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...police action, and at the same time gangs of armed thugs began attacking police and Aristide supporters. Some of these gangs claim to be remnants of militias allegedly organized by the president to defend himself against previous coup attempts; others are believed to be led by remnants of the Haitian military and security forces disbanded by the president after the junta they brought to power was ousted by U.S. intervention...
...While the formal opposition has tried to distance itself from the armed gangs that are now fighting Haitian police for control of whole cities, Aristide's supporters see no such distinction. They brand the whole opposition movement as an attempt to turn back the clock by the Haitian elite that had flourished for decades under the vicious Duvalier dictatorships...
Radiant and Resilient: Haitian Art Today opened yesterday at the Cambridge Art Association, University Place Gallery at 124 Mount Auburn...
...exhibit comes to Cambridge not only in the name of cultural exploration, but as means of support for the local Haitian communities. The New Jerusalem Evangelical Baptist Church and Learning/Community Center in Dorchester is a Haitian community center, and proceeds from gifts and the sale of the art at the exhibit will benefit the Center and its community members, hopefully in the form of a new property and facility that can accommodate its needs...
Other Cambridge events taking place October through December in support of Haitian culture are a Seminar on The Art and Culture of Haiti (Saturday, October 18, 1–3 p.m.) at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education, 56 Brattle St.; a cultural evening of Haitian music, poetry and dance (Saturday, December 6, 8 p.m.) at the Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center, 41 Second St. Events for students will also take place at the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University (Wednesday, October 22, 6–8 p.m.) and at the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (Thursday, November...