Ethiopian American activists in DC metro area plan to collect thousands of signatures on Saturday night in front of the D.C. Armory from Teddy Afro’s fan that would urge Secretary of State Hillary Clinton demand the ruling regime in Ethiopia to immediately and unconditionally release Birtukan Mideksa.
Representatives of Ethiopian Americans announced that Teddy Afro’s New Year concert is expected to be a prime opportunity to support Birtukan Mediksa.
Today, Ethiopian American Civic Advocacy and March 4 Freedom activists joined UDJ DC to collect petitions from Ethiopian Americans living in DC Metro that urge Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to use all diplomatic means to strongly demand the ruling regime in Ethiopia to immediately and unconditionally release Birtukan Mideksa.
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Several hundred signatures were gathered on the petition urging Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to strongly demand the ruling regime in Ethiopia to immediately and unconditionally release Birtukan Mideksa.
Ethiopian American Advocacy and March 4 Freedom would like to thank all Ethiopians who took it upon themselves today to assist Birtukan Mideksa by participating in the petition drive.
To sign the petition you may click here.
December 4, 2009
Press Release
No Blank Checks for African Despots at Copenhagen Climate Conference!
The Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, we hope, will help bring about decisions that are significantly important to the well being of our planet. As we look forward to a positive outcome of the conference, we would like to take this opportunity to also note the importance of Human rights, good governance, and poverty reduction for a sustainable protection of our planet.
Recognizing the fact those who are most affected by ongoing damaging climate change are the people of developing nations, particularly those living in Africa; we urge the participants to take extreme care in decision making to help the continent from the catastrophic destabilization of global climate. Continue reading »
