Welcome to Haitian
Agenda, an opportunity for us to share with each other various
events, news items, updates in the Haitian Diaspora in
the US, Canada and France. Let us support each other as we are
all working towards the same goals - sustainable development
for Haiti and better opportunities for our brothers and
sisters still living in Haiti. Please send articles and events
to haitianagenda@gmail.com.
Thank
you
HHTARG Resource
Group
Bienvenue à l'Agenda Haïtien,
un moyen de partager nos événements et nos annonces entre nous
: la Diaspora Haïtienne aux États-Unis, au Canada, et en
France. Il faut qu'on se soutienne car nous lutons pour
achever les mêmes buts : le développement viable d'Haïti et la
croissance des opportunités offrit a nos frères et sœurs en
Haïti. S'il vous plait envoyez vos
annonces à haitianagenda@gmail.com.
Merci bien,
Le Groupe de
Ressources
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ANNUAL
MAY 18TH CELEBRATORY EVENT
 Wednesday, May 18th
2011
7pm - 11 pm
Maritime Hotel
88 Ninth
Avenue,
b/w 16th & 17th
Street
General Admission:
$75
Light Catering
VIP: $250
Hors d'oeuvres, Drinks,
Photographs
*Dress Code: Global
Chique
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HAITIAN
FLAG DAY CELEBRATION
New York City
Council
Speaker Christine C.
Quinn
with Council
Member
Mathieu Eugene
and Brooklyn Borough
President
Marty
Markowitz
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Brooklyn Borough Hall
209 Joralemon Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
To RSVP, call
Councilmember Eugene's
District Office at
(718)
287-8762
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287-8762 end_of_the_skype_highlighting.
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AN
EXHIBITION AT THE UNITED NATIONS
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DWA
FANM CORDIALLY INVITES YOU: VOICES OF WOMEN
2011
Please
join us for an elegant evening as we commemorate
the lives of six Haitian artists, activists and
feminists...
Myriam
Merlet, Magalie Marcelin, Anne-Marie Coriolan,
Lumane Casimir, Martha Jean-Claude, and
Clothilde "Toto" Bissainthe
Friday
June 17, 2011
Kumble
Theater for the Performing Arts
Long
Island University, Brooklyn Campus
On
Flatbush Ave., b/t Dekalb Ave. and Willoughby
St.
- Cocktail
Reception 6:00-9:00pm (Attire: black-tie
optional)
- Silent
Auction
- Concert
Tribute 7:30-9:30pm
Featuring:
Buyu Ambriose, Melanie Charles, Val Jeanty,
Felina Backer, Pauline Jean, Michele V.
Marcelin
Please
RSVP by May 31, 2011. Regrettably, space is
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FRITAY
FOUNDATION ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP
DINNER
Fritay
Foundation 2nd Annual FCSA Dinner will be held
on Saturday May 21st at FIU Biscayne Bay Campus
at the WUC Ballroom at 6pm. A contribution of
$60 or more is required to
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SANT
LA DECADE OF SERVICE
The Board and Staff of
The Haitian Neighborhood Center,
Sant La
cordially invite you to join in
celebrating
A Decade of
Service
Saturday, May 21,
2011
Cocktail Reception 7:00
PM
Dinner 8:00 PM, followed by
dancing
at the Four Seasons, Miami,
1435 Brickell Avenue, Miami
$150 per person, Tables of 10 -
$1,500
Valet Parking $12
RSVP required
Black Tie Optional
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KONBIT
FOR HAITI COMPUTER CLASSES
Announcing
Konbit for
Haiti
Adult Creole
Computer
Classes
2nd Session
starting
Saturday,
5/21/2011
This
is a 3 month computer class that meets for
2h30mn every week. 12
sessions will cover: Introduction to computers,
Word processing, Power Point and
Internet.
$20 fee is due upon
registration. All class materials will be
provided.
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HAITIAN
HERITAGE MONTH
May
18
8:00-8:30 am FLAG DAY CELEBRATION
@Boynton Beach City
Hall
10:00am
MEMORIAL TREE PLANTING@Barton
Elementary
5:00
pm
HHM STUDENT ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS
PRIZES
AWARD@PBC School
District
Haitian Flag Day Celebration@Forest Park
Elementary
May
21
All Day Event
CELEBRATING LIFE
WITH HOPE FESTIVAL
Haitian-American
Solidarity Center-PBC,
Inc.
(HASC)
Lake Shore
Park
Belle Glade
May
24
6:00-7:30 pm HHM ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS
PRESENTATION@
Greenacres Branch Library 3750 Jog
Rd
May 25
6:30 - 7:30 pm
CRICK, CRACK HAITIAN STORIES with MAUDE
HEURTELOU@ West Boynton Branch
Library
9451 Jog Road
May 28
11:00am-9:00
pm NATIONAL HAITIAN AMERICAN FORUM Sponsored
by FOR THE CHILDREN INC. @ Barton El.
