[Olpc-open] riots in haiti

[Timothy Falconer]

Hi John,

I'm waiting to hear from the school to learn of the children in our  
pilot.  I just got off the phone with Emile, our chief mentor in  
Haiti, who is staying in the countryside until things come down.  Our  
pilot is effectively on hold due to safety concerns.   I'll update  
you when I hear more about the children, who are close to the area of  
the protests.

For those that don't know ... here are two YouTube videos that should  
catch your attention:

Crowds in the streets:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=FK9mskqzKcg


Peacekeepers with rubber bullets outside the presidential palace:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=JPYBEJnsb0M

Take care,
Tim

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Timothy Falconer
Waveplace Foundation
http://waveplace.com
610-797-3100

On Apr 10, 2008, at 10:27 AM, John Kintree wrote:

> Two of the XO laptops that my wife, daughter, and I donated
> went to children in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.  At least four people
> have been killed in Haiti recently during riots over rapidly
> rising food prices.  We are concerned for the safety of those
> children.
>
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