Gadaa.com Editorial: The petition to reclaim the name Oromian Coffee has reached the 1,000-signatures goal. Gadaa.com was not the sponsor of the petition; however, Gadaa.com was compelled to spread the word about the petition out of a sense of civic duty to the Oromo people. While it is good to get the requested 1,000 signatures, it is very disappointing that a petition of this size (only 1,000 signatures) has taken more than a month to reach its goal!
Slow responses are as bad as no responses. Every Oromo must feel a sense of urgency to sign and spread the word about such petitions in order to fully utilize the Internet as a medium for a grassroot movement.
Thanks to all those who signed the petition (and/or those who told others about the petition) after having learnt about it at Gadaa.com.