Folks,

Glenna Stinson wrote:

I want to thank everyone on your site for the information and motivation to change the way life is here….(See, An American earthquake survivor writes to Ezili Dantò/HLLN .)

Glenna Stinson has been an Ezili/HLLN listserve member for many years.

Today – five weeks after the earthquake - she is soul exhausted from the anguish, injuries, pain, thirst, hunger, homelessness and exposure to the elements, all around her camp at Boutillier #29 and needs our help in order to further help the suffering earthquake victims in her camp. IMMEDIATELY.


--- On Fri, 2/12/10, glenna stinson wrote:

Zili,

My name is Glenna Stinson founder of Trees for Life Haiti...my phone number is 509 3 744 5567. I am currently living in a tent on Boutillier Mountain. My address for use now is Boutillier #29. I am attaching a list of people in the area who have received next to nothing over the past month. We desperately need tarps or tents and I guess you know we cannot get either thru regular channels at the moment. I still do not understand why tents. and tarp shelters are being withheld but some of us are assuming if people do not get shelter they will leave the city. The people where I am are mountain people and have lived all their lives there and it would be a crime if they were forced to relocate in an inhumane tent city somewhere in the Central Plateau (the latest plan I have heard directly from the UN spokesman yesterday)

Thank you for your offer to support us and i must tell you I am crying as I write this because, like your friend (A Call For Help From Croix Des Bouquet -Carl Thelemaque appeal for help) I am so so tired and it is not easy to be a human being in this country where humans are being treated as if their lives have no value or meaning.

Love and Blessings,
Glenna.


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My people, every moment the suffering people at Boutillier #29 do not get help is an ETERNITY of suffering.

A few day ago, I wrote to a group of HLLN folks on behalf of Glenna and said this:

“I need someone to call Glenna Stinson today and see if you could help her. She is in great need. Glenna is an HLLN listserve member for many years. She is working with folks at Boutillier #29, Haiti. Glenna Stinson’s phone number in Haiti is 509 3 744 5567. She's an American and has been in Haiti for over 20-years. We've corresponded.

You may remember HLLN posted, on January 28, a letter written to us from Haiti by an American earthquake survivor. That was Glenna.

In that letter to HLLN, Glenna wrote, inter alia:

‘So many people, so many people have lost so much and I can feel the pain and anguish of those whose pain is intensified by the lack of basic human needs such as food, water, and shelter. And we all know how many cargo planes have landed since the quake and how it is mostly all still held in the airport and UN compound. I truly do not understand . My only guess is that the Haitian government believes that there are countries such as the U.S., France, Canada are trying to install themselves here to continue to illegally remove the resources here. Anyone can Google” resources of Haiti” and learn about the two Canadian oil companies here that have already drilled for oil by the border and how much uranium and iridium to make bombs has been removed by the U.S. All this documented by Haitian Lawyers Leaders Network.’

So you see folks, Glenna has been on the list for years, acknowledges the covert resource war against Haiti happening. And if you read the entire piece, she sent us, you see she also is well aware of the force assimilation policies of the foreigners as well as the Jim Crow racism and apartheid in Haiti comfortably practiced by most of the whites and Haitian elites there. Not many whites on this planet acknowledge they benefit from white privilege. So Glenna’s consciousness and nixing the racist hierarchical thing is the road less traveled and well appreciated… She’s one of us so, please, if you have the time, I'd really appreciate, just for the moral support she needs, if you would call. Say you heard about her through the Ezili Network…Call to give her some courage and strength. Like Carl Thelemaque, we feel how Glenna is very, very tired of holding on and being so overwhelmed by this horrible, awful tragedy. And maybe if you can make a donation for the items she needs right away. Western Union is the fastest way, unless she has a wire transfer possibility. Glenna needs tents or tarps, food, water and medical help. And maybe you could ask others to help Glenna, also... Thank you.”


Again, if you are in Haiti, Glenna Stinson (011 509 3 744-5567) is on the Boutillier Mountain, South of Port au Prince. Her camp is at Boutillier #29. 1,500 people there are in need of your help. If you call, it’s good to offer to put some money on her cell phone also. She will let you know how. Glenna’s camp at Boutillier #29 needs tents or tarps. They need food and water and a medical team. They have NOT seen a doctor since the earthquake.

Secondly, I also take this opportunity folks to thank all those in the Ezili/HLL Network who answered the call and sent help for Carl Thelemaque at Croix Des Bouquet.

Our call, and your response, is the sort of people-to-people solidarity that actually works and without taking away the victims' dignity, healing and sense of self.

