Author Archives: Dady Chery

About Dady Chery

Dr. Dady Chery is a Haitian-born poet, playwright, journalist and scientist. She is the author of the book "We Have Dared to Be Free: Haiti's Struggle Against Occupation." Her broad interests encompass science, culture, and human rights. She writes extensively about Haiti and world issues such as climate change and social justice. Her many contributions to Haitian news include the first proposal that Haiti’s cholera had been imported by the UN, and the first story that described Haiti’s mineral wealth for a popular audience.

A Case for Baby Doc, Sweet Micky, Wycleff, Sean, and Clintons Being FaceBook Friends | Baby Doc, Sweet Micky, Wycleff, Sean, and les Clinton seraient-ils des amis FaceBook?

avatarPosted on by December 12, 2018

By Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Today Investigative Magistrate Carves Jean ruled that former dictator Jean Claude Duvalier (Baby Doc to his friends) should not be tried for human rights violations but, rather, for corruption and the misappropriation of public funds. Every human rights organization is crying fowl and blaming the decision on “politics!” I blame it on Facebook friendships. (English | French)

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USGS: Haiti, Dominican Republic Might Be Entering Seismic Cycle | Haïti et la République Dominicaine face à un nouveau cycle sismique

avatarPosted on by December 21, 2018

By Staff (kft, rc), AlterPresse. A study by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) suggests that Haiti’s January 12, 2010 earthquake might represent the start of a new seismic cycle for the Enriquillo fault system, and the island might suffer strong earthquakes in coming years (English | French).

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Occupy Oakland Urgently Needs Bail Funds, Says Festival Still On | OWS Calls Solidarity Protests

avatarPosted on by February 26, 2019

By Staff, Occupy Oakland and Occupy Wall Street | Haiti Chery. Occupy Oakland moved to convert a vacant building into a community center to provide education, medical, and housing services for the 99%; police responded with tear gas, rubber bullets, beanbag rounds, and mass arrests.

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The Giving Moringa Tree | Árvore milagrosa como um supermercado ao ar livre

avatarPosted on by December 27, 2018

By Kristin Palitza, IPS | Informações de Envolverde | Holistic Health | Haiti Chery. Moringa oleifera is a fast-growing, drought-resistant tree that produces leaves full of nutrients and medicines, and pods full of protein. The seeds can purify water and furnish cooking oil, and the flowers are decorative and medicinal. Moringa already grows in most of the South where it is often called Malunggai. In Haiti, it is called Benzolivier.

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Frederico Garcia Lorca, Three Poems: Ditty of First Desire, Debussy, Fare Well | Frederico Garcia Lorca, tres poemas: Cancioncilla del primer beso, Debussy, El balcón

avatarPosted on by December 21, 2018

By Frederico Garcia Lorca, Casa Poema, Kempis, Everything2 | Commentary by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Frederico García Lorca, one of the greatest poets and playwrights in the Spanish language, became Franco’s most famous victim at the start of the Spanish Civil War. Lorca’s remains might be in one of the unmarked graves that Judge Baltasar Garzon ordered exhumed as part of his probe into Spain’s fascist era. (English | Spanish)

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ACTA Not Yet International Law | French MEP Quits in Protest

avatarPosted on by December 21, 2018

By Olivia Solon, Wired | Kader Arif, European MP Socialists & Democrats of the EU, Translated from the French by Dady Chery for Haiti Chery. It is not over. ACTA will not become law if the European Parliament is prevented from making it so in June 2012. Translation of full statement from Kader Arif included. (English | French)

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Oral Cholera Vaccines Cannot Control Haiti Cholera: Rebuttal to an Article in Scientific American

avatarPosted on by March 11, 2019

By Rashid Haider, Haiti Chery | Commentary by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. From the moment cholera appeared in Haiti, a group of supposed experts started to promote oral cholera vaccines for the country. Dr. Rashid Haider provides a devastating rebuttal of the most recent of such articles, which extensively quotes Paul Farmer and appeared in the January 12, 2012 issue of Scientific American.

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In Famatina, Water Is Worth Far More Than Gold | El agua vale más que el oro en Famatina | Famatina, onde a água vale mais do que o ouro

avatarPosted on by February 24, 2018

By Marcela Valente, IPS | Periodismo Humano | TN Argentina | You Tube. Thousands in the northwest Argentina province of La Rioja are mobilizing to stop an open-cast gold mining project in the Nevados de Famatina, a snowy peak that is the semi-arid area’s sole source of drinking water. “We take turns [blocking the road to the mountain], and we’re going to hold our ground until the government and the company drop this project,” – Carina Diaz Moreno, teacher from Famatima. (English | Spanish | Portuguese | Includes music video)

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Shale-Shocked: Fracking Gets Its Own Occupy Movement

avatarPosted on by February 26, 2019

By Ellen Cantarow, Tom Dispatch. “This is what my kids are made of. They are made of water. They are made of the food that is grown in the county that I live in. And they are made of air…. And when you poison these things, you poison us.” – Sandra Steingraber

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Life Thrives Deep Below Caribbean Sea Floor at 450 Degrees C

avatarPosted on by February 26, 2019

By Staff, SPX via Terra Daily | Photos and video, Univ. Southampton and NOC | Haiti Chery. The world’s deepest undersea volcanic vent is the Cayman Trough, about 3 miles below the Cayman islands in the Caribbean. Springs, probably hotter than 450°C, shoot mineral-laden water more than 0.6 mile up into the sea. Throngs of shrimps and sea anemones live around the vents.

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Block Thursday Jan 26th EU Ratification of Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement ACTA

avatarPosted on by February 26, 2019

By John Kennedy, Silicon Republic | Sharon Polsky, Interweb Freedom | YouTube (courtesy of Defend Your Freedom) | Why You Should Care About ACTA (booklet, in multiple languages), European Digital Rights | Assembled by Haiti Chery. European countries, including Ireland, might later this week join the US, Australia, Korea, New Zealand, Mexico, Jordan, Morocco, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates and Canada in supporting the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement ACTA. This bill would deputize Internet Service Providers to spy on their customers, among other things. Includes PDF with text of ACTA. UPDATED Jan 26th.

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Longshore Union ILWU and Grain Terminal EGT Reach Settlement

avatarPosted on by December 18, 2018

By Staff, Longshore & Shipping News. International Longshore and Warehouse Union ILWU and Export Grain Terminal EGT reached a tentative settlement, according to a press release today from Gov. Christine Gregoire of Washington state. “This is a win for the ILWU, EGT, and the Longview community.” – ILWU President Robert McEllrath. URGENT UPDATE Thu Jan 26: “Scab’s contract has officially been terminated. Pickets have been taken down. There is still no contract! No real answers! No backing down!” – Longview Caravan. UPDATE Jan 27: Settlement reached and approved unanimously by ILWU membership! Congratulations ILWU, Occupy Oakland, and Longview community! UPDATE Feb 11: Longshore workers name Occupy Movement as crucial in settlement with EGT.

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Tunisians ‘Occupy’ Police, Courts, Government | Les Tunisiens continuent à affronter la police, les tribunaux, le gouvernement

avatarPosted on by December 27, 2018

By Staff, Tunisia News Agency. In Zarzis, Tunisia, youths stormed a police station and freed a friend who had been arrested for suspicion of damage to property; in Kebili, relatives of several individuals who had been arrested in September have been blocking the activities of a military court for over three days so as to get them transferred to civil justice; in Mazouna, a general strike is in effect to demand provision in the budget for the agricultural sector, reopening of factories, electricity, and clean water. These are just a few examples. (English | French)

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