Miami – Today, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Jean Monestime and more than twenty other elected officials from South Florida’s district 24 will come together at 12:00 noon, at North Miami City Hall, second floor, to urge the U.S. to remember its commitment to Haiti, as the third anniversary of the devastating earthquake approaches. Saturday, January 12, 2013, will mark three years since the massive earthquake leveled Haiti, killing more than three hundred thousand people, injuring another three hundred thousand and leaving one million people homeless.
“The people of Haiti are hurting. Still, hundreds of thousands of people live in tent cities, and progress has been slow in rebuilding homes, roads, schools, hospitals and businesses. As the most powerful democracy in the world, the U.S. has a duty and moral obligation to provide leadership and continued support to the people of Haiti. I also urge the international community to continue its support, to help rebuild the struggling Island Nation,” says Congresswoman Wilson.
Congresswoman Wilson and elected officials within district 24 stand in solidarity with the people of Haiti, who are still suffering. The Congresswoman and the elected officials participating in today’s news conference will all wear black in honor the thousands of people who lost their lives in the devastating earthquake.
