Events

July 12, 2017: Haiti Dialogue Series | New Age of Tech Innovators

The New Age of Tech Innovators

July 12 6-8:30pm

Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute
120 East 125th Street New York NY

Moderator
Kedma Pognon Brown
Senior Vice President,
Operations and Project Management, Zenith; and Board Chair, Digital Diversity Network

Panelists
Patricia Cesaire
Principal Solutions Consultant
ContentSquare

Price-Mars Delly
Co-Founder
Ideacoil

Richard Nellhaus
Engineering Leadership Recruiter, Facebook;
and Co-Founder, BlackTech Meetup

Special Guest
Clayton Banks
CEO & Co-Founder
Silicon Harlem

Space is limited. RSVP required:
info@thehaitianroundtable.org
January 24, 2017: Kreyol Connection Haitian Independence Reception
January 28, 2016: Kreyol Connection Networking Reception
September 29, 2015: The Haitian Roundtable's Board of Directors met with leaders of the Digicel Foundation
The September 29 meeting brought together the leadership of the Digicel Foundation, non-profit arm of Haiti's largest mobile service provider, with members of HRT's board of directors and stakeholders from the Haitian-American community. The purpose of the meeting was to learn more about Digicel's philanthropic efforts to expand educational opportunity for school age children in Haiti, provide technical assistance to Haitian teachers and construct new schools.
June 18, 2015: Kreyol Connection Private Cocktail Reception
March 21, 2015: The 3rd Annual 1804 List Recognition Ceremony and Reception

December 11, 2014: Haiti Dialogue Series: Spotlight on Film

On Dec. 11, several filmmakers participated in a discussion as part of the Haiti Dialogue Series: Spotlight on Film event sponsored by The Haitian Roundtable.

Here are clips from their films:
Boomerang - Warrington Hudlin
In the Eye of the Spiral - Raynald Leconte
Stones in the Sun - Patricia Benoit
Blackout - Jerry LaMothe
American Promise - Michelle Stephenson

The Haitian Roundtable Presents

Haiti Dialogue Series: Spotlight on Film

THURSDAY

12.11.14

6PM - 8:30PM

Venue: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine

Lecture Hall 2

231 W. 124th Street, New York, NY

(between Frederick Douglass and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevards)

ADMISSION IS FREE

Join us for a panel discussion featuring award-winning filmmakers of Haitian descent including:

Patricia Benoit

Writer and Director, Stones in the Sun (2012)* starring Edwidge Danticat, Michele Marcelin, Diana Masi, Thierry Saintine, Patricia Rhinvil, James Noel, and Carlo Mitton. The film premiered at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival where it won the Special Jury Prize for Best Narrative Director.

Jerry LaMothe

Writer, director and producer of feature films Amour Infinity (2000) and Blackout (2007). Blackout premiered and was an official selection at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival and stars Jeffrey Wright, Zoe Saldana, Michael B. Jordan, LaTanya Richardson, Jamie Hector and Melvin Van Peebles. His short film The Tombs (2012) enjoyed a successful run in over 20 film festivals stateside and abroad.

Raynald Leconte

Producer, Executive Producer and Co-Director, In the Eye of the Spiral (2014) which just won Best Feature Documentary at the Big Apple Film Festival. The documentary captures the cultural and creative resilience of the Caribbean through the eyes of Haiti's most prominent artists.

Michèle Stephenson

Co-Director, American Promise (2013), winner of the 2013 Sundance U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Achievement in Film making. The film shines a light on the persistent academic achievement gap facing African-American boys across the country regardless of socioeconomic background.

RSVP: info@thehaitianroundtable.org

* Don't miss the NYC opening of Stones in the Sun at the Quad Cinema from November 21 to 27, 2014. For more details go to Stones in the Sun.

January 2014: Haitian Independence Awards & Reception
More info to come.
December 12, 2013 - Kreyol Connection: The After Work Party

Events Photo Gallery

HRT has hosted or co-organized over 20 events in four years of operation as an organization dedicated to civic engagement, celebrating Haitian culture and achievements in the community, as it promotes Haiti as a positive brand. These photos from past events include memories from: Public Advocate Forum, Macy's Hearts for Haiti, Dad Camp hosted by Dr. Jeff Gardere, Haiti Dialogue Series’, Kreyol Connection and more.

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