A Mass Struggle Against The Occupation of Haiti

A BAP Toolkit

What is Happening in Haiti?

Amidst Haiti's ongoing struggle for autonomy, decades after the 2004 coup that removed President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the nation remains trapped in neocolonial dominance and threatened by imperialist agendas, primarily from the United States. The assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in 2021 further exacerbated the crisis, leaving the country without elected leadership. Unelected Prime Minister Ariel Henry, perceived as a puppet for foreign interests, particularly the CORE GROUP, OAS, United Nations Security Council, under the administration of Biden, obstructed Haitian sovereignty and suppressed popular dissent through paramilitary groups and police violence.

After months of the U.S., Core Group, and other imperialist collaborators working to execute an armed intervention into Haiti that they are now calling a “Multinational Security Service,” ex-de facto Prime Minister Ariel Henry has been removed from his illegitimately-held position. The same imperialist cabal, including Haiti’s capitalist class, have created the conditions making military intervention appear necessary and inevitably want to appoint a favorable “transitional government,” without input from the Haitian people.

We must highlight and support the masses of Haitians on the ground in Haiti. We must reject western media’s stories that Haiti is a “failed state” over-run by “gang violence”. Haiti doesn’t need any further outside intervention. Black Alliance for Peace member organization MOLEGHAF calls for a gathering of all revolutionary forces in Haiti to unite against the imperialist forces that plan on continuing the unfair elections and occupation of Haiti. It is our responsibility to spread correct information so that hands can finally be off Haiti and our Americas can be a Zone of Peace.

What Is the Core Group?

First convened in 2004 under the authority of the UN Security Council resolution that led to the military invasion and foreign occupation of Haiti, the Core Group is a self-styled council consisting of the diplomats of foreign countries with political and economic interests in Haiti, combined with the representatives of a number of multilateral organizations and agencies (including the IMF and World Bank).

Who are the members of the Core Group?

While the membership of The Core Group has fluctuated since its initial formation, it currently has nine members: Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Spain, United States, European Union, the Organization of American States, and the United Nations Organization. Significantly, the group has never had a Haitian representative, and often meets without Haitian representation.

What purpose does it serve?

The Core Group was set up to coordinate the various branches and elements of the United Nations occupation in Haiti (MINUSTAH).

Neither neutral nor passive, the Core Group plays an active, interventionist role in Haiti’s everyday political affairs. It has worked to extend and protect foreign economic interests in Haiti. And it has consistently intervened in Haiti’s sovereign political affairs, often without the collaboration or consent of the Haitian government. Importantly, there is no prescribed term-limit on the Core Group’s mandate; theoretically it could be in place in perpetuity.

What Is the Organization of American States?

Chartered in 1948, the OAS is a multilateral association of 34 states representing the American hemisphere. Its ostensible purpose is to promote peaceful settlement of disputes, provide collective security, and encourage economic and social cooperation among member states. However, the United States is the dominant force within the OAS. The U.S. provides 60% of the organization’s funding and it has always been under U.S. economic and ideological influence. As such, the OAS has long served as a tool of U.S. imperialism: Via election meddling, diplomatic chicanery, supporting pro-US and right-wing governments, and aggressively assisting the expansion of neoliberalism and the market economy throughout the Americas.

The OAS and Haiti

The OAS has worked as an extension of U.S. power in Haiti. It is part of the Core Group, an unelected group of foreign governments and institutions (the U.S., UN, France, Canada, Brazil, Germany, Spain, the European Union). Members of the Core Group have appointed themselves as the arbiters of Haitian politics and economics–while serving as the overseers of the ongoing de facto military occupation of Haiti by United Nations forces.

While the OAS’s charter expressly states that it should not interfere in the “internal jurisdiction of member states,” the organization has directly intervened in Haitian elections in 2010 and 2015/2016. Most recently, the OAS has supported the presidency of Jovenel Moïse. Right-wing OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro issued a statement affirming Moïse’s illegal claim that his term ends in February 2022, rather than February 2021 as stipulated by the Haitian constitution, and as affirmed by Haitian civil society. OAS interference in Haiti’s electoral process on behalf of the U.S. has contributed to the current constitutional and political crisis.

