On Saturday, September 18, the Sixth Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (known as CELAC) was held in Mexico City. CELAC is a regional bloc of Latin American and Caribbean states established on December 3, 2011, in Caracas, Venezuela, under the government of former President Hugo Chávez. The bloc, which was formed as a counterweight to the U.S.-dominated Organization of American States (known as the OAS), includes 32 sovereign countries in the Americas.

Sojourner Truth Radio: September 23, 2021 – Haiti Refugees & CELAC Summit

Today on Sojourner Truth:

An update on the mistreatment and deportation of thousands of Haitians by the Biden administration. But what conditions do deportees face when they return to Haiti? Is there any credibility to the Biden administration’s claim, via Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Majorkas, that Haiti is able to handle thousands of deported Haitians. Here to discuss the situation on the ground in Haiti is Pierre Labossiere, a co-founder of the Haiti Action Committee. He hails from Les Cayes, in the south of Haiti, which was recently hit by a devastating earthquake.

On Saturday, September 18, the sixth summit of heads of state and government of the of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (known as CELAC) took place in Mexico City. Some historic announcements were made at the conference. We find out what took place, what came out of the summit, and the wider implications for the whole of the Americas, from Mexico City-based journalist Laura Carlsen.