Press release - August 30, 2009 - We, the Oromo American Citizen Council, (OACC) fully endorse the upcoming “March to Stop Genocide and Dictatorship in Ethiopia/Africa in Washington D.C., scheduled for September 13, 2009 in front of the United States Capitol.
The OACC is Human Rights Organization based in Minnesota and founded in 2002 whose mission is to educate and motivate Oromo Americans and others to participate in the social and political processes locally and nationally and to work to prevent violations of fundamental civil and political rights in Ethiopia and around the world.
We in the Oromo American Citizen Council are writing this letter to declare that we are joining our sisters and brothers of Ethiopia in the March to be held on September 13, 2009 to Stop Genocide and Dictatorship in Ethiopia/Africa and call upon all Oromo sisters and brothers, who live in Washington DC area to join this Historical march.
The OACC strongly encourage all members and partner organizations to fully participate, as able, in this coalition of like-minded groups who are seeking human rights, democracy, the rule of law, peace, unity and economic prosperity in Ethiopia and in Africa.
The “March to Stop Genocide and Dictatorship in Ethiopia/Africa;” is an event that could exert much pressure to change foreign policies towards Ethiopia and Africa so that free countries stopped supporting dictators and perpetrators of genocide and other crimes against humanity; positively altering the future of our country and of our continent.
This is a significant opportunity in the history of this struggle and the OACC will not be a bystander. Our shared goals with the objectives of this march demand our full participation. We have no excuses for the people back home, who will continue to live under tyranny, misery and hardship, if we who live in freedom, refuse to come together due to differences of ethnicity, regionalism, politics, religion, turf issues or other such differences.
For those who want to know more about the OACC and our work, please contact us or see our website http://www.oromoamerican.org/
August 31st, 2009 at 4:42 am
This is a very crucial stand in the struggle for freedom and democracy. It is high time to let the world know what is going on in Ethiopia. The developed world seems to be indifferent to the political crisis in Ethiopia. Therefore, a big effort is required to show our determination for freedom and democracy, and to show the gravity of human rights violation in Ethiopia.
August 31st, 2009 at 5:11 am
very good brothers and sisters of our Oromo Ethiopians. This will shake Woyane as little Woyane wants to keep us divided. Now, it the time to come, to martch and stand together to be the voice of our entire Ethiopian people. I am sure we will have beautiful Ethiopia with an equal opportunity of every thing in the land. Welcome OACC. This will be the nightmare for woyane(the ethnic aparthide and greedy and lemang Tegere).
August 31st, 2009 at 6:48 am
Thank you OACC! Yes, we must and shall stand together on democracy rule of law and human rights irrespective of our differences. This sends millions of shocks to those who do not want to see peace and respect for all human kind.
Every human soul will bless your deeds, esp those of you, who have decided to take this bold step in order to address a century-old problem of our society in Ethiopia. Hopefully, we shall reach our common goal only if we understand the nature of humanity, rule of law and democratice exercise of our society without any interference from without! Let’s think of the BIG PICTURE - Live together without imposing any difficulty on any of our fellow brothers and sisters in Ethiopia.
God Bless You All!
Beenyaa Dhufera, Cambridge Uni, UK
August 31st, 2009 at 7:51 am
This is a vital important and a Good Start. Oromos and others must work together with all Ethiopians as a nation. This is only the means of survival of Ethiopians and Ethiopia. Ethnich division helps only the enemy of all Ethiopians. Specially Oromos should not be fooled by foreign enemies. Oromos are Ethiopians nothing more or less. What is needed is democracy and the rule of law.
Ethiopia prevails.
August 31st, 2009 at 10:54 am
I am an Oromo and if I were living in DC, I would come and denounce this fasciest regime of Meles Zenawi. However, I won’t carry that bandira; instead I would be wearing my T-shirt (or kofiya) with Oromian (OLF) flag on it. Or I would carry the OLF flag instead. Just as I don’t have any problem with those who carry the Minilik’s-Ethiopian flag (or Meles’s-Ethiopian flag), you Habeshas, should be ok of me (or other Oromo brothers and sisters) holding which ever flag I (we) carry. This is one small piece of what “self-determination” is all about.
Personally, I don’t live in DC, so I won’t show up any way. But I fully support the March if it is only about “STOPPING GENOCIDE”, and no other agenda or slogan which I/we oppose is mixed with it, such as “opposing self-determination” or “needing unconditional unity”.
