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Can You See Us?

May 3, 2008 | 6 Comments

Thanks to Erica James at the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas, I was led to seek out this series on the statelessness of children of Haitian parentage growing up in The Bahamas.  You’ll find it on YouTube.  I don’t know who made the movies, but every Bahamian should watch them — especially those Bahamians who view their society through the lenses of “Us” and “Them”.

Can You See Us? Part I

Can You See Us? Part II

Can You See Us? Part III

I’ll embed the videos later.

Edit: The video was made by the Bahamas Human Rights Network. Kudos.


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  1. Global Voices Online » Bahamas, Haiti: Seeing for the First Time on May 5, 2008 8:18 am

    [...] Nicolette Bethel links to a video series “on the statelessness of children of Haitian parentage growing up in The Bahamas” and says that “every Bahamian should watch them — especially those Bahamians who view their society through the lenses of ‘Us' and ‘Them'.” Posted by Janine Mendes-Franco Share This [...]

  2. haitianministries on May 5, 2008 2:16 pm

    Thanks for posting these, Nicolette! I didn’t realize they were on line yet. The movie was made by the Bahamas Human Rights Network which meets monthly at the Hub. Clint Kemp, former pastor of New Providence Community Church, was the person in charge of the project.

  3. Nicolette Bethel on May 5, 2008 5:03 pm

    I wondered, you know. I had a feeling. Was Clint the narrator?

    Congratulations on the series — it is excellent.

  4. haitianministries on May 6, 2008 10:13 am

    No, I don’t believe Clint did the narration. You may be aware that BHRN showed the film publicly for the first time at the Hub in early April and the viewing was followed by a productive discussion on race, human rights, etc. in the Bahamas. We are interested in showing the film to other groups in other venues so if you (or any of your readers) are interested in arranging a viewing, please contact BHRN to do so.

  5. C.Lowe on May 6, 2008 6:03 pm

    Hi Nico, Watched the Videos, it is pretty blunt and real.
    I believe that the older gent commenting in them is an ex-teacher of ours, now residing in Abaco by the name of Hedden. Cannot remember his first name.
    Chris

  6. Nicolette Bethel on May 6, 2008 7:51 pm

    Hey, Chris!

    I wondered who he was — he looked vaguely familiar to me. Sounded so, too. Thanks.

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