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Dear Friend,

InterMedia & PromoInter are pleased to sponsor and inform you of a unique event

of great importance to the Haitian-American Community taking place in Miami,

Florida from April 12-14, 2002.

Developing a National Haitian-American Agenda

Moving Forward Together

http://www.intermediahaiti.com/bridges

is the First National Conference of the

The National Coalition for Haitian Rights

http://www.nchr.org

with participation from an exceptional gathering of Haitian-American Leaders

including:

National Co-Chairs

The Honorable Phillip J. Brutus

Florida House of Representatives

The Honorable Marie Saint-Fleur

Massachusetts House of Representatives

and is hosted by

The Honorable Josaphat Celestin

Mayor, North Miami, Florida

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Developing a National Haitian-American Agenda

Moving Forward Together

http://www.intermediahaiti.com/bridges

Over the past several years, the transformation of the U.S. Haitian community

from one of exiles-in-waiting to one of long-term immigrants establishing roots

in an adopted country has become more and more apparent. The signs -- from a

heightened interest in American civic participation to an explosion of

?mainstream? Haitian-owned and operated media outlets -- are everywhere. But

while there have been a number of well-publicized individual successes of

Haitian-Americans, our community overall remains fractured, isolated and

marginalized. The National Coalition for Haitian Rights (NCHR) believes that now

is the time for collective action to advance the community as a whole. As the

first national gathering of its kind, Developing a National Haitian-American

Agenda: Moving Forward Together, is intended to jumpstart that process.

The purpose of this conference is to bring together Haitian-American community

members and leaders from across the United States to engage them in meaningful

dialogue about issues of relevance to the Haitian-American population, begin

developing a shared vision of the future and lay the groundwork for unified,

concrete action. The end goal is to create a strategic framework that will serve

as a guide for Haitian-American community development, a reference that will

help us gauge our progress over the next five to 10 years and beyond. We believe

this requires a well-informed community that not only talks to and trusts each

other but is also stewarded by competent and effective leadership.

To that end, workshops at the conference will address four areas we believe are

of vital importance to our community: Economic Development and Community Wealth;

Public and Higher Education; Building Strong Haitian-American Organizations and

Haitians, American Democracy and Civic Participation.

Come discuss these issues critical to the growth of our community and what we

must do together to ensure its success.

Hilton Miami Airport

Miami, Florida

April 12-14, 2002

Participate and make a difference.

Best Regards,

The National Coalition for Haitian Rights:

http://www.nchr.org

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