Haiti's Tourniquet (2008)
• June 1st, 2008 • 0h 18min
Documentary
Overview
The Confederation of Haitian Workers (CTH) invited an Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) delegation to Haiti to learn about their fight against "le plan neoliberal" and recruit help in the form of material aid and solidarity. The delegation was in Haiti from April 24 to May 25, 2008, two weeks after the country erupted in mass protest at burgeoning food prices. This video shares the stories and experiences.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Voodoo
Released on: 1933-03-31
Documentary
In 1925, during the occupation of Haiti, a U.S. Marine Corps sergeant was stationed in charge of the...
Plutocracy III: Class War
Released on: 2017-06-15
History, Documentary
The early struggles of the working class are placed under a microscope in Plutocracy III: Class War,...
1804: The Hidden History of Haiti
Released on: 2017-10-12
Documentary
1804 is a feature length documentary film about the untold history of the Haitian revolution
Haiti : The end of the Chimères?
Released on: 2004-04-04
Documentary
Shot in early 2004 during the commemoration of the bicentennial of Haiti, this film offers a unique ...
A Vision in the Darkness
Released on: 1991-01-01
Documentary
Through the eyes of a Quebec Jewish activist, Lea Roback, feminist, unionist, pacifist and communist...
The Flickering Flame
Released on: 1996-12-18
Documentary
Documentary following dockers of Liverpool sacked in a labour dispute and their supporters’ group, W...
Laissez-faire
Released on: 2015-01-30
Documentary, History
A historical perspective to understand Neoliberalism and to understand why this ideology today so pr...
Harlan County U.S.A.
Released on: 1977-01-23
Documentary
This film documents the coal miners' strike against the Brookside Mine of the Eastover Mining Compan...
Brothers on the Line
Released on: 2012-03-08
Documentary
Brothers on the Line explores the extraordinary journey of the Reuther brothers – Walter, Roy, and V...
The Pierced Heart & the Machete
Released on: 2012-12-01
Documentary
The Pierced Heart & The Machete is a vivid, unflinching exploration of two annual Vodou pilgrimages ...
The Grievance Hearing
Released on: 1953-01-01
Documentary
Presents a case history of a grievance case from the initial causes to the final settlement. Shows h...
The Research Director
Released on: 1954-01-01
Documentary
A description of the work of a research director of a United Steel Workers Union in Canada. The pain...
Strike! The Women Who Fought Back
Released on: 2024-03-12
Documentary
In their own words, this is the story of six women from the South Wales valleys and how they helped ...
Northern Minnesota's Labor Wars
Released on: 2017-06-15
Documentary
Filmmaker Gary Kaunonen of KCC-TV in International Falls just released a new documentary about a piv...
Justice in the Coalfields
Released on: 1995-01-01
Documentary
This film demonstrates how labor law has crippled the collective bargaining power of unions and weig...
The Shock Doctrine
Released on: 2009-09-01
Documentary
An investigation of "disaster capitalism", based on Naomi Klein's proposition that neo-liberal capit...
Ghosts of Cité Soleil
Released on: 2006-09-01
Documentary
In the slum of Cité Soleil, President Aristide's most loyal supporters were ruling as kings. The fiv...
Liberty in a Soup
Released on: 2015-10-05
Documentary
Every New Year, and in celebration of their Independence, Haitian families gather together to feast ...
American Dream
Released on: 1990-10-06
Documentary
When workers at the Hormel meatpacking plant in Austin, Minnesota are asked to take a substantial pa...