put into place after President Aristide was kidnapped with the aid of the US, and taken out of the country in 2004. Fr. Jean Juste had visited South Africa just before this interview where he visited many times with President Aristide who is in exile there. Both President Aristide and Fr. Jean Juste plead for the people of the world to support Aristide returning to Haiti to finish his term as democratically elected President with a term through 2006. He also speaks of Haiti as part of America and asks especially that the U.S and Canada may see the Caribbean, South and Central America as part of America and replace the strife, colonialism, oppression that is the order of the day with support for people (there have been hurricanes and drought in Haiti recently) and work together for the good of all "Americans"-- ALL constitutions should be respected. He mentions that he sees much more unity in Africa and Europe than in "America" and during his recent visit to both continents he experienced a huge amount of anti-Bush and anti-American sentiment from people. They didn't even want the US Dollar in those countries, but preferred the Euro.. Fr. Jean-Juste's programs feeding hungry children in Haiti receive support from the What If? Foundation and they would be most grateful for any support sent to them. You can reach them at http://www.whatiffoundation.org
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