While celebrating the 218
th anniversary of the Haitian Flag, May 18, 2021, civil society organizations within the country and in the US planned joint protests in opposition to what they call the unconstitutional and illegal referendum on the constitution and elections being organized and promoted by President Jovenel Moïse. The protests are also aimed to highlight the hypocrisy of the international community that still supports Mr. Moïse’s autocratic rule. The organizers hope to bring the world’s attention to what is happening in the country; the issue of Haiti is not that people are not responsible for their lot, but international superpowers as well as incompetent leaders and outlaws. Protest organizers noted that in 2011, international superpowers imposed the presidency of Michel Marthely, an incompetent drug addict devoid of leadership capabilities on the unsuspecting people of Haiti. In addition to the protest the referendum, those planning to attend the rally in Washington, included Haitian artists who are poised to denounce the international support for deviants, bandits, and squanderers of the PetroCaribe funds.