Action Toolkit

Social Media

  1. Download by clicking on an image and saving it.

  2. Login to Twitter, Facebook or Instagram

  3. Copy and Paste one of the sample messages below - or create your own. Add the hashtags #USHandsOffHaiti #LetHaitiLive

  4. Upload the image saved to your device

  5. Post

 
 

Sample Messages

A stable and just Haiti - which is in the interests of Haitians and the US government alike - requires that Haitians lead and own their democratic process. Join us in sending a message to the US government, sign the petition here:  http://bit.ly/3LJ6VsW


Haitians have the right to choose their leaders and the form of their democracy. A stable and just #Haiti - which is in the interests of Haitians and the US alike - requires that Haitians lead and own their democratic process. Read on: https://haitiresponse.org/hands-off


Please sign this petition insisting that the US stop supporting repression and corruption in Haiti, and allow a Haitian-led solution to emerge! http://bit.ly/3LJ6VsW


Join us in calling for the #USgovernment to stop supporting repression and corruption in #Haiti. Sign the petition here:   http://bit.ly/3LJ6VsW


Ongoing brutal gang fighting in #Haiti's capital, #PortauPrince is displacing thousands & cutting off access. This is the legacy of 10 yrs of US support for PHTK governments in #Haiti. It must end! #USHandsOffHaiti  

Join us: http://bit.ly/3LJ6VsW


Haiti's democracy has been dismantled over the past ten years. Only ten elected officials remain in office. This is one reason why we are asking the #USGovernment to let a Haitian solution to the crises emerge. Join us by signing the petition: http://bit.ly/3LJ6VsW


Haiti's current government has undermined the judiciary. Eight months after the assassination of the president, not a single person has been charged in Haiti. Read about arbitrary dismissals by @DrArielHenry: https://haitiresponse.org/hands-off


PHTK governments have controlled #Haiti for 10 of last 11yrs, supporting & encouraging gangs w/deadly consequences, including the #LaSalineMassacre. Current gang fighting is a stark reminder of why the US must stop supporting this regime. #USHandsOffHaiti Read on: https://haitiresponse.org/hands-off


N ap mande gouvènman ameriken an sispann antrave demokrasi an #Ayiti http://bit.ly/3LJ6VsW


US interference is partly responsible for the gang violence in #Haiti today. Haitians have the right to forge a democracy without the #USGovernment tipping the scales in its own national interest. Learn more: https://haitiresponse.org/hands-off

 

Write Your Congressperson

  1. Find the names and contact information for your US Congresspeople HERE.

  2. Write a short, polite message using the talking points. Or copy and paste the message below.

  3. Send


Sample Letter/Email

Dear ,

I am writing to ask for your active support of a Haitian solution to the current political crisis in Haiti. As one of your constituents, I hope you will carefully consider my request.

Haiti’s government is linked to human rights abuses and corruption. The US State Department published this  report while the US Treasury imposed these sanctions on Haiti for human rights abuses in 2021. Our own government acknowledges serious crimes committed, yet continues to provide support. In fact, Prime Minister Ariel Henry and the PHTK political party would not still be in power were it not for US backing.

That needs to stop.

Haitians have made their wishes clear. Only ten (10) out of thousands of elected officials remain in office since PHTK failed to hold elections time and again. Gang violence has become part of daily life. To protest these realities, Haitians have taken to the streets regularly to demand change.

Meanwhile Haitian civil society has been collaborating to forge a peaceful way forward. Unfortunately, with the US in its camp, Haiti’s illegitimate, ineffectual government can refuse to negotiate.

Please join other members of Congress calling for the US government to withdraw its support of Haiti’s current regime so that a Haitian solution can emerge.

Respectfully yours,


Letter to the Editor

  1. Determine a publication that may publish your work and note their guidelines for submission.

  2. Write 500 words or less using the talking points that resonate most with you. Two examples of outstanding letters to the editor on this subject can be found HERE and HERE.

  3. Support your opinion with links to other sources when possible.

  4. Double check your work for accuracy and adherence to the publication’s guidelines.

  5. Submit