Cine Foro Haiti - Poto Mitan: Haitian Women, Pillars of the Global Economy

Told through compelling lives of five courageous Haitian women workers, Poto Mitan gives the global economy a human face. Each woman’s personal story explains neoliberal globalization, how it is gendered, and how it impacts Haiti: inhumane working/living conditions, violence, poverty, lack of education, and poor health care. While Poto Mitan offers in-depth understanding of Haiti, its focus on women’s subjugation, worker exploitation, poverty, and resistance demonstrates these are global struggles.

Finally, through their collective activism, these women demonstrate that despite monumental obstacles in a poor country like Haiti, collective action makes change possible.

Everyone else has spoken for Haitian women, yet, we have a history of speaking for ourselves. I support Poto Mitan because it offers us a rare glimpse into how Haitian women in the struggle understand their complex conditions and what they are doing for themselves.
-Gina Ulysse, Haitian-American scholar/activist/performer 

Free & open to the public. Everyone is welcome.

Cine Foro Haiti is a film & discussion series every Monday night in April featuring documentary films about Haiti. Co-sponsored by the Latin American, Caribbean, & Latin@ Open Forum.