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National Patriotic Congress: Reflections, Exchanges, Commitment (June 26/27, 2025)
DECLARATION
PATRIOTIC CONGRESS FOR NATIONAL RECOVERY
MARCH 27, 2025
Haïti can no longer endure. Criminal gangs have seized control of our country, and the Government has failed to protect its citizens. Since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, the country has spiraled deeper into an escalating cycle of destruction: gangs have spread violence and devastation across more territories; supplanting state authority; daily life has become intolerable; over one million of our brothers and sisters have been displaced and forced to live on the streets; children are unable to attend school; there are no hospitals to care for the sick; and politicians continue to struggle for power without a real commitment to the fight against insecurity; nor any coherent vision for the nation.
As we write, gang violence has intensified, and they are on the brink of seizing full control of Port-au-Prince. It is therefore extremely urgent that the victims of this situation and those in solidarity with them provide a strong and organized collective response to this criminal project aimed at destroying Haïtian society.
Now is the time for every Haïtian, man and woman, child, youth and adult, peasant and city dweller, living in the homeland or abroad, to take responsibility as a citizen!
Now is the time for us to unite and reclaim control of our destiny!
Therefore, we call upon all Haïtians to participate in a Patriotic Congress, a gathering where all sectors of society can engage in dialogue and determine the path forward to rebuild the nation on a new foundation.
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Agenda
Day 1 – Thursday, June 26, 2025
8:00 – 8:30 – Registration and Welcome
8:30 – 9:00 – Introduction
- National Anthem
- I am a Patriot
- Commitment to Haiti
- Message from Mirebalais
- Why the Congress? Where do we want to go?
9:00 – 9:40 – Opening Panel: Moralizing Public Life in Haiti – Between Words and Action
9:45 – 10:45 – Summary and Recommendations from the Regional Congresses
10:45 – 11:45 – Forced Displacement and Decapitalized Enterprises: From Humanitarian Response to Capacity Reconstruction
11:50 – 12:30 – About the Right to Self-Defense
12:30 – 13:30 – A Sustainable Exit from the Insecurity Cycle – Part 1:
Haiti Between Transnational Crime and International Community’s Powerlessness
13:30 – 14:30 – Lunch Break
14:30 – 16:00 – A Sustainable Exit from the Insecurity Cycle – Part 2: Our Own Responsibilities as Haitians: What to Do?
16:00 – 17:30 – From One Transition to Another – Or Let the People Speak?
17:30 – 17:45 – Day One Summary
Day 2 – Friday, June 27, 2025
8:00 – 8:30 – Registration and Welcome
- National Anthem
8:30 – 9:30 – Governance and Security: How Political Behavior and Decisions Worsen the Security Situation
9:30 – 10:30 – Governance and the Constitution (Marc to finalize)
10:30 – 12:00 – Governance and Public Action Effectiveness
12:00 – 13:00 – Lunch Break
13:00 – 14:30 – Going Further: Beyond the Congress
Breaking the Humanitarian Trap: Science and Politics, Prosperity and Solidarity
14:30 – 16:00 – From Words to Action
16:00 – 16:15 – Closing of the National Congress