What can we do?

• Join the U.S./NATO Out of The Americas (USNOTAN), the organizational arm of the Zone Of Peace campaign designed to educate the public and strengthen an Americas-wide consciousness among the peoples of the region.
• Join BAP’s newsletter list to get regular updates on our work.

Against Occupation Toolkit

Demands

1. The U.S. and the UN must end their interference in Haiti and the

Core Group must be disbanded.

2. The U.S. must stop its criminal gangster actions against Haiti and stop

propping up the illegitimate government they installed.

3. Kenya must end its support for a racist and imperialist intervention in

Haiti.

3. The governments of the U.S. and the Dominican Republic stop

dumping arms and ammunition into the country and for the de facto

Prime Minister stop arming paramilitaries in the country.

4. The United Nations pay restitution for the devastating 2010 cholera

outbreak by rebuilding Haiti’s water, sanitation, health, and

educational infrastructure.

5. That fuel subsidies for Haiti are reinstated and the minimum wage

increased.

6. The CARICOM countries, alongside other regional nations, normalize

pathways for work visas and citizenship for Haitian nationals.

Ways To Support

• Share Haiti educational resources on social media and in your Communities.

• Print out Haiti Zine or other materials and share with your community
• Draw connections between Haiti and Palestine; Print RASANBLEMAN POU AYITI Haiti/Palestine zine 

• Organize and facilitate a teach-in.

• Supporting information below on organizing a teach-in.

• Host a local Art Build— post an image on Instagram or X/Twitter

• Create flyers, artwork, etc that represents the crisis of imperialism in Haiti and the popular struggle for self-determination

• Organize a wheat-paste & banner drop.

Primary Hashtags

#HandsOffHaiti

#NoBlackfaceImperialismInHaiti

#TheCrisisInHaitiIsImperialism

#CoreGroupOutOfHaiti

#ZoneOfPeace

BAP Social Media Handles

• X: @Blacks4Peace
• Instagram: @blackallianceforpeace
• Facebook: Black Alliance for Peace

Toolkit Contents

• Sample Tweets
• Resources + More Tweeting Options
• Popular Education Session
• The Crisis in Haiti is a Crisis of Imperialism
• Session Outline
• Banner Drop & Wheat Pasting Guide
• Zines & Fact Sheets
• Features On Haiti
• Articles
• Interviews
• Webinars / Teach-Ins

Sample Tweets

1. The UN's presence in Haiti has been marred by violence and neglect. MINUSTAH's costly operation saw thousands of troops, but brought brutality, racism, and disease. Civilians suffered attacks, sexual crimes, and a deadly cholera epidemic. The UN must be held accountable for these atrocities." #UN #HandsOffHaiti
2. @Blacks4Peace calls on all progressive, radical, and revolutionary movements and organizations across the Americas to support the Haitian people’s popular sovereignty and self-determination. No imperialist intervention! #HandsOffHaiti
3. @Blacks4Peace stands firm against foreign interference in Haiti. Haitians deserve self-determination to address their own political affairs without external meddling." #Haiti #SelfDetermination #HandsOffHaiti
4. In both Palestine and Haiti, western media relentlessly uses biased narratives to distort realities, perpetuate stereotypes, fuel injustice, and continue colonial occupation. #FreePalestine #HandsOffHaiti
5. The Core Group isn't neutral but actively intervenes in Haiti's politics, safeguarding foreign economic interests. Its influence shapes Haiti's future, often at the expense of Haitian sovereignty." #CoreGroupOutOfHaiti #HandsOffHaiti #HaitisWhiteRulers
6. The narrative of "gang violence," and "failed state" are a pretext to justify foreign military intervention and attack Haiti's sovereignty. #HandsOffHaiti #CrisisInHaitiIsImperialism
7. Western media's portrayal of Haiti as incapable of self-governance is a racist assumption. The real issue lies in imperialist interference and colonial rule. #DecolonizeHaiti #StopForeignIntervention

