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Follow on Google News | Kumarian Press Disaster Studies Title Launches Premier Toronto Book EventContributors of Tectonic Shifts, a new Kumarian Press publication about the disaster response and relief efforts in Haiti after the earthquake, will be in Toronto for a premier book signing and lecture.
By: Jennifer Kern, Kumarian Press Marketing Associate Nicole Phillips is the staff attorney of the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti. She “has always been passionate about international human rights and was so moved by the earthquake in Haiti that she left her career as a union labor lawyer to join IJDH in April 2010. Ms. Phillips has served since 2000 as a Member of the Board of Directors of Human Rights Advocates, and has appeared before the U.N. Human Rights Committee, Committee on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination and Commission on the Status of Women on various human rights issues.”(IJDH) Kevin Edmonds is a graduate student of the University of Toronto, and was the lead writer in the 2010-2011 study: MINUSTAH: Keeping the peace, or conspiring against it? The white paper published under the auspices of HealthRoots Student Organization at the Harvard School of Public Health. About the Book: Tectonic Shifts presents a diverse set of voices: perspectives ranging from on-the-ground activists to journalists to academics—from Haiti itself and from the disaspora. These voices expose Haiti’s heightened vulnerability— The book released early January to commemorate the two-year anniversary of the earthquake. It has received both national and international attention by the Embassy of Haiti, the Journal of Haitian Studies and TransAfrica. The book retails for $24.95, and is available for purchase through Kumarian Press. To learn more about the book, click here: http://www.kpbooks.com/ About the Editors Mark Schuller is Assistant Professor of African American Studies and Anthropology, York College, City University of New York. Pablo Morales is Editor at the North American Congress on Latin America. This is a free, public event. For more information, please contact Kumarian Press Marketing Associate Jennifer Kern at: Jennifer@styluspub.com or (703) 996-1022 or A Different Bookstore. Location of venue: The event will be held at 746 Bathurst St. in Toronto, Canada. End
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