Thousands of of people flooded the streets on Sunday in nearly 70 countries to call on the international community to help curb gang violence in Haiti.
The main objectives of the rallies, Toussaint said, was to urge Congress to pass legislation to help dismantle Haitian gangs by revealing the “bad actors” working with them in the political and economic realm, and to encourage the Biden administration to continue its humanitarian parole program. The marches also motivated Haitians to take action and promote unity between those living in Haiti and Haitians throughout the diaspora.
Kaila Dorcin, another Miami protester, said her relatives in Haiti “were nearly kidnapped” and “are scared of even leaving their house because the gang violence is so extreme.” Dorcin said she joined the march because it was historic and would help generate change. “I think something needs to change,” Dorcin, 20, said. “I’m really tired of having to see just my people go through things like that.”
The movement to help Haiti also prompted support from non-Haitian supporters. Xamayla Rose, who attended the Relief for Haiti march in Brooklyn, is Jamaican. She said she grew up in a community with many Black immigrants in central Brooklyn and has witnessed Haitian people being marginalized through her work in immigration justice.
“I really felt like deep down in my heart, like, if all I can do is march with my friends and to raise awareness — especially as a non-Haitian person — just to show everybody, like, it’s OK to support it,” Rose, 43, said. “It’s OK to talk about all of the things that are going wrong and to even have a sense of accountability and responsibility as a non-Haitian person for helping to resolve and bring awareness to the issue.
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