American news coverage of Haiti’s reconstruction has dwindled to virtually none, but people in the Caribbean are still struggling three years after the tragic earthquake. Haitian people are persisting despite overwhelming damage, using scant resources to rebuild day by day. Haiti Redux, a new documentary film about post-catastrophe reconstruction, explores the progress the people of the island nation have made, and the Prytania Theatre is hosting a free screening Thursday night.

You don't have to be a Rolling Elvi to help those in need in Haiti. Tonight in Espalande Ridge, a provocative panel will bring first-hand accounts of the devastation that continues in Port au Prince in the wake of the 2010 earthquake that rocked the Carribean island nation. The discussion, titled "We Bend, But We Don't Break" features a trio of New Orleanians who are actively assisting Hatians suffering from a lack of housing and cholera, and explore the human rights crisis taking place in the small country. It will take place at Community Book Center (2523 Bayou Road) beginning at 6 p.m.

Dr. MarkAlain Dery’s commitment to upholding the Hippocratic Oath ranks just above his commitment to the Krewe of the Rolling Elvi. Back in March, while most folks in New Orleans were recovering from Mardi Gras and looking forward to Jazz Fest, Dery, an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Tulane’s School of Medicine, was volunteering at Sante Total, a clinic in Jacsonville, Haiti.

Whether deluge of oil or water, the unthinkable tragedies that have hit New Orleans generally emphasize the city's more recent standing as an American city . But a national  summit on disaster response this week will reinforce the Crescent's historic connection to the Carribean.