Carl has written this brief note to you at the Ezili Network to thank everyone personally:

--- On Sun, 2/14/10, Carl Thelemaque, MPA wrote:


From: Carl Thelemaque, MPA
To: "zili danto"
Date: Sunday, February 14, 2010, 8:30 PM

"Zili,

I would like to take a small opportunity to thank you for the kind of help you provided to me to help our brothers and sisters in need in Haiti. I am happy to have you as sister and a fellow soldier for Haiti. The network has been so responsive to our calls.

I would like to extend my thanks to a few individuals : Lynn, Coze Joseph, Yveline Momperousse, etc...

Please share my satisfaction to them for their assistance."

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So thank you to all who helped Carl Thelemaque and the children with their families that he is helping to provide emergency relief to in Croix Des Bouquet at the Lila Voix area in Haiti. Of course the need is still great. Carl told me the other day he helped to deliver a baby himself. Carl's number in Haiti is 3 676 7676 in addition to the 3 711 1771 we gave out on the original appeal. I spoke to Carl a few days ago.

After I spoke to Carl, I wrote this email update to the HLLN donors who had been writing to us about updates on Carl. I wrote:

"I spoke to Carl and asked him if he would kindly drop the Ezili Network a note. Let us know the sort of help he's gotten from the HLLN appeal. I know it's difficult for him to find the time and Internet access at this point but he says he will try.

During our conversation, Carl told me that the Ezili Network has been very helpful and that he is getting some help, including medical relief. Carl said that our appeal reached doctors who came to help him. He is now sending the injured directly to the Haitian doctors - HLLN's AMHE doctor collaborators and they are helping him. He also said some folks from NGO's came to look. But those from HLLN who gave medical help and donations, that was immediate and it wasn't about coming over to "review the situation" as many of the others have done without yet providing anything concrete.

Also, when I finally spoke again with Carl, he had this really wonderful guy named Bernado Rubie on the phone. Apparently Bernado has friends in the Dominican Republic and was the first to locate Carl and start helping him with the children and people in his neighborhood at Croix Des Bouquet. I actually met Bernado in New York later at public gathering where I'd invited him to come meet with me after Carl introduced us on a three-way conference call from Haiti.

I was on a panel on Haiti at the Greenspace performance center in SOHO, New York. When Carl first called HLLN, truly in need and needing help, we didn't ask why he was going to the Dominican Republic for medical relief. But later on, I thought about it.

Turns out that in the United States, Carl Thelemaque teaches art to Bernado's son, and others who have Down Syndrome.

Didn't know that about Carl.

Anyway, I am sharing this story because I think it's precious. Bernado says Carl is like a member of his family because he takes care of his son so well and gets him to communicate so much better and that he knew Carl was in Haiti with the DreamForHaiti children program when the earthquake hit.

When Carl finally called to say he was alive, but needed food, water and medical help, in New York, Bernado called his friends in the Dominican Republic. They got supplies, water, food, blankets, medicine together and drove it to the nearest Haitian border to where Carl is at Croix Des Bouquet, which is the Jimani border - about 3-hours away from Carl's location in Haiti. (I thought before that Carl was driving the 10-hour to the border at Cap Haitian to cross into the DR. I supposed because that's what we did initially, back and forth since the earthquake to catch a plane back to the States.)

Anyway, it is very precious that folks in the DR where going back and forth like that for Carl and Bernado. It just underlines what we say at the Network - that we have to ignore the corporatocracy governments and go people-to-people. Because they just sometimes don't represent us, only Wall Street.

Bernado was an exceptional human being, very nice, kind with a big heart. When I met him, I said to him that Ezili's HLLN has about 15 different sectors throughout Haiti that we are working logistics for, sending monies to and to bringing some medical help to in Haiti and since we can't micromanage them, next time someone writes us about Carl and ask how he is doing, we'll refer them to Bernado Rubie and his volunteers in New York. Because the are working only on Carl's camp and could give better details and attention than we, who are juggling with so much.

So folks, Bernado's number in the United States is 646 261 5334. His email is at "mauricio donaldson" <bmrubie@gmail.com>. Just cc us at "HLLN" <erzilidanto@yahoo.com> and keep us in the loop. Thanks again to all who answered our call for Carl and who are continuing to help the Lila Voix people. Your efforts helped someone eat, drink and suffer less today. That's a wonderful thing."
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Also, when next Al Jazeera called our office, we sent them to Carl in Haiti to do a story on what he is doing. We know also that our appeal allowed for Free Speech radio to cover Carl's camp.

