We Will Remember Haiti - In Their Voice

Hear the interview with Valerio St. Louis of Haitian channel Tele Image with now former Transitional Presidential Council member Fritz Alphonse Jean to explain the "back" story of happenings in the international political arena. We selected clips from this long interview in Haitian Creole but if you want to listen in Creole to the full interview, here is click on this ⁠link⁠ .

What a privilege and honor to present another episode of dear colleague and guardian angel, Rocky Paurice. He’s a friend and co-founder of N a Sonje Vèt which has dedicated its work to the same philosophy of permaculture which is to take care of the earth and take care of people, wherever we are! N a Sonje

This is a very special episode for us as it is with our very special colleague, close friend and confidant, Rocky Paurice. His mother, unbeknownst to her, is also included, with her permission, her personal story of Rocky’s birth. This is our offering together with Rocky and his mother, full of interesting details and explanations of life here from these awesome people whose hearts glow even in th...

Remembering once again the tragic day January 12, 2010. 15 years ago but still trembling in the societal fallout today in 2025. Perhaps children lost in the rubble searching for parents, family members in that quake, have become the lost bandits of today wreaking havoc, creating quake after quake of devastation that was so engraved in their brains on that fateful day so many years ago-perhaps. Or...

We believe finishing the year with wisdom, knowledge and yet together with the anguish that exists so close to all of us will help bring more understanding to where we are for a new year to be lived with more compassion. Noam Chomsky is world renowned for his pioneering in linguistics but also his very astute study and experience of the world and in particular the US’s relationship to Haiti so his...

This episode, unfortunately held up by the low internet, includes a reposting of renowned Haitian historian, ⁠Eddy Lubin⁠ as he recounts the worldwide fateful events of November 18th-19th 1803 because it was the last battle for independence that all Haitians believe they continue to pay for their freedom to this day. It is quite detailed, enjoy the drama Eddy provides! We also include a very recen...

Part 2 of an episode featured on Earthkeepers podcast done with Ron and Carla during their forced "exile" The music from the stars recorded in space and sent to earth from Polaris Dawn crewmember and violinist  @Gillis_SarahE  invites you to enjoy this music moment in support of  @StJude  &  @ElSistemaUSA   http://polarisprogram.com/music Paypal: nasonje@gmail.com  ⁠our Youtube channel⁠    The...

An episode from an another podcast with permssion from Earthkeepers podcast from 2022, more of Ron and Carla's own personal story still relevant in 2024, unfortunately. Music from the stars on the Polaris star craft orbiting the earth accompanied by the youth orchestra in Haiti as well as in several other countries around the globe. Paypal: nasonje@gmail.com  ⁠our Youtube channel⁠    The N a S...

This episode brings more on the ground context to the cultural and political context of today’s extreme crisis, but also take a listen to the previous episode before this one, season 2 number 5, to get information about what you can do to help through democratic participation to the struggle to stop the smuggling illegal weapons into Haiti. You will hear our beloved staff member, Yaya (who has 3 p...

“Join Us in Calling On The U.S. Government to  Stop Illegal Arms To Haiti”  This is a special edition to inform our listeners to a webinar, plus our own opinions about the disastrous policies that are causing the dear Haitian people to seek safety and work in a place they "thought" could give them those dreams for themselves and their families, all driven by the senseless destruction by...

Links to videos mentioned in all of Yaya's episodes: A ⁠video⁠ of Bertine singing and dancing while showing a group of visitors how to roast and pound coffee. The N a Sonje Foundation ⁠website⁠ (in desperate need of updating) A short ⁠video⁠ of Jutith’s commerce thank you.   Manno’s ⁠video⁠ on our Youtube channel  The ⁠N a Sonje Foundation YouTube channel⁠   The link to ⁠⁠Najee's Etsy shop...

The episode photo is of Yaya, his birth mother Clairdora Véillard or as affectionately called "Dodo" and myself at Yaya's going away to college party in 2016. All nicknames in Haiti originate from loving relations who grow up knowing that giving respect in this tender way makes one's nickname very special. Here are some links to see Yaya in action in a video and other supporting...

