Michaële Jean
/Overview
Michaële Jean born Port-au-Prince, Haiti September 6, 1957. Governor-General of Canada 2005-10; first woman head of International Francophone Organization 2015; UNESCO Special Envoy for Haiti; nominee for UN Secretary General 2016.
Quotations
“We will stop bullying, verbal abuse, violent intimidation, and knee-jerk hatred for differences, by creating and nurturing a culture of respect, a culture of nonviolence, a culture of curiosity for the other, a culture of amazement before what we do not yet understand. Break the silence, dare to speak out, and the whole edifice of intimidation comes crumbling down. The tool of violence becomes powerless. . . That’s the power of words, of words and action, together.” (International Day of Pink, Jan. 29, 2015; photo michaëledean)