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"Father Gerard Jean-Juste"
(Amnesty International Prisoner of Conscience, Died May 27, 2009. More background from ijdh.org). "Death threats and imprisonment could not stop his commitment to the poor or halt his work." 24" x 36" Oil on Canvas "Victory" (2006 Election Bonfires. Desmond Tutu visited Haiti and spoke to a crowd at the Hotel Montana, "You have shown the world you are not a violent people," he said with reference to the presidential and legislative voting, which was largely free of electoral or political violence.) 10" x 10" Oil on Canvas "Esterne Bruner Interview"
(Re: July 2006 Grande Ravine Massacre, southern Port au Prince. More than 25 people were executed inside their houses, 5 were disappeared, 15 wounded. ijdh.org has more info) 24" x 36" Oil on heavy watercolor paper "Faith"
(2002 Massacre of Lavalas representative Cleodor Soverein's family. "...A group of men, armed to the teeth... arrived at my house to kill me and my family. Since I wasn't there, they assassinated the 5 people who were in my house. This is 4 year old Hussein Bertrand, who was hit by a bullet in his spine and survived) 24" x 24" Oil on Canvas (WARNING: EXTREMELY graphic imagery of violence documenting this massacre at link). 2002 Massacre of Cleodor Soverein's family, cont. "Daughter" 12" x 18" Acrylic on canvas "Sister"
10" x 16" Oil on Canvas "Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine: "Safety"" (Human rights activist, psychologist, community organizer and founder of the September 30th Foundation, supporter of President Aristide. DIsappeared August 12, 2007) 12" x 12" Oil and collage on Canvas "Beautiful Haiti"
(This painting is inspired by the famous Haitian Revolution battle at Crete Pierrot in 1802). 36" x 72" Oil on canvas, unframed. "Husband"
On May 18, 2005 Sanel Joseph was unarmed when he was shot randomly by Haitian National Police while attending a Flag Day demonstration. This is his wife and onlookers at the funeral. In "Ousting Aristide - Haiti: The UNtold Story" Father Jean Juste conducts Sanel's funeral (at 4:35) and you can see Sanel's wife. 36" x 48" Oil and collage on canvas. |
For further information:
ijdh.org
haitisolidarity.net
haitiinformationproject.net
haitiemergencyrelief.org
whatiffoundation.org
www.kofaviv.org
pih.org
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"Raphael Lemkin"
(Coined the term "genocide" and drafted the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. A one-man lobbying machine. He has not been rewarded properly for his work. ) "22 x 28" Acrylic on Canvas. |
