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April 12-18, 2010
Haiti 2010Presbyterian Church (USA)Delegation to Haiti
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Today’s journey
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Today’s journey
✤ Introductions
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Today’s journey
✤ Introductions
✤ The Catastrophe | effects of the earthquake
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Today’s journey
✤ Introductions
✤ The Catastrophe | effects of the earthquake
✤ The Complexities | impact of US and church policies
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Today’s journey
✤ Introductions
✤ The Catastrophe | effects of the earthquake
✤ The Complexities | impact of US and church policies
✤ The Communities | efforts of farmers, church, partners
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Today’s journey
✤ Introductions
✤ The Catastrophe | effects of the earthquake
✤ The Complexities | impact of US and church policies
✤ The Communities | efforts of farmers, church, partners
✤ The Connections | ways to stay connected
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Today’s journey
✤ Introductions
✤ The Catastrophe | effects of the earthquake
✤ The Complexities | impact of US and church policies
✤ The Communities | efforts of farmers, church, partners
✤ The Connections | ways to stay connected
✤ Questions
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Introductions
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Introductions
✤ Disclaimer: Still processing brief eight days.
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Introductions
✤ Disclaimer: Still processing brief eight days.
✤ Who went: First post-earthquake official delegation of the PC(USA).
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Introductions
✤ Disclaimer: Still processing brief eight days.
✤ Who went: First post-earthquake official delegation of the PC(USA).
✤ Why we went: To meet with the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti and PC(USA) mission partners in order to express solidarity and long-term commitments.
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Introductions
✤ Disclaimer: Still processing brief eight days.
✤ Who went: First post-earthquake official delegation of the PC(USA).
✤ Why we went: To meet with the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti and PC(USA) mission partners in order to express solidarity and long-term commitments.
✤ What I knew: Very little about Haiti; some historic US/church interactions.
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Introductions
✤ Disclaimer: Still processing brief eight days.
✤ Who went: First post-earthquake official delegation of the PC(USA).
✤ Why we went: To meet with the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti and PC(USA) mission partners in order to express solidarity and long-term commitments.
✤ What I knew: Very little about Haiti; some historic US/church interactions.
✤ What we saw: Complexities of Haiti’s history: US and church.
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Introductions
✤ Disclaimer: Still processing brief eight days.
✤ Who went: First post-earthquake official delegation of the PC(USA).
✤ Why we went: To meet with the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti and PC(USA) mission partners in order to express solidarity and long-term commitments.
✤ What I knew: Very little about Haiti; some historic US/church interactions.
✤ What we saw: Complexities of Haiti’s history: US and church.
✤ What we didn’t see: Some of the more violent issues of recovery, poverty, drugs, human trafficking, refugee settlements, etc.
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The Catastrophethe effects of the january 12, 2010 earthquake
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Port-au-Princeeffects of the 2010 earthquake
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Presidential Palaceeffects of the 2010 earthquake
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Holy Trinity Cathedral, PAPeffects of the 2010 earthquake
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St. Vincent’s Schooleffects of the 2010 earthquake
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Leoganeeffects of the 2010 earthquake
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Holy Cross Hospitaleffects of the 2010 earthquake
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The Catastrophe | earthquake
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The Catastrophe | earthquake
✤ Things were bad before: poverty, infrastructure, food productions, etc. and the earthquake has only intensified the situation.
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The Catastrophe | earthquake
✤ Things were bad before: poverty, infrastructure, food productions, etc. and the earthquake has only intensified the situation.
✤ Church and relief groups are well-intentioned, but have often only continued unhealthy patterns of building reliance on outside bodies.
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The Catastrophe | earthquake
✤ Things were bad before: poverty, infrastructure, food productions, etc. and the earthquake has only intensified the situation.
✤ Church and relief groups are well-intentioned, but have often only continued unhealthy patterns of building reliance on outside bodies.
✤ This may be an opportunity to rethink the ways in which we engage.
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The Catastrophe | earthquake
✤ Things were bad before: poverty, infrastructure, food productions, etc. and the earthquake has only intensified the situation.
✤ Church and relief groups are well-intentioned, but have often only continued unhealthy patterns of building reliance on outside bodies.
✤ This may be an opportunity to rethink the ways in which we engage.
✤ Presbyterian Church (USA) is changing the ways we interact and support the people of Haiti.
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The Complexitiesthe effects of united states and church policies and postures towards haiti
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The Complexities | our role
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The Complexities | our role
✤ We must own and respond to our well-intentioned, but misguided mission practices of the past;
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The Complexities | our role
✤ We must own and respond to our well-intentioned, but misguided mission practices of the past;
✤ commit to future appropriate and meaningful cultural interaction through mission and partnerships.
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The Complexities | our role
✤ We must own and respond to our well-intentioned, but misguided mission practices of the past;
✤ commit to future appropriate and meaningful cultural interaction through mission and partnerships.
✤ monitor and respond to US and Global polities in Haiti.
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The Communitieshow the people of haiti are working towards sustainability
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The Haiti Fundworking with local’s to reforest and develop sustainable crops
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Peasant Movement of Papaydeveloping peasant cooperatives and farming communities
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Cap Haitien Dioceseworking with local partners on schools and hospitals
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The Communities | development
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The Communities | development
✤ Support local agricultural practices and food production that has Haiti producing food for Haiti.
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The Communities | development
✤ Support local agricultural practices and food production that has Haiti producing food for Haiti.
✤ Seek out and develop two-way partnerships that are truly about sustainable development and solidarity.
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The Connectionshow you can stay connected to haiti development and rebuilding
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The Connections | stay involved
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The Connections | stay involved
✤ Presbyterian Disaster Assistance: Haiti, approaching 8M [website]
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The Connections | stay involved
✤ Presbyterian Disaster Assistance: Haiti, approaching 8M [website]
✤ Mission Co-Worker: Mark Hare, MPP/Fondama [blog]
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The Connections | stay involved
✤ Presbyterian Disaster Assistance: Haiti, approaching 8M [website]
✤ Mission Co-Worker: Mark Hare, MPP/Fondama [blog]
✤ PC(USA) Haiti Connections [website]
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The Connections | stay involved
✤ Presbyterian Disaster Assistance: Haiti, approaching 8M [website]
✤ Mission Co-Worker: Mark Hare, MPP/Fondama [blog]
✤ PC(USA) Haiti Connections [website]
✤ Quixote Center: Haiti [website]
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The Connections | stay involved
✤ Presbyterian Disaster Assistance: Haiti, approaching 8M [website]
✤ Mission Co-Worker: Mark Hare, MPP/Fondama [blog]
✤ PC(USA) Haiti Connections [website]
✤ Quixote Center: Haiti [website]
✤ Bruce’s blogs and reflections in Haiti [blog]
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