Kinijit leaders who are currently on a working visiting in the U.S. arrived in Boston Saturday morning. Ethiopians in Boston turned out in large numbers to give them a warm welcome. After getting some rest they attended a fund raising dinner which raised over $40,000, according to the organizers. In her speech at the dinner, Wzt. Bertukan made a public appeal to Ato Hailu Shawel to join the delegation. The audience expressed support for her appeal through loud cheers and applause. Boston is Kinijit’s strong hold in the U.S., and today’s events — the welcoming ceremony at the airport in the morning, and the fund raising dinner — have proved that. One of the main reasons for Kinijit leaders’ travel to the U.S. is to raise funds, and so far they are on track to raise over a million dollars. They have up to now collected close to 1/4th of that in just two cities. The funds will be used to rebuild the party’s structure in Ethiopia and reopen its offices through out the country. If Woyanne allows that is yet to be seen. Ethiopian Review is grateful to Aklog Lemeneh, Samuel Belihu, Ashebir Tadesse, Minasse Yimam, and Yohannes Tessema for helping with our live coverage of Kinijit’s arrival in Boston and the fund raising event…
Kinijit leaders arrive in Boston [Photo: Kinijit Boston]