Location: Room 120

In 2005, the Diaspora built a movement to amend the Haitian Constitution, which had stripped naturalized Haitians and those born overseas of their Haitian citizenship. Article 11, from the new amendment, states: “Any person born of a Haitian father or Haitian mother who are themselves native-born Haitians and have never renounced their nationality, possesses Haitian nationality at the time of birth.”  Yet, the amended Constitution still denies Haitians with multiple citizenships the right to representation in Parliament and to occupy national public offices. Specifically, it does not authorize the exercise of the right to vote in elections, etc.  The panelists will explore how to build a sustainable and inclusive movement, in partnership with Haiti-based private and public institutions, to fully integrate the Haitian Diaspora in the affairs of the country.

Moderator:

Lionel Jean-Baptiste is a Circuit Judge of Cook County, State of Illinois. He is a founding member of the...

Judge Lionel Jean-Baptiste

President, United Front of the Haitian Diaspora

Speakers:

Albert DeCady is an Intellectual Property Attorney and Electrical Engineer. He is a seasoned senior official at the U.S....

Albert Decady Esq.

Attorney, US Patent and Trademark Office

Researcher for the struggle to Exercise the Diaspora Vote

Alix Claude received his education in Haiti including law school, although he did not practice law in the US....

Alix Claude

Spokesman and Researcher for the 2006-2012 Struggle to Amend the 1987 Constitution to Win Dual Citizenship and the Current Struggle to Exercise the Diaspora Vote

Information coming soon.

Jean-Robert LaFortune

President, Haitian-American Grassroots Coalition

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