Resources + More Tweeting Options

Recent Perspectives from the Region

The Zone of Peace Campaign Calls for the Respect of Haitian Popular Sovereignty and an End to Western Imperialist Intervention #HandsOffHaiti #ZoneOfPeace #USOutOfTheAmericas https://blackallianceforpeace.com/bapstatements/bogotazopdeclaration 

The Assembly of Caribbean People lays out clear demands and alternatives to armed intervention into Haiti  @caribbeanempow1 @blacks4peace #HandsOffHaiti
https://caribbeanempowerment.wordpress.com/2023/09/07/haiti-alternatives-to-us-sponsored-military-intervention/

Press Releases & Statements

MOLEGHAF: Public Statement on the Current Situation in Haiti @blacks4peace @MOLEGHAF_Haiti #HandsOffHaiti
https://blackallianceforpeace.com/bapstatements/moleghafstatementfeb24

The Zone of Peace Campaign Calls for an Emergency Day of Action for Haitian Sovereignty @blacks4peace  
https://blackallianceforpeace.com/bapstatements/zopdayofactionforhaiti 

We Denounce UN Security Council's Approval to Send a Kenya-led Mission to Haiti (joint statement) @blacks4peace  #HandsOffHaiti #ZoneOfPeace
https://blackallianceforpeace.com/bapstatements/unimperialistvoteonhaiti

No to Blackface Imperialism! Yes to Haitian Sovereignty 
@blacks4peace  #HandsOffHaiti https://blackallianceforpeace.com/bapstatements/opposeblackfaceimperialisminhaiti

In Haiti, Kenya Chooses Imperialist Servitude Over Pan-African Solidarity
@blacks4peace  #HandsOffHaiti #NoBlackfaceImperialism https://blackallianceforpeace.com/bapstatements/servitudeoversolidaritywithhaiti

Black Alliance for Peace Once Again Calls on International Community to Reject U.S./U.N./CARICOM Plan for an Armed Intervention of Haiti
@blacks4peace  #HandsOffHaiti https://blackallianceforpeace.com/bapstatements/rejectcaricomhaitiintervention

Black Alliance for Peace’s Haiti/Americas Team Opposes the Apparent Support of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) for Foreign Military Intervention Into Haiti
@blacks4peace  #HandsOffHaiti#ZoneOfPeace
https://blackallianceforpeace.com/bapstatements/nocelacforhaitioccupation

The Black Alliance for Peace Welcomes Delayed Security Council Vote on Western Invasion of Haiti @blacks4peace#HandsOffHaiti https://blackallianceforpeace.com/bapstatements/bapwelcomesunvotedelay

The Black Alliance for Peace Opposes Biden Administration’s Security Council Resolution on Haiti and Calls for its veto @blacks4peace#HandsOffHaiti
https://blackallianceforpeace.com/bapstatements/haiticrisisofimperialism

No to Foreign Military Intervention in Haiti! Yes, to Haitian Self-Determination. @blacks4peace #HandsOffHaiti https://blackallianceforpeace.com/bapstatements/noforeignmilitaryinhaiti

The Black Alliance for Peace Rejects the calls for Foreign Intervention in Haiti and Demands that International Community Respect Haitian Sovereignty and the Wishes of the Haitian People for National Self- Determination @blacks4peace #HandsOffHaiti https://blackallianceforpeace.com/bapstatements/nooascallforhaitiintervention

An Open Letter to Her Excellency, Dr. Carla Natalie Barnett Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), on the need to Support Haitian Sovereignty @blacks4peace  #HandsOffHaiti https://blackallianceforpeace.com/bapstatements/openlettertocaricomonhaiti

Black Alliance for Peace Condemns Renewal of the UN Mission to Haiti (BINUH) @blacks4peace #HandsOffHaiti
https://blackallianceforpeace.com/bapstatements/2022unmandaterenewal

