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Whither Haiti after the Apocalypse? Responses to the Earthquake, the Cholera Epidemic and the Future

  • 4:00 pm EST
  • 33 Gilmer St SE, Atlanta, Georgia 30303 - Troy Moore Library (9th Floor General Classroom Building)

Hosted By:
Georgia State University Center for Human Rights and Democracy

The Georgia State University Center for Human Rights and Democracy will host an academic conference on Haiti after the earthquake of Jan. 12, 2010 and the cholera epidemic that ensued.

Leading experts on the country and international development will convene to discuss, share and assess the psychological responses and trauma, quality of global governance in response to the crisis, lessons learned, cultural and artistic expressions, quality of the response, recent two rounds of elections, and the challenges of the future. CEPR Co-Director Mark Weisbrot will take part in a panel discussion titled “Elections and Politics.”