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Haitian Studies Association @haitianstudies.bsky.social · 4d

Upcoming Virtual Event: International Creole Day Celebration
Date & Time: Tuesday, October 28, 2025 - 6:00pm ET (Zoom)
Featured Speaker: Dr. Claudine Michel

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Note: This is not an HSA event. We are sharing the word as a service & because Claudine Michel is HSA's executive director.

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Haitian Studies Association @haitianstudies.bsky.social · 9d

Upcoming Virtual Event: Healing in the Lakou / Gerizon nan Lakou a

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Date & Time: September 30, 5pm ET – Zoom

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Haitian Studies Association @haitianstudies.bsky.social · 13d

Upcoming Film Screening: Haiti, La rançon de l’indépendance / Haiti, The Ransom for Independence

Date & Time: October 3, 2025, at 10 am PT / 1 pm ET / 7 pm CEST

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Haitian Studies Association @haitianstudies.bsky.social · 14d

Upcoming Virtual Event (this Friday): Emerging Scholars Café

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Emerging Scholars invites you to the relaunch of its Emerging Scholar’s Cafes on September 26, 2025 at 2pm ET.

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Haitian Studies Association @haitianstudies.bsky.social · 20d

Upcoming Virtual Event: Healing in the Lakou / Gerizon nan Lakou a

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This virtual conversation bridges KOSANBA’s recent conference theme on “Africana Religious Activism, Resistance and Rejuvenation” and HSA’s forthcoming conference theme on “Reparasyon ak Restitisyon.”

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Haitian Studies Association @haitianstudies.bsky.social · 21d

Upcoming Virtual Event: Emerging Scholars Café

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Emerging Scholars invites you to the relaunch of its Emerging Scholar’s Cafes on September 26, 2025 at 8pm CET/ 2pm EST/11am PST.

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Haitian Studies Association @haitianstudies.bsky.social · 24d

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: Haitian Community and Demographic Study

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Note: This is not an HSA call for proposals. We are sharing the word as a service.

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Haitian Studies Association @haitianstudies.bsky.social · Sep 3

UPCOMING EVENT: Unveiling the Legacy: Scholarly Reflections on Haiti’s “Double Debt” of 1825 (Webinar)

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Simultaneous interpretation will be available in French and Haitian Creole.

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Haitian Studies Association @haitianstudies.bsky.social · Aug 28

2025 Call for Nominations for the H.S.A. Board

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HSA’s Nominations Committee invites member nominations and self-nominations for consideration for the positions listed below:
* Vice President
* Board Member (up to 3)
* Graduate Student Representative (1)

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Haitian Studies Association @haitianstudies.bsky.social · Aug 4

OPPORTUNITIES: CaribOx Visiting Fellowships & Travel Grants

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The call for 2026 applications for the Caribbean Oxford Initiative, ‘CaribOx’, is now open.

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Haitian Studies Association @haitianstudies.bsky.social · Jul 31

2025 Call for H.S.A. Award Nominations

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The Haitian Studies Association welcomes nominations for the following 2025 awards. Award recipients will be honored at the 37th Annual HSA Conference in Pittsburgh.

* Award for Excellence
* Award for Service
* Life Time Achievement Award

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Haitian Studies Association @haitianstudies.bsky.social · Jul 22

THE INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION’S SCHOLAR RESCUE FUND FELLOWSHIP
Deadline: July 27, 2025

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The IIE-SRF is the only global program that arranges, funds, and supports fellowships for threatened and displaced scholars at partnering higher education institutions worldwide.

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Haitian Studies Association @haitianstudies.bsky.social · Jul 1

The latest issue of the Journal of Haitian Studies is now available for download to all current members.

www.haitianstudies.org/2025/07/jour...

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Haitian Studies Association @haitianstudies.bsky.social · Jun 19

Invitation to the Sectorial Meeting of the Diaspora
June 21 4.00 pm ET | ZOOM

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The Kongrè Patriyotik Planning Committee invites you to a meeting to provide an opportunity to give input into the recommendations and solutions that we aim to share at the National Patriotic Congress.

Haitian Studies Association @haitianstudies.bsky.social · Jun 16

Gabrielle Apollon, of Haitian Immigrant Rights Project & Hemispheric Network for Haitian Migrants' Rights wishes to share Global Justice Clinic’s brief, available in English and Spanish.

This is not an HSA document. We are sharing the content as a service.

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Haitian Studies Association @haitianstudies.bsky.social · Jun 8

Jacques Pierre, the Kreyol editor for the Journal of Haitian Studies was part of the webinar “The Power of Language: Valuing the Haitian Creole Language” with BIC-Building Integrated Communities.

You can view the video here: buff.ly/DxHhb3e

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Haitian Studies Association @haitianstudies.bsky.social · Jun 6

Statement Denouncing the June 4, 2025, US Travel Ban

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Haitian Studies Association @haitianstudies.bsky.social · Jun 4

Révolution haïtienne (1791-1804) : pouvoirs, savoirs, émancipations

Journées d'étude organisées par le réseau de recherche international Mondes de la Colonialité et TransModernités (MCTM)

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Haitian Studies Association @haitianstudies.bsky.social · May 24

"Revisiting the Indemnity - A discussion about the 1825 Indemnity France demanded from Haiti"

Thanks to all who joined us last night week for out online event. If you missed the event or wish to see it again, it's available on our YouTube channel and website.

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Revisiting the Indemnity - A discussion about the 1825 Indemnity France demanded from Haiti

Date & Time: May 16th, 2025 – 4:00PM ET (Zoom)Please join the Haitian Studies Association as it presents a discussion about the 1825 Indemnity France demande...

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Haitian Studies Association @haitianstudies.bsky.social · May 20

We're currently livestreaming the first event: buff.ly/7jaIrL7

The Rights to Live Creatively: Haitian Feminist and Queer Worldmaking

This is the second day events in the The Rights to Live Creatively: Haitian Feminist and Queer Worldmaking series. We convene for Haitian Flag Day (May 18)...

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Haitian Studies Association @haitianstudies.bsky.social · May 19

If you can't join us on Zoom or missed it, you can view the livestream of our "The Rights to Live Creatively JOHS Special Issue Publication Launch" event:

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The Rights to Live Creatively JOHS Special Issue Publication Launch

We gather to celebrate Haitian Flag Day and the recent publication of “The Rights to Live Creatively,” a special double issue of the Journal of Haitian Studi...

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Haitian Studies Association @haitianstudies.bsky.social · May 19

The Rights to Live Creatively: Haitian Feminist and Queer Worldmaking

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Date: Tuesday May 20th
2PM: Performing Haitian Elsewheres: In & Out of Place
5PM: The Archive as an Altar: Film Screening & Artist Talk

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Haitian Studies Association @haitianstudies.bsky.social · May 19

Today: "The Rights to Live Creatively JOHS Special Issue Publication Launch"
Date & Time: Monday May 19th, 2-4pm Pacific; 5-7pm Eastern

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This is the first day event in the "The Rights to Live Creatively: Haitian Feminist and Queer Worldmaking" series.

Haitian Studies Association @haitianstudies.bsky.social · May 15

Online Event: "Revisiting the Indemnity: A discussion about the 1825 Indemnity France demanded from Haiti"

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Date & Time: May 16th, 2025 – 4:00PM ET (Zoom)

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Haitian Studies Association @haitianstudies.bsky.social · May 13

The Rights to Live Creatively JOHS Special Issue Publication Launch

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We gather to celebrate Haitian Flag Day and the recent publication of “The Rights to Live Creatively,” a special double issue of the Journal of Haitian Studies.