2017
Celebrating the Battle of Vertieres
Celebrating the Battle of Vertieres
The Universal Dimension of Haitian Culture, History, and Politics of Memory
Sponsored by the CUNY Haitian Studies Institute with the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College, the Toussaint Louverture Cultural Foundation, the Haitian Times, and the Department of Africana Studies at Brooklyn College
November 16, 2017
4–9 p.m.
Brooklyn College Library
4–6 p.m.: Haitian art exhibit featuring the following artists:
- Patricia Brintle
- Essud Fungcap
- Eric Girault
- Yolene Legrand
- Michèle Voltaire Marcelin
- Emmanuel Merisier
- Frenal Mezilas
- Joseph M.E. Placide
- Gina Samson
6–9 p.m.: "National and International Dimensions of the Haitian Revolution"
A conference led by Professor Pierre Buteau, President of the Haitian Society of History and Geography
Exhibit
The art exhibit will be open November 16–27, 2017.
Disaster Preparedness and Sustainable Development in Haiti
Disaster Preparedness and Sustainable Development in Haiti
Presented by the International Alliance for the Advancement of Children and the CUNY Haitian Studies Institute at Brooklyn College
Panel discussion with nonprofit and grassroots organizations from the New York area, Connecticut, and Maryland on coordinating U.S. relief efforts:
- Moderator: Marianne C. Fahs, Professor, CUNY School of Public Health
- Public health: disease containment and outbreak post-disaster
- Water, sanitation, and food security
- Collaboration opportunities
Workshop discussion:
- Facilitator: Elizabeth Thompson, Architect
- Pre-catastrophe education
- Evacuation procedure
- Housing and infrastructure
October 7, 2017
2–5 p.m.
Film Screening and Conversation
Film Screening and Conversation
with Arnold Antonin, Filmmaker
Winner of the FESPACO Paul Roberson Award for the Best Daispora Film and the MPAH Lifetime Achievement Award
May 16, 2017, 6 p.m.
Penthouse, Brooklyn College Student Center
- Six Femmes D'Exception / Six Exceptional Women
- Featuring a conversation with Professor Alexandra Juhasz, chair of the Brooklyn College Film Department
May 17, 2017, 6 p.m.
431 Ingersoll Hall
- René Depestre: On ne Rate pas une Vie Eternelle / René Depestre: We can't miss an Eternal Life
A Retrospective of Recent U.S. Foreign Policy in Haiti
A Retrospective of Recent U.S. Foreign Policy in Haiti
A panel discussion, sponsored by the CUNY Haitian Studies Institute, the U.S. Department of State, and Brrooklyn College.
- Moderator: Jean Eddy Saint Paul, Director of the CUNY Haitian Studies Institute
- Professor Claude Joseph, Adjunct Professor, Fordham University—Engaging the Haitian Diaspora: A New Path to Development
- Vanessa Leon, Chief Executive Officer, Pinchina Consulting, Doctoral Candidate in Public Policy and Urban Policy—Decentralization, Governance, and Development in Haiti
- Ambassador Kenneth Merten, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary & Haiti Special Coordinator, U.S. Department of State—A Retrospective of Recent U.S. Foreign Policy in Haiti
March 28, 2017
6–8 p.m.
Brooklyn College Student Center (Gold Room, sixth floor)
2705 Campus Road, Brooklyn, NY 11210
Voice From Haiti: Artists as Activists
Voice From Haiti: Artists as Activists
Please join us for a free panel discussion on the role of Haitian artists, both at home and abroad.
Featured panelists:
- Emiline Michel, Vocalist and Red Cross Ambassador
- Régine Roumain, Executive Director of Haiti Cultural Exchange
- Jean Eddy Saint Paul, Director of the CUNY Haitian Studies Institute
- Cassandre Thrasybule, Filmmaker and Journalist
March 2, 2017
6:30 p.m.
Brooklyn College Library, first floor