August 31st, 2009 at 11:31 am
በአንድነት መነሳት በጣም አስፈላጊ በሆነበት በዚህ ወሳኝ ጊዜ ሁሉም ዘርና ወገን ሳይለይ አብሮ መታገል አለበት :: OACC ያደረጉት ውሳኔ ወደአንድ ጎራ የምንመጣበትን ጅምር እንቅስቃሴ እንደሚያበረታታ ተስፋ አለን :: እስኪ ለተወሰነ ጊዜ መከፋፈሉን ትተን አንድ እንሁን :: ኢትዮጵያ ለዘላለም በአንድነቷ ተከብራ ትኖራለች ::
August 31st, 2009 at 11:34 am
Daandii Qajeelaa
Just come and show up Brother. We have a lot in common and less differences that will be even undermined if we come together and start to talk, hear out each others pain and find common ground. Come as a human, as a person holding what ever you believe in. I personally will stretch out my arms and accept you with a big hug.
August 31st, 2009 at 12:11 pm
I do also endorse this march of Amharas, Oromos and others together. But we should think about the strategic marching together for centuries to come, not only for one day! Which can be our common denominator for that? Self-determination or unconditional unity? Enjoy it here:
Reviving AFD (Alliance for Freedom and Democracy)!
To get rid of the TPLF regime, there is no other way as an alternate to the reorganization of AFD! Now it seems there is a hint to do it. As I heared from an interview given by Ob Daud Ibsa in VOA Afaan Oromo programme, certain liberation fronts are working together as an alliance: OLF, ONLF, SLF, BPLM and GPLM. It is a good restart. Such an alliance is the only way forward. MEDREK aka Forum for Democratic Dialog, FDD, at home and TIBIBIR aka AFD in diaspora including the cooperation as well coordination of these two alliances is the best method to get rid of the dictatorial regime!!
Read more:
http://www.ethioplanet.com/medrek
August 31st, 2009 at 3:08 pm
Reading some of the comments here, it is easy to see woyanes PDOs are busy at work this political season :) They wish all of us nuke each other with self-determination vs. unity contentions so you know they can keep running their multi-billion business.
August 31st, 2009 at 3:13 pm
I will see this as an opportunity or as a good begining for our nation to be united under the umberalla of freedom, justice and democracy regardless of who we are and what we are. It will carry a message for the Woyanes and its “buchiloch” that we won’t be separated forever, It will come a day that we speak all languages of ethiopia together and preach the sprit of brotherhood in that soil. It will come a day that we stop to say “They sing a song of freedom, justic and democracy in Ethiopia” instead We should sing it together breath it together and finally we shout we acheived it together.
The woyane regime will not see Ethiopia divided as they wished it to be. We will continue fighting hand to hand till its last breath….
August 31st, 2009 at 4:02 pm
From GETACHEW REDA-;
It is all good. But, while condemning the TPLF crime, you also need to condemn the crime of the secessionist OLF that committed atrocities against innocent Amhara Ethiopian peasants. The horrendous massacres, burning and looting, deportation, public floggings, atrocities and genocide perpetrated by separatists who claim they are not Ethiopians, extremist Islamic sectors, OPDO, OLF TPLF is well documented. The OLF leaders who did such horrendous Human Crime are living with you where you claimed based. You all need to ask for their deportation out of America and Europe and send to prison instead of flirting with such bloody criminals. That what serious business mean when you engage working for their deportation I will trust you after that. Therefore, we have to be clear when we condemn Human Rights abuse perpetrated by TPLF, you also need to condemned and held OLF accountable for its despicable barbaric acts in this 21sT century. We only come to believe you when you condemned OLF as well for the atrocities still waiting to be taken to the justice when the world becomes well learned and civilized what Human Right meant. Liberation Front (secessionists) leaders need to be out of the politics for a while than to seek a hide for their crime. They can buy time, but they can’t hide for ever in the name of Liberation Fronts. I am sure those who care about Human Rights should not oppose the demand OLF to be charged and condemned for its crime. You can’t free one while condemned and hold accountable only TPLF. Good Luck! Getachew Reda www.Ethiopiansemay.blogspot.com
August 31st, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Daandii Qajeelaa:
Please be positive - Assume there are million of Oromo’s who are sick & tired of such divisive opinion. I too am an Oromo born in Amara-Soma (now Tajo) near Tulu-Wolell. Brother, don’t be negatively opinionated. Oromo’s knew what good more than you & I. For example, I visited my birth place a couple months ago after 29 years and found out that from Ambo - to- Nekemte-Gimbi-to-Dambi-to-fincho to my destination Amara Soma, and saw the same feeling in everyone. They are starving, mutilated and humiliated by woyane cadres. That is also true in my trip to Adama- Asebe-Dere-Harar- Awasa, Asela, Bahar Dar and so on. Everyone faces the same issue; everyone wanted to be librated from Woyanne. BTW, looking at this people, and talking to local, they have common issue and common problem than who hold and what flag. lets work together and elevate the concerns that Oromo’s other in Ethiopia faces.
