On Friday, Sept. 13, the University of Michigan and Haitian Midwest Scholars Society will host the first annual symposium, "Contextualize Haiti's Demising Situation." The symposium will bring together scholars and specialists in Haitian Studies, filmmakers, photographers and community leaders to discuss current issues relevant to Haiti, the Haitian diaspora, and actors involved in development in Haiti.

Speakers:

Mark Schuller, Professor, Northern Illinois University, Department of Anthropology
Vincent Joos, cultural anthropologist, Associate Professor, Florida State University
Jaclyn Goodrich, Research Associate Professor, U-M School of Public Health
Obed Lamy, Journalist and Filmmaker, MFA in Documentary Media from Northwestern University
Michael Deiber, Freelance Journalist, author, and researcher
Dieu-Nalio Chery, Photojournalist, Knight Wallace-journalism current fellow
Mathias Pierre, former Minister in charge of elections in Haiti in 2021 & former presidential candidate of Haiti's 2015 election

For more info, write to: haitianmidwestscholarssociety@gmail.com