Since July 2018, Haiti has been experiencing ongoing political and socio-economic instability.

This past year it's been exacerbated. Burning tires, protests, roadblocks, violence, and lockdowns (in Creole "Peyi  Lòk") have unfortunately become part of the norm now. As a result of not being able to leave my house freely for weeks at a time, this series is inspired by Haiti's current crisis. 

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It's not normal,

to see our kids dying.

Bodies laid on the streets -

leaving family and friends crying.

It's not normal

to be scared to go outside,

because you never know

when two gangs will collide.

It's not normal

to say goodbye to another soul

who was too young to go.

Another victim of unregulated gun control.

It's not normal

to think this is just everyday life.

Being used to living in fear

of the country's never ending strife.

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-Coralie Noisette

"it's not normal"

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