Bitter Cane

‼️STUDY THE HAITIAN STRUGGLE FOR LIBERATION‼️

Join us in viewing the award-winning documentary Bitter Cane, a 1983 film about the exploitation and foreign domination of the Haitian people.

To better understand the current situation in Haiti, it’s important to look back on its history. US occupation, foreign intervention and the exploitation of local workers by western capitalism are not unfamiliar in Haiti. For the past century, outside forces have continuously disrupted Haiti's sovereignty and attempted to undermine the self-determination of its people.

Bitter Cane was produced and filmed secretly by a collective of Haitian and American filmmakers—many of whom were associated with the Mouvement Haïtien de Libération (Haitian Liberation Movement) during the dictatorship of Jean-Claude Duvalier.

Although filmed over 40 years ago, the highlighted themes and struggles explored in Bitter Cane are heartbreakingly relevant today—to Haitians, Haitians in diaspora, and Haitian workers of the world demanding sovereignty, fair wages, equal rights, and a release from the grip of imperialism, racism, and exploitation.

🍿 Snacks provided and available for purchase

🗣️Discussion and Q+A to follow!

Screening put on by PSL Twin Cities, WAMM, SCOTA, and the Haiti Justice Committee

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