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Defending the Rights of Haitian Immigrants through Communication, Espacio Insular |
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Dominican Republic
Abject poverty and constant political instability lie behind the flight of
almost a million Haitians into neighbouring Dominican Republic in the last
15 years. The poverty and insecurity from which they tried to escape have
followed them into the host country - where, whether illegal or legal,
Haitians workers are forced to live and work in denigrating conditions.
Created in 2005 by a group of committed journalists and communicators from
the Dominican Republic, Espacio Insular seeks to provide leaders of Haitian
migrant community organisations in the country with communication skills in
order to increase their networking, advocacy and lobbying abilities and use
communication to develop links of solidarity between the people of the
Dominican Republic and Haiti. This is the second phase of a project in
which Espacio Insular will monitor and analyse in three workshops media
output regarding Haitian migrants in the Dominican Republic, implement
three workshops aimed at designing an advocacy and strategic action plan
for Haitian leaders as well as providing articles and radio programmes on
issues relating to Haitian migrants. Espacio Insular is also designing a
virtual forum and photographic exhibition on these issues and a public act
of recognition of migrants and human rights activists in the country.
Contact: Sr José Luis Soto
Website: www.espacinsular.org
E-mail:
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