August 31st, 2009 at 9:15 pm
we are side by side wether we indorse UNITY or SELF-DETERMINATION.
It is time for all of us to focus on WOYANES. 2 decades of continous crimes must end now. LETS PUT OUR DIFFERENCES A SIDE AND WORK FOR THE SAKE OF OUR PEOPLE.
September 1st, 2009 at 5:39 am
This development is music to my ears. Thank you profoundly OACC!!!
Victory is in sight for the oppressed masses of Ethiopia.
September 1st, 2009 at 7:44 am
ጎበዝ በጣም የሚዘገንን ጽሁፍ ነው የተጻፈው:: በዘረኞች ተግባር ኢትዮጵያዊነታችንና ማንነታችንን ማንም ሊሽረው አይችልም:: ኦሮሞ የምንባል የውድ ኢትዮጵያ ሃገር ተወላጆች ብሔረሰብ ዜጎች እንጂ: እህቶችና ወንድሞች ኢትዮጵያውያን ጋር (we are joining our sisters and Brothers of Ethiopia) የሚል አረፍተነገርን ማንበብ አሳፋሪ ተግባር ነውና EMF! ይህንን ጽሁፍ ስታስተናግዱ ምን ተሰማችሁ?
ዲሞክራሲ ነው ልትሉን ነው? “ኢትዮፎረም”:- ኢትዮጵያውያን የሚወያዩበት የሚማማሩበት ወይም የተሳሳቱት የሚተቻቹበት መድረክ ሆኖ ነውና የሚተቻቹበት: ውድ ሃገራቸውን ትተው ወይም “ኢትዮጵያዊ አሜሪካውያን” መባልን ትተው የብሔረሰብ ስማቸውን ወደሃገር ስም ፈጥረው OACC ማለታቸው ኢትዮጵያዊነታቸውን በግልጽ የካዱ ወይም የወያኔ አባላት የሆኑ እባቦች መሆን አለባቸው::
የኦሮሞ ብሔረስብ አባላት እንደዚህ በመጻፍ አንድነትን ለማናጋት አያወናብዱም:: የወያኔ የመጨረሻ ውሳኔው ብሔረሰብን ከብሔረስብ ማጋጨት ስለሆነ ምንጊዜም ሃቀኛ ኢትዮጵያውያን መጠንቀቅ የዜግነት “ግዴታችን” ነው:: የወያኔ ትልቁ ትኩረት በኦሮሞ ብሔረሰብ ላይ ነውና እንጠንቀቅ::
” ኢትዮጵያዊነት ጸንቶ የቆየውና ያኮራን ከጥንት አባቶችና እናቶች የጽናት ተጋድሎና የደም የመስዋእትነት ውጤት ነው ” :: ኢትዮጵያዊነትን በጽናት እንንከባከብ: ዘረኝነትና የወንበዴዎችን የታሪክ ፈጠራ በግልጽ እንቃወም::
ኢትዮጵያ ለዘለአለም ትኑር! አሜን
September 1st, 2009 at 7:59 am
OACC! ከወያኔ ጋር ምንድንነው የሚለያችሁ? እነርሱም እንደናንተው በዘረኛ ስም TPLF እና ሌላም የማናቆሪያ ዘረኛ ድርጅት ፈጥረውና ተባብለው ነው የሚጠራሩት:: የእኔ ቤተስቦች ሁሉ “ኢትዮጵያዊ” ነህ: የብሔረሰብ ስም ስትጠራ ኦሮሞ ብለህ ተናገር ብለው አስተምረውኛል እኮራበታለሁ:: ኢትዮጵያ የብዙ ብሔረሰብ ሃገር መሆንዋንና በመጽሃፍ ቅዱስ ውስጥ እንኳን “በዘሁልቁ-ምዕራፍ 12 ቁጥር 1 ላይ የኢትዮጵያ ታሪክ ይጀምራል::
የፋሽስት ወያኔ Genocider መሆን ከስያሜው ነው የጀመረውና እራሳችሁን መርምሩ አታወናብዱን::
ኢትዮጵያ ለዘለአለም ትኑር!
