Haiti
Twenty years after his death, Clairvius Narcisse, a zombie from Haiti, stood staring down at his own tombstone.
The inscription was faded and barely legible. Narcisse was showing his grave to Harvard-trained Canadian anthropologist and ethno-botanist, Wade Davis, whose key interest is the relationship between psychoactive plants and humans.
On April 30, 1962, Narcisse, then aged about 40, had presented at the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Deschapelles, Haiti. He was spitting blood and was running a fever. Three days later, he died. The day after that, he was buried under a heavy concrete slab.
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A month on from the devastating earthquake that killed 230,000 Haitians, we are once again witnessing the ongoing and intrinsic apathy in this country.
Don’t get me wrong, I am by no means saying that as a nation we didn’t care, that we didn’t dig deep, band together and support the rescue efforts in Haiti, we most certainly did, like we always do – but is that enough?
Four weeks ago the devastation was front-page news, with stories infiltrating every digital sphere. Now, that’s simply not the case.
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Pat Allen says:
God bless the tall poppy syndrome in Australia… all those people whose response to this article was to attack the author need to wake up to themselves. Richard is obviously passionate about his work in trying to eradicate poverty and is no doubt well aware of every single issue you… Read more »
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Rob Weaver says:
Sometimes what appears to be apathy is in fact a feeling that - making a donation aside - there isn’t anything the average person can do about such disasters. Grand schemes such as those suggested are the precinct of governments, not individuals. If Kev and Co have a couple of… Read more »
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