- "Building a Bridge to a New Ethiopia"

"Building a Bridge to a New Ethiopia"

Jimma Times - Nov 10, 2008 - A Minnesota Ethiopian Dialogue, Building a Bridge to a New Ethiopia - Do We Do it Alone or in Solidarity?

Sunday, November 16, 2008 from 2PM to 7PM @ 350 Anderson Hall at the University of Minnesota

Ogadeni, Oromo, Amhara, Anuak and other Ethiopians live in the Twin Cities and in greater Minnesota, but usually do not interact with each other, yet they share many things in common, including their love of their families and their motherland and their deep concern for these loved ones back home in Ethiopia who continue to face hardship, oppression and suffering.

The Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia has called on leaders among the Minnesota Ethiopian communities and ethnic organizations to hold "A Minnesota Ethiopian Dialogue" in order to build new bridges of solidarity not only to Ethiopia, but between isolated ethnic groups so that all groups might be empowered to work together on some of the most pressing issues facing, affecting and threatening the lives of all Ethiopians. Read More.