About Us
The Quixote Center dismantles oppressive systems and structures so that vulnerable people are empowered to become the artisans of their own destiny. Inspired by liberation theology, we do this through sustainable development, U.S. policy reform, economic justice, and educational initiatives.
Latest Action
Urgent: Ask your Senator to Support the Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act – S.1854
Last month, the Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act (HCCTA) passed through the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, bringing this bill one step closer to becoming law. Quixote Center is pleased to notice that the Senate version includes new language around arms trafficking. We once again need your help urging your Senators to bring the HCCTA to a vote and vote YES!
Haiti is going through one of the most acute humanitarian crises in recent history. Illegal weapons trafficking and financing from the United States fuels the violence. HCCTA addresses the financing and so is part of the solution.
We encourage you to send a letter and make a call to your senator to make sure this bill advances through the process of becoming law.
Thank you for your continued support!
Recent Updates
Violence in Haiti: A New Report
Haiti has been in the news again this week, and not in a good way. Criminal gangs fired on US Marines guarding the US Embassy in Port-au-Prince. Although the Marines did not report injuries, it is an indicator of the gangs’ perception of impunity.
Advocacy Update on Haiti, Immigration, USMCA, War Power Resolutions
Quixote Center engages on multiple fronts to impact US policies on interrelated issues that affect the Latin American and Caribbean region.
Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act
Support for Displaced Families in Gros Morne, Haiti
Quixote Center continues to provide cash assistance to displaced families resettling in Gros Morne, Haiti. Gang violence has forced 1.4 million people in Haiti to internally displace, about 11% of the population of the country and the highest percentage of displaced persons by population in the world. Some have ended up in Gros Morne.