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Information on 2009 French Caribbean Protests

On Pulse this month Union College professor Stephanie Silvestre referred to the 2009 riots in Guadeloupe.  For more information about this, check out this New York Times article from that time.

This Month on Pulse - April 2010

Sunday, April 18 @ 12:00 PM
Thursday, April 22 @ 7:30 PM

Former Colonies in the Caribbean
Several islands in the Caribbean are still territories of their former colonial rulers, such as Aruba--which is Dutch, and Martinique and Guadeloupe, which are French.  We discuss the pros and cons of being a European territory in the Caribbean.

Guest:
Stephanie Silvestre, Ph.D., Union College

Housing Situation in Haiti
The rebuilding effort in Haiti is understandably slow.  But with the rainy season upon us, what will happen to residents still living in makeshift camps?

Guests:
Aizan Dejean, Broward Haiti Relief Task Force
Eduardo Pardo Fernandez, Duany Plater-Zyberk Architects

Catch another WPBT2 Public Affairs Production: Florida’s Economic Crisis

Pulse's sister public affairs program, Issues, will be airing a special live call-in program, Florida’s Economic Crisis, Thursday, April 22nd at 8:00 pm. Viewers will have the opportunity to share their thoughts on Florida’s economic crisis and respond to the discussion when host Helen Ferre and her guest take calls live on the air.  Watch the program on WPBT2 or streaming live on wpbt2.org/issues.  Call in with your thoughts or post your comments to the discussion.

Thursday, April 22nd, beginning at 8 pm on WPBT2

Toll Free: 1-800-222-9728 
Local: 305-949-1922
Email: issues(at)wpbt.org

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