In Puerto Rico, and in many countries in Latin America, the day will be dedicated to honor and remember the resilience of Haitian women, and the lives of three feminist Haitian activists who died during the catastrophic earthquake that devastated Port-au-Prince on January 12, 2010: Myriam Merlet, Anne-Marie Coriolan and Magalie Marcelin.
En Puerto Rico y otros países latinoamericanos el día se dedicó a la resistencia de las mujeres haitianas y a tres activistas feministas haitianas que fallecieron en el terremoto catastrófico que devastó a Port-au-Prince el 12 de enero 2010: Myriam Merlet, Anne-Marie Coriolan y Magalie Marcelin.