School
1700 Barton Road, Lake Worth
"HAITIANS OF
FLORIDA"
PHOTO EXHIBIT at the Johnson Museum
Society throughout May 2011
"HAITIANS OF
PALM BEACH COUNTY"
PHOTO EXHIBIT P.B.
International Airport throughout May
2011
"AYITI CHERI" CHILDREN OF JACMEL ART
EXHIBIT School District of Palm Beach County May
15-27, 2011
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ERITAJ
FOUNDATION PRESENTS:
Legacy: Remembering the Past and
Envisioning the Future.
This
Saturday May 14th, 2011 from 5pm to 8pm at
Northeastern University, Curry Student Center
Ballroom, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
02115.
A
special tribute that will acknowledge the
cultural contributions of renowned romantic
artist Joe Jack (Montreal) and cultural and
social chroniqueur Carl Fombrun (Miami). Joe
Jack will perform, along with a host of artists
from New England.
$35
for event
$55
for event and book- L'aveugle aux mille destins
by Joe Jack
Purchase
your tickets at:
Dorchester:
Chez Carline Caribbean Cuisine
Mattapan:
Bon Appetit Restaurant, EDU & Den River St;
LeLene Restaurant,Mattapan Store Plus, Las Vegas
Restaurant, Internationals Perfumes
Discounts.
Cambridge:
M&S Beauty Supplies
Brockton:
Yoyo market, Parkway Restaurant,Jeano
Restaurant
Roslindale:
Babynut Market, American Legion Highway
Lynn:
Gentle Touch Restaurant; Ace wholesale;
Everett:
Cecil barber salon
Malden:
Petion Ville
Restaurant |
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HAITIAN
FLAG DAY CELEBRATION MAY 15, 2011
Haitian
Congress
to Fortify
Haiti
in
collaboration
with the
Consulate
General of
Haiti
and local
Haitian
Community organizations
call
on everyone to come join the celebration
of:
Flag Day
Sunday, May 15,
2011
The
celebration begins with a sidewalk parade
starting from:
the Haitian Congress
to
Fortify Haiti
1227
Dodge Avenue . Evanston, IL
to:
Levy Center
300 Dodge
Avenue . Evanston, IL
where the festivities will
take place
Please
note the walk from the Haitian Congress to
Levy
Center
is
CANCELLED
A
keynote address by:
Professor
Asselin Charles, PHD
on
President Joseph Anténor Firmin
(1850-1911)
Equality
of the Human Races
Dr.
Charles is Associate Professor of English
Language and Literature at
the American
University of Nigeria, Yola, Nigeria
Dr. Charles earned
his Ph. D. in Comparative
Literature, at the
Pennsylvania State University (State College,
PA)
ENTERTAINMENT:
Tamboulah Ethnic
Dance Company
Chicago Twoubadou
Sound
Enoch
Sainca
4-Stars
Come join the
festivities and show the Haitian
pride
DONATION
TO HELP THE HAITIAN CONGRESS DEFRAY SOME OF THE
COSTS SUCH AS ROOM RENTAL WILL BE
APPRECIATED |
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COCKTAIL
DINNER EVENT
Venez
nombreux et invitez vos proches et amis !
La
Fondation CRUDEM , organisme de
développement
international
oeuvrant en Haïti et au Mali vous invite à
un
cocktail dînatoire !
Les
profits de la soirée viseront à financer
plus
particulièrement
deux projets dans les secteurs de
l'éducation
de base, soit deux projets bien définis de
constructions
d'écoles.
Un
complexe scolaire de 12 classes dans la localité
de
Thibeau
en Haïti (dans le nord du pays)
et
un autre à Bamako au Mali.
Mardi, le 7 juin 2011 -
18h00
Salon l'Oréal - HEC
Montréal
3000, ch. de la Côte-
Ste-Catherine,
Montréal
Prix
d'entrée: 30$/ personne
Billets
disponibles à l'entrée
Service
de bar
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KEPKAA
Invitation spéciale à la
9e rencontre littéraire et
artistique du KEPKAA
Conférencier invité :
Frantz-Antoine Leconte,
Ph. D., écrivain et professeur à
l'Université de New-York.
Date : dimanche 15 mai, de 15 h à 18 h, au
2000, boul. Saint-Joseph-Est, Montréal (Métro
Laurier, bus 27 Est).
Ancien joueur vedette de Violette
Athletic Club d'Haiti (15 mai 1918 - 15 mai
2011), Frantz-Antoine Leconte est
l'auteur de plusieurs
ouvrages.
Il viendra nous parler des mythes
du Vodou, du bonheur de l'écriture et de son
parcours.
Venez lui rencontrer et échanger
avec lui.
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all make a difference in Haiti.
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Sincerely,
Katleen
Felix
HHTARG Resource
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