Stuart Leiderman leiderman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: leiderman: drinking water: rain falls, sachets flow
Today's Le National online
https://gallery.mailchimp.com/740eccc0fa2a916068b363c06/files/95c7b4b0-953b-4cf9-9a69-3e9beba47f20/Journal_Le_National_du_Lundi_6_Fevrier_2017.pdf
has an illustrated piece on pages 13 and 14 about the personal experience
with privatized drinking water. It's in Creole, and the rough-Google
translation once again produces something fairly poetic [below].
To me, water-in-a-bag is an engineered insult. A contempt for the
ecological basis of society.
- - -
In water
A six o'clock pm, rain
unexpectedly invaded me on
Champs de Mars. I am a child of
the; as well as other, I
a quick reflexes. Since my birth, I
so I learned watching tragedy and
suspicious signs is like I had a
automatic sensors that send signals
me when I run. It's not
I only. All of us.
Before the rain, we were distracted
before trading a young trader who did
provides us undershirt beer and fun.
Damsel in calling itself "brazèz
honest "because it will be five years
stir in Port-au-Prince. Since the first
year, it lonnen city and learn
it by heart, he braved all misery, all this evil.
It is so clever, nothing is done
his fear. Good inclement weather, it's. even
if high leskonbrit must be done deal.
His favorite is after protests
beatings and sold Simo beer,
sells militant tiplat and sold student
water bags. Then every price rise.
First rain, little wife
blueberries, in a blink, or empty bottles
nor newly opened bottle, but forgot defaulted
Coins and vanish like smoke.
Without requiring account, you make us go
sheltered us in the car. since rain
falls, water will go down, anyone
not stopping. Even when we never came
understand how small bredjenn pants
from behind, can run so quickly.
Secured inside the car, we will look
moving water and a number of abnormalities
baggie water people toss and carry avalanche
go everywhere. As we try to find
a reason, but one reason, even weak,
who can explain how can we, as a people
and a state reaches this state, radio
will provide news. In a ministry, a
staff blocking activities. one
Reason: even no water at
ministry.
In water.
Waterfall we Champs de Mars. water
the headlines. We're all drowning and
water issues.
Not long ago, people went outside to
sources, the city water use kamèp. this
knew it, he came and watered streets
water meat, water vapmenni, water rejection.
But the water did not leave too many traces. But poor
town hall! But poor countries! person
country - most required - buy three bags
water for a adoken, drink and released
plastic where it can.
Who benefits? pain which?
It is true we must ask questions about work
DINEPA. But Haiti is perhaps the first
countries to privatize water. Net. all companies
that sell water tell you his water more
good cleaner. We already heard advertisement
Water with more vitamins. we forced
understand. Be the business market. but
why pile these bags in the street? tell
Our state gathered?
Rain had fallen. Water passes and countless
bag. We will make it us to join. this
not hinder our calculations: a truck
water cisterns monthly cost three
talent, two five gallon water treated by
week, plus small bag unmarked offices, small bottles
plastic piece that can not be recycled.
Drinking, respecting bottle! drinking water
dirty streets and small bag poison.
This is normal. There is a large vendor water
announcing it with a music passed
film Titanic while the ship is sinking.
How cynical!
Let's swim to out
Jean-Euphèle Milcé
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