Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, founder and president of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, and a delegation of two dozen clergy, community activists and policy analysts traveled to Haiti late last month to meet with leaders of the Haitian parliament.
The goal of the trip was to find possible solutions to help aid Haiti, which experienced food riots last month. Above, Jackson and members of his entourage observe the poor sanitation and debris littering the streets of the Caribbean nation. Jackson said that the recent riots over the high cost of food and other essentials, were overlooked by the media.
Rev. Jesse L. Jackson and Haitian President Rene Preval, pictured, met last month to discuss how Americans and political leaders could help Haiti, which is one of the poorest coutries in the world. Haiti has a long history of political and social turmoil.
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