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Haiti

place · in 28 videos (2007–2011)

Mentions by year: 2007: 1 · 2010: 11 · 2011: 16

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2007

  • 2007-06-14 · June 13: Dominican Debacles — Relaying a man they met, Hank says Haitians flood into the Dominican Republic because their situation is much worse, Dominicans into Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans into the US, each seeking better conditions. (00:02:08)

2010

  • 2010-01-14 · Froghoppin' with Gatsby — John says Pat Robertson, explaining why an active God allowed the earthquake in the worst possible place, claimed Haitians made a deal with the devil and were getting payback; John calls that stupid. (00:02:47)
  • 2010-01-15 · Introduction to Chemistry with Hank — Calling the situation in Haiti dire, Hank asks viewers to help, e.g. by texting HAITI to 90999 to give $10 to the Red Cross via their phone bill, or more through the sidebar link. (00:03:24)
  • 2010-02-04 · Win The Awesomest Prizes EVAR! — Hank says much still needs doing for Haiti; though it is no longer a big news story and the shock is wearing off, the world still needs to address it. (00:00:29)
  • 2010-02-04 · Win The Awesomest Prizes EVAR! — Hank says the Harry Potter Alliance, a non-profit built on the Harry Potter fan community, is raffling remarkable prizes for Haiti, with all the money going to Haiti. (00:00:29)
  • 2010-02-04 · Win The Awesomest Prizes EVAR! — Hank says the Harry Potter Alliance, the Harry Potter community and the Nerdfighter community have together raised $86,000, enough to charter two cargo planes of aid to Haiti. (00:02:15)
  • 2010-03-02 · The Marriage Ref SUCKS — John says unlike NBC, Nerdfighteria is not in the advertiser business but in pond sand filters, Haitian relief and the pizza shirt, and above all in taking care of each other. (00:02:14)
  • 2010-03-13 · Peeing, Pooping, Prescription Drugs, and Ramen Noodle Fires — Hank announces that winners of the Harry Potter Alliance's Helping Haiti Heal raffle have been chosen and notified by email; the team will contact them soon. (00:02:42)
  • 2010-03-13 · Peeing, Pooping, Prescription Drugs, and Ramen Noodle Fires — Hank says five planes full of aid supplies are already on their way to help Haiti heal. (00:03:11)
  • 2010-04-27 · Nerdfighters, They Named a PLANE After Us — Nerdfighters with the HP Alliance raised enough to fill four planes with medicine and water for Haiti; the fourth and final plane leaves Thursday, and Partners in Health calls it the SS DFTBA. (00:01:38)
  • 2010-06-21 · You're Gonna Die — Truth or Fail option one, one of two purported facts: the US goal against England in the 1950 World Cup 'Miracle on Grass' was scored not by an American but by a Haitian. (00:02:57)
  • 2010-07-06 · With a private person — a private person is a big supporter of the Harry Potter Alliance, a charity Nerdfighteria often partners with; together they raised $123,000 to help Haiti and sent the SS DFTBA there. (00:01:57)
  • 2010-08-10 · JOIN THE PEN15 CLUB!! — Hank reports Wyclef Jean is running for president of Haiti, with his supposed strength being that he is not a politician and doesn't know Haitian politics. (00:00:29)
  • …and 2 more statements in 2010 (most important shown)

2011

  • 2011-03-08 · Why is Haiti Poor? — Hank says that the morning after the concert he gets up very early to go to Haiti, and takes his malaria medication two days before the trip. (00:00:15)
  • 2011-03-08 · Why is Haiti Poor? — Hank says the Dominican Republic is roughly ten times better off than Haiti, which is strange because both are on the same small island, Hispaniola. (00:01:01)
  • 2011-03-08 · Why is Haiti Poor? — Hank says there are three schools of thought on the gap: the environment, colonialism and bad government. (00:01:10)
  • 2011-03-08 · Why is Haiti Poor? — Hank: a mountain range on the border makes warm, wet air drop its rain on the Dominican side, leaving Haiti, about a third of the island, the dry side; water drives agriculture and industry. (00:01:16)
  • 2011-03-08 · Why is Haiti Poor? — Hank says colonialism made it worse: Haiti was France's biggest Western Hemisphere investment, with 300,000 slaves against about 20,000 in the Spanish-owned, three-times-larger Dominican Republic. (00:01:52)
  • 2011-03-08 · Why is Haiti Poor? — Hank says Haiti shed colonialism much sooner than most of the world, but its 20th century was really bad government: coups, civil war, war with the DR, US occupation, dictators, military rule. (00:02:21)
  • 2011-03-08 · Why is Haiti Poor? — Hank says the longest stability came under the Duvaliers, François then Jean-Claude, whose forces killed and raped while they pocketed foreign aid and all tax money. (00:02:43)
  • 2011-03-08 · Why is Haiti Poor? — Hank says Haiti's situation is not good and dares anyone to find a solution, because no one can. (00:03:23)
  • 2011-03-08 · Why is Haiti Poor? — Hank says that does not mean we can't help people in small ways; he is excited to be part of that and hopes to let viewers help in future. (00:03:27)
  • 2011-03-22 · Helping Haiti — Hank says that last week he flew from Miami to Port-au-Prince, then on a small, bumpy plane to Pignon, to meet people there with Water.org and learn how they live. (00:00:32)
  • 2011-03-22 · Helping Haiti — Hank says a key lesson from Haiti is that not all non-profits are equal; having done due diligence on how Water.org operates, he is comfortable asking viewers to donate to it. (00:03:06)
  • 2011-03-23 · Why Does My Dog Eat Poop? — John thanks Hank for his extraordinarily thoughtful and nuanced video about Haiti, which gave viewers a real way to really help, linked in the description. (00:00:00)
  • …and 21 more statements in 2011 (most important shown)