Black Alliance for Peace Condemns Extension of United Nations Mandate in Haiti and Calls on Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to Support Haitian Independence and Sovereignty
@blacks4peace #HandsOffHaiti https://blackallianceforpeace.com/bapstatements/haitiunmandate

The Resignation of Biden’s Special Envoy to Haiti Once Again Exposes the White Supremacist Foundations of U.S. Foreign Policy, No Matter Which Party is in Charge @blacks4peace #HandsOffHaiti https://blackallianceforpeace.com/bapstatements/haitienvoyresigns

Who Rules Haiti? Black Alliance for Peace Condemns Undermining of Haitian National Sovereignty @blacks4peace #HandsOffHaiti https://blackallianceforpeace.com/bapstatements/whoruleshaiti

Haiti’s White Rulers Have Spoken on Haiti’s Political Future @blacks4peace #HandsOffHaiti https://blackallianceforpeace.com/bapstatements/haitiswhiterulers

Popular Education Session

The Crisis in Haiti is a Crisis of Imperialism

Goal: Participants will receive a basic understanding of the purpose, history,

and impact of imperialism and colonialism on Haiti and develop a

commitment to anti-war, anti-militarism, and the total liberation of Haiti

and the Americas.

Example Session Outline

• Welcome & intros (if turnout small enough): name, pronouns,

affiliation(s), what you hope to take away, how you heard, etc. (5 mins)

• Group agreements/ground rules for the session [i.e. one mic, step up-step back, etc. Write them out for all to see] (10 mins)

• View BAP video: “What is the Black Alliance for Peace” (5 mins)

• Open discussion: What do we know about history between Haiti

and Western Nations (i.e. the U.S)? (10 mins)

• Read “Haiti and Colonialism,” which you can find at (10 mins)

• View BAP video: “What Is SouthCom?” followed by Q&A and/or

reflections by attendees (15 mins)

• Read “In Haiti, Kenya Chooses Imperialist Servitude Over Pan-African Solidarity” Press Release. (15 mins)

• Breakout group exercise: ‘Hands off Haiti’ brainstorming. [Give each group the task of coming up with a list of the following to report back to the larger body] (20 mins)

• What strategies/tactics should the Zone of Peace campaign and

• BAP Haiti/Americas Team pursue?
• Who are some potential allies of the network and campaign?

• Who are some opponents?

• Group feedback about session [what they like, dislike, etc.] (7 mins)

• Get commitments to join BAP as members or supporters.

(www.blackallianceforpeace.com/join) (5 mins)

• POST SESSION: email strategies, tactics, and reflection notes to

haitiamericas@blackallianceforpeace.com

Banner Drop & Wheat Pasting Guide

Key Messaging

• “Hands Off Haiti”
• “End the War on Black People, From [INSERT LOCATION] to Port-
• au- Prince”
• “No Blackface Imperialism In Haiti”
• “The Crisis In Haiti Is A Crisis Of Imperialism”
• “Defeat colonialism from Haiti to Palestine”
• Calling out politicians and corporations exploiting Haiti
• Solidarity messages connecting Black struggle in the U.S. to Haiti

Key Locations

• Facing embassies/government buildings
• Busy freeways/overpasses
• Bridges in Black neighborhoods
• Community fences
• Facing corporations linked to exploitation of Haitian resources (Coca
• Cola, Levi’s, etc.)

Banner Drop Resources

1. Banner Drop in 10 Easy Steps
2. Banner Drops, Stencils, Wheatpaste, and Distributing Information.

How to Wheatpaste (based on Its GoingDown’s instructions)

Wheatpasting is a simple, dirt-cheap way of spreading ideas, news, analyses,

and creative expression outside of (and against) the pacified modes made available by the institutions that control and mangle our lives.

