Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 13 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title The Irvington experiment VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Haitian Times VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb One third of Irvingtons residents are Haitian but they have no power as the town falls apart. Lets hope that Haitian leaders in Irvington are up to the monumental task of rebuilding. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body In Irvington, NJ, an estimated 20,000 of the 60,000 residents are Haitian or of Haitian descent. But the town, recently racked by allegations of municipal corruption, has no Haitian representatives on its City Council. As schools and other government infrastructures degenerate, the Haitian community is beginning to explore its political options. Irvington, in northern New Jersey, was often a second step for many Haitians who had migrated to Newark. The lure of detached homes on tree-lined streets was attractive to many Haitians looking for a better life for themselves and their children. Nowadays, however, Irvington is no longer the sanctuary that drew many Haitians to make it home to one of the largest concentrations of Haitians in New Jersey. At the same time, Irvington offers an opportunity for Haitians to engage in an experiment to revitalize a place that many left for dead. The seminal question is how to go about it. First, Haitians have to look at Irvington as an investment and continue to buy homes and open businesses in the town. They must use their economic clout to convince elected officials to do their civic duties, like improving public safety and sanitation. Haitians in Irvington must mobilize as a community by helping people to become citizens, registering residents to vote and going to the polls to vote. Political power alone is useless; it must be coupled with economic might to be useful. Far too often lately, Haitian communities throughout the United States have been in a frenzy to attain political power in places where mainstream America has long abandoned and where political power means precious little. In our haste to brag about what weve achieved, weve forgotten what tools we have at our disposal and how to use them. Because of its proximity to New York City and town population of about 60,000, Irvington can be an experiment for Haitian advancement in the New York area which is different from our counterparts in South Florida. Lets hope that Haitian leaders in Irvington are up to that monumental task. <i>The Haitian Times reaches the second generation of Haitian-Americans from Brooklyn. An IPA member publication.</i> VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-04-02 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File v13e3.doc VTMBH Article: Hit Count 130 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Irvington experiment 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Original Name The original name of this item. One third of Irvingtons residents are Haitian but they have no power as the town falls apart. Lets h Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-04-02