Educators' Tour: Dominican-Haitian Conflict and Cooperation

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July 20-31, 2008

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Educators' Tour: Dominican-Haitian Conflict and Cooperation
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Educators’ and Activists’ Tour: Dominican-Haitian
Conflict and Cooperation
July 20-31, 2008
Join a group of about 15 educators and activists as we
study, travel, learn, and develop curriculum on the
conflict between the Dominican Republic and Haiti, as
well as more generally on Latino-African American
tensions throughout the Americas. A recent United
Nations study found that “while there is no official
government policy of discrimination, there is
nevertheless a profound and entrenched problem of
racism and discrimination against such groups as
Haitians, Dominicans of Haitian descent, and more
generally against blacks within Dominican society.”
The conflict in the Dominican Republic is an example
of a “we vs. they” situation, related to race, class,
culture, language, and immigration status, but used by
politicians for their own gain. We will meet
scholars, artists, activists, and border communities
who come face-to-face with this conflict every day,
while working to develop curriculum that will address
the realities in our classrooms and the world around
us.
The trip will include visits to museums, cultural
centers, and community organizations, with stops in
Santo Domingo, Santiago, Dajabon, Los Montones, and
Sosua. The cost of this trip is $1,538. This includes
hotel accommodations, all breakfasts and dinners, some
lunches, all transportation, admissions, tour guides,
translators, tour management. On July 20 we will meet
in Santo Domingo; we must each purchase our own air
tickets. On July 31 we will return home from the
airport in Santo Domingo.
For more information, contact Emily Haines (The Facing
History School) at emhaines13@yahoo.com.