Ethiopian Americans Flag Raising Ceremony in California
On Friday, September 10, at 12:00 noon pride will light up the face of every Ethiopian and Ethiopian American who comes to celebrate the six annual Ethiopian flag raising ceremony in San Jose.
The Annual Ethiopian Flag raising Festival is a celebratory event that gives Ethiopians, Ethiopian Americans, friends, and supporters the chance to come together not only to celebrate the New Year of Ethiopia, but also to stir the patriotism within the hearts of Ethiopians, so we will never forget our roots, even when we are far away from country. Please join the San Jose City Mayor, Vice Mayor, City Council members at the unprecedented flag raising ceremony where the Ethiopia flag will fly over in the heart of the Silicon Valley.
This special civic ceremony is an excellent exercise to keep our tradition and respect for the homeland alive in the soul of every Ethiopian. So invite friends and family, dress in green yellow and red and come celebrate with us!
San Jose is the first and the only city in the entire United States of America officially hosting the Ethiopian flag.
Place: 200 E Santa Clara Street
Date: Sep 10th 2010
Time: 12:00 Noon We look forward to seeing you at the event!
Ethiopian Americans Council (EAC)
e-mail ethioamericans@gmail.com
Fikru : He Distanced Himself From The Fake Protest
An increasing number of Ethiopians who took part in the TPLF’s scam and sham demonstration in Washington DC on August 5, 2010 are asking for removal of their names and pictures from the “Name and Shame” website which shows photographs of the ralliers. These Ethiopians explained that they took part because they were misled about the objective of the demonstration. They thought it was solely about genuine national concerns such as the international distribution of the Nile water. When showing up, they found out that the demonstration organisers actually wanted to take advantage of the ralliers to pretend that the TPLF’s attacks against Human Rights Watch, and generally the government’s repression in Ethiopia, had the backing of diaspora members.
A participant of the TPLF rally, called Fikru and residing in the DC area, expressed his regret for being a part of the demonstration that was intended to mislead the American public, the Obama administration, and the Ethiopian population. Expressing his apology to the people of Ethiopia and Ethiopians in the Diaspora, Fikru asked March 4 Freedom to remove his picture from the Name and Shame website and confirmed that he would go on the air at Addis Dimits Radio to expose the TPLF’s demonstration scam. Fikru also stated that the contents of the demonstration did not reflect his beliefs about democracy in Ethiopia and added that he is not in any way affiliated with repressive regime.
We have therefore removed his photograph and name from the Name and Shame website.
Amanuel Biedemariam –Leading up to the fake “demonstration” the TPLF or Meles Zenawi’s supporters conducted, they run an ad detailing the reasons for the event. The sign read, “Come for a peaceful demonstration. A huge turnout Demonstration at the White House and State Dept is planned for August 5, 2010 at… in support of Ethiopia’s effort to make poverty a thing of the past, continuous Economic growth and its right to use the Nile River, and in opposition to the recent terrorist acts against our people in Uganda.”
Where to start; so much to ponder?… But first, let’s look at the statement of “peaceful demonstration.” What would “peaceful” mean to a group that put a nation in shackles, committed major crimes on Ethiopians in the Ogaden, Gambella Oromo and roasted civilians in Somalia like roaches; deported thousands of Eritreans after they stole their hard-earned wealth? What would “peaceful demonstration” mean to Meles Zenawi and his Aigaforum criminal partners that shot direct hundreds of innocent civilians in front of the whole world?
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A group of Ethiopians who took part in the Woyanne fake march in Washington DC last Thursday have expressed deep regret and offered their heartfelt apology to the people of Ethiopia and Ethiopians in the Washington Metro Area after finding out the real objective of the march and who were behind it.
Some of the individuals were brought from Ohio and other states and had been misinformed that the march was organized by a coalition of all Ethiopian civic and political groups in DC. When they arrived at the demonstration site they were shocked to see the ugly Woyanne flag all over the place and Solomon Tekalign singing about Meles Zenawi’s eyebrows. They later found out that the whole thing was financed by Abinet Gebremeskel, Al Amoudi’s assistant, and coordinated by Woyanne cadres and thugs.
Addis Dimts Radio’s Sunday program has a segment on both the Woyanne fake march and the protest rally in front of Chinese embassy that was organized by Ethiopians in the DC area on Thursday. Click here to Listen. Disappointed by the low turnout, Negussie Woldemariam of YeHod Fiker Radio on his Sunday program asked the Woyanne regime to confiscate land and houses given to those Ethiopians in the Washington DC area who have failed to attend the rally.
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