Haiti Two Weeks Ago, Happier Times--Ghetto Biennale

See my article on AOL/Sphere for more - http://bit.ly/70y36x - Sorry, no time to edit. I gave the FlipCam to my fixer while I took stills. This is from my trip to Haiti two weeks ago. This will be the first place I visit in the next few days. Follow me on Twitter: @emilytroutman

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[ItsKayluhDuh]

This is so cool. It makes me smile and cry knowing what has now happened...May God Bless Haiti and thank you for this great video!

[Elizadevine]

How many of those people are still alive?

[ambreginny]

@bthemedia Leading up to Carnival/Mardi Gras, there are usually a lot of these street parties and celebrations all over Port-au-Prince. Usually take place on Sunday afternoons. It's not about anything; just people letting loose.

[bricktherouge]

:O your uncle was in that?? no wander you shared this vid with me. X3 thats awesome! :D

[EclipseOfTheStars]

OMG My uncle is dancing wit them XDDDDD

[cdjblue52]

I saw people who look just like me. i saw 2 little girls with their hair braided just like Mama used to braid mine 50 years ago. My heart aches.

[gofordat]

They probably were sacrificing the white folks.

[wb7ptr]

Thanks for telling the story of Haiti. I'm a photographer/videographer now and I know the gifts we have can do a great deal to make this a better world. Please keep up the good work, and feel free to write me. I'm hoping to go to Haiti myself soon and help out. I recently trained as an EMT Basic although I have take my licensing exams yet. Also an amateur radio operator. I think I can help out . I love the music and culture of Haiti and notice a lot of similarities with New Orleans where I live

[jonalisa64]

beautiful. thanks for sharing happier times

[bthemedia]

What was the celebration about? Looks like it was in some arts/creative community? Lots of creative/bizarre metal artwork there!

[mrspeel7]

@Elizadevine I saw this video two days ago. I turn to it again, now, for a degree of comfort (in seeing an expression of happiness), and I realize:

I watch this video with your question foremost in my mind.

[lvzhendong]

sign, so sad, human beings are so vulnerable