In the Face of Injustice
Life is filled with injustices -- both big and small. Living in Haiti for almost three years, I've seen my fair share of injustices. Injustice is injustice. Someone is still getting the short end of the stick without valid reason or cause. Injustice in Haiti isn't somehow weightier than injustice in America or Mexico or Antarctica. It's simply the injustice that I'm faced with the most. Over the last three months (give or take) it feels like I see injustice everywhere I turn... Innocent lives of unborn children being taken People fighting to survive while gangs control a stretch of road The exchange rate of the Haitian currency deteriorating By the end of the week it will probably be close to 100 goudes for 1 USD. It was 60 gds/dollar when I moved here. People putting their desires and efforts above others to get ahead or have control Haitians with a "blan" not being asked for their ID to enter a local business, but being asked to leave th