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Wednesday 20th March The delegates got together in 30 groups, each led by one individual with a secretary taking notes on the participants' thoughts and questions. They worked on 10 questions raised during the conference on Tuesday. Each of these workshops was given a name from the history of revolution, including Hugo Chavez, Jean-Jacques Dessalines and even Charlemagne Péralte. The conclusions reached during these workshops were used to write the final declaration.

Thursday 21st March, in the morning, the Congress presented the major axes of development for the next ten years to delegates and guests, contained in a document resuming the past 40 years of operations, a critical look at the weaknesses of the MPP, and the orientations resulting from the conclusions of the General Assembly held from 6th to 9th February. During this process, those present were able to give their opinions and ask questions. The debate was lively, but discussions nonetheless ended with the ratification of the document put forward to the general assembly. The theme given to this general assembly was 'Yon MPP granmoun, nan yon Ayiti granmoun' or A sovereign MPP for a sovereign Haiti, also the main theme of the Congress.

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Friday, from 11am onwards, tens of coaches arrived full of people at the Lakay centre. With the help of the MPP, who provided the transport, and the MPNKP, thousands of people came from the 10 regions in support of the movement. A float transporting musicians and another with young singers added to the atmosphere.
A mass celebratory procession of red t-shirts and straw hats set off on the road to Hinche, singing and dancing. When they got into town even more people came to join the mass and listen to a final address, written following the conclusions reached by the Congress:

Chavannes Jean-Baptiste took this opportunity to call all citizens to participate, remain vigilant to and united in the defence of national sovereignty and putting an end to foreign dependence for Haiti's food security. He called for 15% of the national budget to be allocated to the encouragement of local food production and 10% for environmental protection. The '5 trees for each Haitian' target means 50 million trees each year for the reforestation of bare and barren soils.

Senator William Jeanty and numerous press and media outlets (including Haïti Press Network, RFI, Radio métropole, Télé Guinée, Télé star, Télé Pam) reported on this historic event and unanimously agreed that the 40,000 target was far from being a dream, it was a reality.

A magnificent climax for a congress that showed the influence the MPP has in the central plateau community and in Haiti.

They were there:
Israel Emmanuel, member of the organisation committee
“We organised this march to put across a number of demands and get as many people together as possible. We can confidently say that there are around 40,000 people here today. The more people there are, the more our demands will be heard.”

Saint Louis, MPNKP member
“We are able to show that we are frustrated, that we experience difficulties in this country and we want change: farmers are

Michel Soukar and Michèle Pierre Louis opened the conference with a talk on Haiti's national sovereignty. It was a chance to recall key moments in the history of the country's independence and to reflect on the perspectives for Haiti in the new world order. National sovereignty is born of independence, which came at a high price for Haiti (trade embargoes, debt...) In the 21st century, sovereignty is an issue which is confronted with new questions about international common markets, new technologies and the relations (especially in terms of the economy) between all countries in the world. Power lies no longer in the hands of political leaders but large global corporations. For Michel Soukar, 'we cannot rewrite history, but we can choose how we write the next chapter.'

Jean-Baptiste Chavannes then spoke about food sovereignty and reminded people of the important role that farmers and organic farming have in feeding the country: 'the farmers have the role of producing and giving life.'

Then came Joao Pedro Stedile of MST, Camille Chalmers and the Director of the institue for agricultural reform in Haiti (INARA). They spoke about land recovery. What kind of agricultural reform we need was the question they answered with numerous proposals, such as guaranteeing farmers' acquisition of land, preserving soil without using chemicals, autonomy, water management... 'The objective of agrarian reform is to give farmers control of the land.' For Camille Chalmers it is essential to know the forces working against the farmers to better combat them. Everywhere, multinational companies take hold of land. Currently in Haiti, the most viable projects are those open to foreign investment, high-end tourism, etc. The problem is that ' farmer mobility is reduced and does not allow them to make strategic connections with other sectors.'

An account of the working conditions in the