Another Ebola note... I remember my Haitian aunt when she would travel from Haiti to the U.S. to visit her many American family members here. They would treat her with such fear and xenophobia at Customs that she refused to come visit anymore. Years and years went by, and I suddenly forgot how she looked because it had been that long since shed come to the U.S. When she finally came to my cousins wedding--- which we werent sure she would attend--- we were overwhelmed by her presence. That would be the last time I saw my aunt alive. Not long after surviving Haitis (still) devastating earthquake, she passed away. But what she left behind was a fierce spirit of country pride and dignity when treated like a plague by the United States. Many times, Haitians are looked at as refugees trying to live illegally in the U.S. and bring their illnesses and their malnutrition with them. And instead of treating them like our beloved global brothers and sisters whom we want to see live healthy and free, we treat them like a threat and public enemy. Now here we go again, with all our brothers and sisters from West Africa who are in turmoil, and whose illnesses are not all homegrown-- many countries practices and raping of resources of Africa contribute to the poor health of many African people---turning our backs on them and treating them like Public Enemies #1, rather than treating them like human beings in need of our international support, love, and medical resources. There must be ways to protect yourselves from a disease other than creating fear and hatred around the diseased. #morehumanitylessinsanity #whatkindofsoulyougot???
Posted on: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 17:00:28 +0000
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