On 12 January, Haiti was hit by a catastrophic earthquake, leading to the deaths of over 200,000, with up to 1,000,000 being left homeless.
The total devastation the disaster has wrought has shocked many -- media footage making visible the social crisis that bears a terrible similarity to 'war zones' the world over, from Gaza to Chechnya, and comes after the tragic case of Hurricane Katrina that exposed the level of poverty and inequality in the US: all examples of what Naomi Klein calls the 'shock doctrine' so characteristic of the world 'system' today.
Peter Hallward is Professor of Modern European Philosophy at Middlesex University, and author of 'Damning the Flood', a riveting exposé of the US-led destruction of democratic government in Haiti.
Jess Hurd is a photojournalist (www.jesshurd.com), recently returned from Haiti.
Sebastian Walker is an Al Jazeera reporter just returned from Haiti.
wednesday 3rd march in King's College London
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