Witness to Haiti’s Struggle

Over the years, the Martha’s Vineyard community has made a commitment to Haiti through numerous fundraisers, groups of Islanders traveling to the country to assist in myriad ways and by being host to Haitian artists here on the Island. It is a movement that began many years before the earthquake and has intensified since that tragedy.

For those wishing to learn more about how Martha’s Vineyard has reached out and to bear witness to the struggle the Haitian people are undergoing, historian Shari Geistfeld will lead a seminar that includes a slideshow from a recent visit by the PeaceQuilts group to Haiti. There will also be a reading of Jamaican poet Louise Bennett’s work by Marie Reid.

This free event hosted by ACE-MV takes place Saturday, Feb. 5 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the high school.

For more information, call 508-693-1033 or visit acemv.org.