Hundreds of members of Rockland County’s Haitian community took part in a march and rally in New York City on July 9. This was a part of the series of marches by Haitian communities across the country led by ‘Relief for Haiti’.
The Rockland County march started at Clarkstown Town Hall and ended in front of the Rockland County Courthouse.
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The ‘Relief for Haiti’ march was announced by Bishop Gregory Toussaint, CEO of Shekinah.fm, after a petition received 110,000 signatures in a week. Shekinah.fm launched the petition urging Congress to pass the Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act (Senate Bill S.396, House Bill H.R.1684).
‘Relief for Haiti’ aims to build off of the petition’s momentum and to bring together powerful voices for change. Over 200,000+ participants in the U.S., Haiti, Canada, and France will gather on July 9 to bring awareness to the mounting insecurity in Haiti.
Toussaint said, “The goal of ‘Relief for Haiti’ is to mobilize compassionate individuals in the United States and overseas to advocate for legislation that can bring relief to the Haitian people, both in their homeland and abroad. At this moment, there are over 300 organizations, 450 pastors and their congregations, and 200,000 individuals that have pledged to join us. We urge the U.S. Congress to enact the Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act of 2023, a powerful instrument designed to reveal and penalize those within Haiti’s influential circles who clandestinely support nefarious gangs.”
Toussaint is advocating for the Biden Administration to maintain its current humanitarian parole program for Haitians under The Department of Homeland Security’s current processes, which allow nationals of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, and their immediate family members the ability to request to come to the United States in a safe and orderly manner.
