Marleine Bastien for U.S. Congress!

Marleine Bastien is the founder, former president, and current Executive Director of Fanm Ayisyen Nan Miyami, Inc. (Haitian Women of Miami). Marleine Bastien is considered a true leader in the Haitian community of South Florida. A passionate and articulate spokesperson for Haitians, she formed the "Justice Coalition for the Haitian Children of Guantanamo" to advocate for Haitian children incarcerated there in the early 1990s, and also appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show to lend her expertise to a discussion of the devastating effect that prolonged detention at Guantanamo had on Haitian children.

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