WHAT YOU NEED

• 1 cup of wheat flour
• 2 cups of water
• Stove or hotplate
• Pot or pan
• Large paintbrush
• Bucket or container
• Flyers you want to put up
• Latex gloves (if you don’t want to walk outside with drippy hands)

(OR, you can use a gallon of pre-made “wallpaper paste,” which can be

bought cheaply at hardware stores. If you do this, you can skip the first

three steps below.)

DIRECTIONS

1. Mix 1 cup of flour with 2 cups of water in a pan. Stir until no lumps.
2. Allow the mixture to boil and overheat until it thickens.
3. Cook for about half an hour and let it cool.
4. Put the wheatpaste solution into a container, grab a paintbrush, some flyers, and head out into the night. Keep in mind wheatpasting is not “legal” and, therefore, it is best to go late at night to avoid being seen by cops.
5. When you locate a visible, non-porous surface like metal or glass, use the paintbrush to apply the wheatpaste to either the back of the flyer or the surface itself and smooth the flyer down, so there are little or no air bubbles.
6. Add more wheatpaste on the front of the flyer (especially the edges) to secure it to the surface.

Zines & Fact Sheets

BAP Backgrounder: Haiti Behind the Headlines

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10CC3kH3nWncLx4mHO4bNyTA6WFQOAtJH/view

The Crisis of Haiti is a Crisis of Imperialism – Zine

PDF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AeDQ23Fq9pQyndZwmQQg2HvX_NDtMQT-

View on Canva: https://www.canva.com/design/DAFQHDBUiH8/Sas9PgzS7fuBt7wPws5ddA/view

Haiti & Palestine: One Struggle One Enemy (RASANBLEMAN POU AYITI) – Zine

Readable: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jjj1BmBpt9nwo614VwrnLd781_ZYcxpN

Printable: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O9K4a4z54SkhKFjkKlrFNLqxySkRj6Lm

Fact Sheet On The Core Group

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t6RmBawvRCIY9VPYdv1ng_4fdEtor_zZp6njuzbBhlw/

Fact Sheet on Organization of American States

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gYy1MkLVReCfTS6WqQN8r80f8vEipdyJmkcDRXbs6fU/

Haiti & Colonialism

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EXVgRPGB4MW9Xbu5GJTuG11chJY4tG4l/

Features On Haiti

The Unspoken Colonial Contradiction of Haiti | Hood Communist

By Erica Caines and Austin Cole

https://hoodcommunist.org/2023/10/26/the-unspoken-colonial-contradiction-of-haiti/amp/

BAR Haiti Special Issue

https://www.blackagendareport.com/haiti-special-issue 

Articles

MOLEGHAF Statement: A call for revolutionary forces to assemble on @blkagendareport @MOLEGHAF_Haiti

https://www.blackagendareport.com/index.php/moleghaf-statement-call-revolutionary-forces-assemble 

Why is CARICOM Betraying Haiti on Behalf of the U.S.? on @blkagendareport

https://www.blackagendareport.com/why-caricom-betraying-haiti-behalf-us

Haiti: 20 Years After the Coup on @blkagendareport

https://www.blackagendareport.com/haiti-20-years-after-coup

MOLEGHAF: Public Statement on the Country's Situation on @blkagendareport  @MOLEGHAF_Haiti

https://www.blackagendareport.com/moleghaf-public-statement-countrys-situation

The Communist party of Kenya @CommunistsKe Stands in Solidarity for

Justice and Equality with the Haitian People @blkagendareport

https://www.blackagendareport.com/challenging-imperialism-communist-party-kenya-stands-solidarity-justice-and-equality-haitian-people

Why is the U.S. Now Favoring Accelerating the Formation of a Force to

Intervene in Haiti article by @haiti_liberte @blkagendareport

https://www.blackagendareport.com/why-us-now-favoring-accelerating-formation-force-intervene-haiti