September 1st, 2009 at 8:10 am
Ogina and Daandii you guys are well come join yourself with other Ethiopians no matter what you believe or accept mellese is also killing Ethiopian oromos our biggest problem in the meantime is woyanne and only woyanne whom we have to get rid of from ethiopian land and we will give the chance for every ethnic to decide for himself but not eritrean type rather all the decision comes from the majority like it fits the civilized world
September 1st, 2009 at 1:04 pm
Dagafa,
What is wrong with you buddy? All I said was “I should not be vilified by anyone on the demonestration because I cary an OLF flag or wear an OLF T-shirt or hat”, just as I don’t vilify those who cary the Ethiopian flag. Is this not fair? Is this “being negative” to you? Please be reasonable and understanding. Do you want me to drop all my beliefs overnight? What the Oromo people feel and think remains to be seen, you are just reflecting your own perception.
September 1st, 2009 at 3:25 pm
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September 1st, 2009 at 6:00 pm
Aite Getachew Reda,
I am sure you are now in a night mare! Amharas and Oromos are uniting against your Weyane. Just kill your self!
Aite Robele,
I know what you want, but your accepting of the march of Amharas and Oromos together at the moment is commendable. Register in your nifxaam mind, that no lasting solution can happen till nations have their self-determination. OLF is so smart, it now just gives the alliance the chance to be materalized, but be sure it never compromises on the right of Oromos to self-determination. Now enjoy your music!!!
September 1st, 2009 at 8:21 pm
GETACHEW REDA have been promoting hate against Oromo’s. I have been reading all his comments about oromo(OLF) for yrs.What you hate the most is on the way, where the F… YOU GOING TO HIDE YOURSELF and ……going to post your picture online so that the oromo’s will know you!! leba.
September 1st, 2009 at 8:57 pm
Hi alll
Hummmmm OROMO AMERICANS council??????? It is funny! Nobody knows a country called OROMIYA. What does it mean Oromo Americans? It is the smae as saying SILTE AMERICANS or GUJI AMERICANS.So nobody understands what it means Oromo Americans. Because is does not make sense. It only shows ignorance.Anyways let the dreamers enjoy their Qijet!!! ha ha ha
September 2nd, 2009 at 4:54 am
OACC የሚለው ዘረኛ ቅጥያ ስም የተፈጠረው: በዘረኛው የወያኔ አባሎች ወይም ተመሳሳይ ዘረኞች የኢትዮጵያውያን ጠላቶች ናቸው:: የወያኔን የ Genocide ተግባር እንቃወማለን ብለው ዋናውን የ Genocide መንገድ እያካሄዱ ይገኛሉና እነዚህን ጠንቀቅ ማለት ነው:: ይህ ስያሜ ነው ሃገራችንን እያጠፋና ወያኔን የበለጠ እያስደሰተ ያለውና OACC የምትሉትን ነገር ETCC ብትሉት የኦሮሞ ህዝብ ይሰማችኋል:: እንደናንተ ያሉትን ሁሉ የኦሮሞ ብሔረሰብ ተወላጅ ሁሉ አንቅሮ ተፍቷቸዋል::
ድል ለኢትዮጵያ ህዝብ!!!
September 2nd, 2009 at 10:03 am
You are crying about megentel [self determination]but We oromo people wants to be free from weyane. We are killed ,imprisond and beaten by weyane. [listen the voice of abo bulcha demeksa ]our immdiate problem is to rid of weyane.unnessary fighting with other nation is helping weyane to stay in power and helping continung the oromo people , amahara ,ogada ,afar , sidama, guragae welayta and … killing etc.We the oromo poeple do not want to creat different country.We want real democracy.We want the the fedral language .Your program is the base for figting each other.like bedeno arissi …..etic like weyane now is doing.We saw Eriteria under one dectator we do not want dectaters.we want only democracy.
September 2nd, 2009 at 11:46 am
Ageren,
I understand why “Oromo Americans” looks funny to you. But, believe me OACC exists and fully operational with hundreds of members, for many years now, whether you like it or not. What matters is whether Oromos want it or not, not yours. Hold your emotion, it is real.
