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Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2004 11:30:18 -0600 (CST)
From: haitireport@haitireborn.org
Subject: [HaitiReport] Haiti Report for December 31, 2003
Article: 171230
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New progressive front calls for popular demands to be prioritized
By Haiti Reborn/Quixote Center, Haiti Report, 31 December 2003
A nascent progressive front, composed of 14 socio-political
organizations in Haiti, is calling for popular demands to come to the
fore in the mobilization in favor of the departure of President
Aristide. In a statement communicated to AlterPresse and signed,
amongst others, by a former Parliamentary Deputy from the
Anti-neoliberal Block, the front's committee comes out in support
of the struggle to drive the Lavalas regime from power. This is an
important stage in the struggle,
the document states. Among the
entities taking part in this popular front initiative are the Movement
Revolutionnaire Haitien (MRA Haitian Revolutionary Movement), the
Groupe de Reflexion et Action Patriotique (GRAP Group for Reflection
and Patriotic Action), the Movement pour l'Unite du Peuple des
Cayes (MUPAC/Sud Movement for the Unity of People of Les Cayes), the
Front de Resistance pour l'Autonomie de l'Universite et la
Transformation de la Societe (the Resistance Front for University
Autonomy and the Transformation of Society), the Coordination de
Resistance de la Grand'Anse (KOREGA/Sud-ouest Grand Anse
Resistance Coordination) and the Mouvement des Femmes de
l'Artibonite pour le Developpement (MOFADEM/Centre-ouest the
Artibonite Women's Movement for Development). (AlterPresse, 12/19)