Haiti Needs Freedom, Not Tears on @blkagendareport

https://www.blackagendareport.com/haiti-needs-freedom-not-tears

Kenya Offers to Put a Black Face on ‘Intervention’ in Haiti on @blkagendareport

https://www.blackagendareport.com/kenya-offers-put-black-face-intervention-haiti

Haiti in the Caribbean #HoodCommunist #handsoffhaiti

https://hoodcommunist.org/2022/12/08/haiti-in-the-caribbean/

For Peace in the Americas, We Must Center Haiti #HoodCommunist #handsoffhaiti

https://hoodcommunist.org/2022/10/20/for-peace-in-the-americas-we-must-center-haiti/

Interviews

2024 REVOLUTION In Haiti Against US Empire! The Full (Hi)Story Of The Uprising Prof. Jemima Pierre | Neutrality Studies

In Collective West media, the violence taking place in Haiti is being reported as the symptom of a failed state. This is wrong. Haiti hs been the "laboratory of neo-colonialism" since at least 1915, and this is continuing today. At the moment, the Haitians are again revolting and striving to shake off the yoke of European and American oppressors. Listen to the explanations of Professor D. Jemima Pierre who gives the full (hi)story of Haiti's current struggle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBYLkoED5i4 

Haiti Needs Peace: PM Ariel Henry Announces He Will Resign, Transitional Council to Take Charge | Democracy NOW!

Dr. Jemima Pierre appeared on Democracy Now to discuss Ariel Henry's has announcement that he will resign from his unelected position as Prime Minister and the transitional panel set up by CARICOM to appoint another unelected leader.

https://youtu.be/mhXACYoudek?si=0a-TV0_24NBd-TKr

Empire's Laboratory: How the 2004 U.S.- Backed Coup Destabilized Haiti & Led to the Current Crisis | Democracy NOW!

Dr. Jemima Pierre discusses the current events in Haiti, where she asserts that the crisis in Haiti is not a crisis of gangs, but one of imperialism that reaches back to the 2004 coup.

https://youtu.be/_FC2MJS_seU?si=aiR-Q_F7ItbPGPib

Haiti Doesn’t Have a ‘Gang’ Problem, It Has a US Imperialism Problem w/ Dr. Jemima Pierre | Break Through News

Haiti doesn’t have a ‘gang’ problem, it has a US imperialism problem, says Dr. Jemima Pierre

https://blackallianceforpeace.com/bapstatements/jemimaonbreakthroughnews

Suppression of democracy and Black votes in Haiti | Alliance For Global Justice

AFGJ's Tanya Nuñez asks Erica Caines of Black Alliance for Peace about the suppression of democracy in Haiti.

https://youtu.be/AfEBnooB26M?si=q5PWK53Vvn558jb6 

Haiti and Palestine - Is there a connection?| Alliance For Global Justice

AFGJ's Tanya Nuñez asks Austin Cole of Black Alliance for Peace if there is any connection between the struggles of the Haitian and the Palestinian people.

https://youtu.be/fw9XWXAeFCg?si=yas7eRlZkdv52X7x 

Gangs and Resistance in Haiti | Alliance for Global Justice

What's happening in Haiti? Gang warfare? Popular resistance? Both? AFGJ's Tanya Nuñez talks with Austin Cole of Black Alliance for Peace.

https://youtu.be/PrXVT_IXleo?si=6B2GocPL_-7dRfQX

Haiti, Africa and the global dynamics of race - A conversation with Jemima Pierre| Maisha Kazini Channel

Jemima Pierre explains how global racial dynamics distort perceptions of Black people worldwide.

https://youtu.be/p16laREZo-4?si=_j5QA4fHXYvlYTpt 

Webinars / Teach-Ins

March 2024 Haiti Crisis Update: What We Know

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcXMZWOF7GA 

Kenya’s Intervention in Haiti: An interrogation of Impetus, Objectives,

and Consequences

https://www.youtube.com/live/F6x-hBvst70?si=sKxP3s94CVLbovlp 

The Crisis Is Imperialism: Urgent Teach-In on Haiti

https://youtu.be/MHDCx9-2Rig?si=lXq2OOXeUBbwN7Xw