20 years ago, the name “Oromia” (given by OLF by the way) was funny or “Qijet” to use your own words. It is not funny any more! It is real! That is a result of struggle. Whether there will be a country called “Oromia” or whether it is “qijet” of some crazy “dreamers” is to be seen in the future. Hold your laugh, be patient, wait and see. By the way, why didn’t you say anything about Wayyaanees? Or, are you…….?
Just wondering.
Peace
September 3rd, 2009 at 5:01 am
Daandii Qajeelaa, You are on of “Mattaa Faagullo” similaar to Weeyanee not to be exist on the Earth thinking like a Wild Animal.
Oromo Nation People are awakening to punch you and Weyanee.
WE OROMO PEOPLE NATION ARE PROUDING AS AN EHIOPIAN FOREVER.
VICTORY TO ALL ETHIOPIAN!!!
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:20 am
Anbese,
Why don’t you pass your English 101 class before jumping to insult me? Or why don’t you use your favorite quanquwa, Amharic? The only problem with that is I don’t have the Ge’ez Fidel on my computer, which means I can’t read it. Oh, by the way, did you say “we Oromo Nation People”? Ha ha ha ha. I don’t have any problem of you claiming to be an Oromo, who is “prouding as an Ethiopian”, but what the heck is “Oromo People Nation” my dear? kkkkkkk.
September 3rd, 2009 at 3:34 pm
Oromos’ main objective now is to remove the sewu-belaa regime. All other things are secondary!!!
September 4th, 2009 at 4:58 am
Weyane Daandii Qajeela! come on with your nonesense, Natoinalist wildish Friends for English exam. You are definetly from Tigray-Weyane pretending as Oromo & you are an illitracy Dedebit jungle person thinking like animal.
Amharic will be continue as an officail Languge forever in Ethiopia & we are prouding for it.
Victory to all Ethiopian!!!
September 5th, 2009 at 8:59 am
Anbese
come on Tigrayan will not pretend to be oromo in your nightmare or day dream ass hole
September 6th, 2009 at 8:43 am
rahel! I knew this person verywell, from where he is pretending to be Oromo Nation.
His comments is based on weyane-Dedebit Ideology to split all Ethiopian Nations.
He is from Dedebit believe or not.
rahel! please, do not swear!
September 6th, 2009 at 5:32 pm
Anbes what do you mean not swear i am not swearing you are anass hole son of a bitch you are dedeb ahya not that peorson from dedebit bastard you think you now every thing dirty low life losser
September 6th, 2009 at 7:38 pm
I am SOOO glad to hear of this march! But I am so sad because I cant make it! But is there only going to be one this year? Will there be another one?
September 7th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
Anbas, please kindly stop your nonsense comments. Think 1st with your stone-head mind before putting out! We/Oromos knew you who you are.
dedeb.
September 8th, 2009 at 6:00 am
rahel & shall be! why do you insulting any person in this web? perhaps you are suffering in inferriority complex or loose something happen in your mind or you are trpped in suffering so many things
rahel & shallow, both of you are domaras, mehaym, nftam, choma ras.
September 9th, 2009 at 7:46 am
Andnett are you telling me you loose so many things in your brain the sad thing is there is no brain mechanic to fix your screwed up brain you what ever happend in your stupid life no hope for you low life losser
September 10th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
I’m not sure if anyone knows this, but there will be a massive health care rally on DC on the same exact day:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/9/10/11737/5798
The OACC may want to consider this in their plans to move forward. Also, I am a DC resident and I just heard about this march… where is the PR and the advanced notice? I would have attended, but now I am committed to working at the health care rally.
September 19th, 2009 at 4:50 am
Members of Oromo American Citizen Council (OACC),
As a member of Oromo nation I appreciate your mature and far-sited noble decision to join peaceful struggle of Ethiopian people for justice, peace, democracy, human rights, and development. This type of cooperation has the potential to bring to an end the suffering of all Ethiopian people. But for those selfish organizations and individuals who committed in formulation of false propagandas to kill the cooperation between peoples my message is short and clear: Do not waste your energy on negative interference to unfairly reject the natural identification (language, culture, and history) of Oromo or misinterpreting the legitimate and sovereign cause of Oromo people for which they have been paid expensive prices since the end of 19th century.
Be wise to cooperate with Oromo organizations.
Good job, Keep it up OACC!
Macaa