Carl will travel to the United States this week to attend a fundraiser, featuring his art work, that Bernado is helping him set up to help the Croix Des Bourquet camp. (We’ll send details of the event later for those who can attend in New York on Thursday, Feb. 18th at the Bread and Roses gallery.)



In his absence, the folks answering the Carl Thelemaque’s Haiti numbers above are well able to receive your continued help.

But today, we make an appeal for Glenna Stinson and the people at Boutillier #29 who are helping themselves to survive but who need our solidarity and care. I know that AMHE will send in doctors. And I thank these Haitian doctors for the heroic work they are doing in advance. Anyone who can help, please do so. A money donation is IMMEDIATE help so the folks can buy food and other necessities, so please consider this.

Ezili Danto/HLLN
February 16, 2010

Below are some photos from Carl's gallery exhibition on February 18, 2010. The people of Lila Voix, Croix Des Bouquet still need our help. The camp has grown to over 15,000 people now and with the rainy season upon us and the shock wearing off, thinking time provided, there are a lot of suicides happening everyday as well as children to bury. So, please continue to help this community in need. Call Bernado or the Haiti number if you're in Haiti. Buy a painting from Carl to help him rebuild his own house, his own family and be better able to help those he's become a lifeline for. Mesi anpil. Men anpil chay pa lou - Many Hands Make Light A Heavy Load.

<sup>Introducing Carl Thelemaque: I Survived the earthquake and I'm Back From Haiti
- Patrick LaCroix and Bernado</sup>
_{Photo Credit: Springbreak in Ayiti}

_{Photo Credit: Springbreak in Ayiti}
^Bernardo

^{Carl' daughter, Carl Thelemaque, with his art work all around, speaking about his community and relief work to help his neighbors at Lilavoix, Croix Des Bouquet, Haiti}
_{Photo Credit: Springbreak in Ayiti}

_{Photo Credit: Springbreak in Ayiti}
^{Carl Thelemaque, Ezili Dantò, Patrick LaCroix}

_{Photo Credit: Springbreak in Ayiti}
^{Carl Thelemaque, Ezili Dantò, Patrick LaCroix}

_{Photo Credit: Springbreak in Ayiti}
^{Carl Thelemaque, Ezili Dantò, Patrick LaCroix}

_{Photo Credit: Springbreak in Ayiti}
^{Carl Thelemaque, Ezili Dantò (paying tribute to Carl's work in Haiti and urging support for his art fundraising.), Patrick LaCroix}

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Forwarded by Ezili’s Haitian Lawyers Leadership Network
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Further background on our correspondence with Glenna and why you should help:

--- On Fri, 2/12/10, glenna stinson wrote:


From: glenna stinson
Subject: Re: [ezilidanto] Action Alert: A call for help from Croix-des-Bouquets at zone Li Lavoix, Haiti
To: erzilidanto@yahoo.com
Date: Friday, February 12, 2010, 1:01 PM

Zili,

We here who even have an organization or sincerely want to help in areas where no help has reached the people are having such a hard time finding and getting aid. What I have seen myself is that nothing is coordinated and those who are getting aid or helping in hospitals or other ways are sticking to these areas and don't know that others have nothing yet.

I finally got a call from WFP today after 3 weeks to pick up 20 bags of rice, but the people on Boutillier still have no shelter as many as 100 under one tarp and no medication and cannot maintain health with American rice only. We have an elderly women whose cancer has advanced and will die soon outside under a tarp.

We hear plans of rebuilding and recovery but many have not been rescued yet. Your friend has asked for funds to be directly sent to him and we are also getting some funds sent directly to us or we would not be able to help anyone by trying to go thru the bureaucratic mess and the arrogance of the international aid workers who believe they understand and know Haiti after being here for 3 weeks.

The amount of energy we have spent for a little food which we have to pick up and distribute ourselves could be alleviated by sending funds directly which if you know this man and trust him....may be the only way he can save lives and alleviate some of the suffering he is around. He is tired, as well I know, for I am so weary of spending days seeking another organization who has an abundance of aid or others who have the right "connections" to someone to expedite requests.

So even though we cannot directly help your friend I am encouraging calls for help from people like him to get some of the money donations in his hands so he can buy some basic food and necessities and support the local marketers who are struggling to sell food and goods to survive also.

We here in Haiti that are not part of the NGO and government plans for genocide need assistance for we are not part of the Matrix of greed and opportunity and we have the will and ability to help where we are and where we can. We are not big international organizations but grassroots groups and individuals who don't have big budgets, but we have big hearts and our hearts are breaking for our brothers and sisters....