This week, we spoke to Jafrikayiti (aka Jean Saint-Vil), an activist and co-founder of the Canada-Haiti Action Network, about the reasons behind the current protests in Haiti against the US-backed government, and why the protesters strongly oppose the government's request for foreign military intervention.

Jafrikayiti's website: https://jafrikayiti.com/

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Music credit: "Fluidity," by tobylane.