The episode photo is in the Bluntschli home at the N a Sonje Foundation center in Gwo Jan with Yaya in the back far left with children from the local youth organization along with our 2 grandchildren in the mix. Here are some of the links I refer to in the episode: To see Yaya's mother/aunt in fine form on our YouTube channel here Yaya and I making a fundraiser for our " choukoun " o...

We're back for season 2! We thought we would have been able to go back to Haiti before this so we put a hold on our podcast thinking it would be disrupted if we were to go back but we're still waiting with hope! For more info about the music in the other sections of the podcast go to the episode "Ground Zero" but still a shout out to Mona Augustin and our 2 Roots band as well as...

The women of our community spoke about their reality in a recording I did in 2022 but still is relevant if not even more so in 2024! Enjoy the variety of ages and stories from their lives in this episode. We, of course, feature our band's award winning song "Women I'm Defending Women". It is a music video as well that you can see at this link And you can also find that song as we...

Looking for some unique and original music for your Valentine's Day? Take a moment to listen to Mona Augustin's songs that our band, 2 Roots (2 Rasin (ra-seen in Haitian Creole) recorded a couple of years ago and Najee's beautiful song about the essence of love! We hope your day was filled with the love that is embued in our universe, we just have to tap into it! The music in the intro...

We Will Remember is the English version of the Haitian Creole phrase N a Sonje which we use to name our Foundation, the  N a Sonje Foundation . Our first or Ground Zero episode is where we weave our own band's music, 2 Roots and music I recorded in Haiti over the years adding some of Ron's special fingerpicking audio together with the voices of co-hosts Carla and Ron (that's us), curre...

This is/was a surprise edition dedicated to co-host Ron Bluntschli for his 69th birthday. Enjoy the diversity of voices, songs, wishes, and wisdom from our home community in Haiti, Canada, the US, the DR and even Costa Rica! Ron's guitar makes the day! The video Djalòki refers to is one that our granddaughter made while Ron was making his ritual ramen and egg breakfast , it's quite a hoot!...

A UN designated day for Education, January 24th. To be educated, what does that mean, especially in Haiti, what does it take? Amazing stories from our community and this is just the tip of the iceberg. As always we believe that each life and each story on our podcast represents thousands of others, like precious gems in a toolbox, as well. Dieuny is staff with the N a Sonje Foundation and the phot...

January 12th 2010 - 14 years ago a more than deadly earthquake hit Ayiti. As a memorial to the day, we offer this episode to the memory and the miracles that happened not ever forgetting the instantaneous death that has haunted the streets of the capital for years and perhaps to this day as we will share these stories of our community with you. To see the actual  ⁠Discovery channel YouTube⁠  that...

A double portion episode as Independence was fought and WON and then Pumpkin Soup brought health and healing right afterwards until this very day!!! Some notes for the first part, Madison Smartt Bell's trilogy of the Haitian Revolution, if you don't have time for 3 books, the first, All Souls Rising , is well worth the time! If you want to know more about the author of the Act of Independe...

In spite of the extremely difficult situation for the people and the country, we wanted to bring the variety of traditions in Haiti for this particular season, Noel or Christmas to honor the different types of the end of the year celebrations even though this season has all but extinguished some of them. Haiti's people are like a kaleidoscope of colors, traditions and beliefs coming from conti...

This episode is dedicated to the world but especially to Haiti at this time and offered as a prayer of simple hope. Many thanks for all 31 friends who participated in sending these aspirations through this podcast as a prayer of hope that someday they might become reality! N a Sonje!

Today's episode is in honor of the World AIDS Day, albeit one day after, that the World Health Organization has established in order to bring solidarity and more awareness to this pandemic since the 1980's. But for us it's more specifically about the stigmatization that Haiti underwent during the beginning stages of this crisis. You may be aware that Haiti was listed as one of the &quo...

This past weekend is a celebrated time of history not just for Haiti but for all the people and countries involved in the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Most remarkably, most US citizens probably don't know much about it but should know this story as it is the reason the continental US is what it is today!!! Listen, maybe follow the map, and Google the rest! This is a complicated history but never...