A committee of Ethiopian in the Tri-State Area (New York, New Jersey and Connecticut) has issued a press release today calling for a “Grand Public Demonstration Against Dictator Meles Zenawi at Columbia University.”
Date/Time: Sep. 22, 2010, 3:00 PM
Place: Columbia University, Broadway and 116th Street, New York City
In the May 2010 election, Meles Zenawi stifled all voices of freedom and declared a sham 99.6% victory that further delegitimized his brutal regime.
Five years earlier, he had thwarted the democratic aspirations of the people of Ethiopia and ordered the brutal massacre of over 192 unarmed peaceful protesters.
Using famine, illiteracy, and ethnic division as potent weapons, he has condemned a whole generation of Ethiopians to perpetual poverty and suffering.
He has violently suppressed any threats to his despotic rule, and sent to prison opposition party leaders, including the courageous Birtukan Mideksa, journalists, and human rights activists on trumped-up charges.
In the name of bogus development, he has embezzled international aid money and the country’s meager resources; and used land, jobs, and educational opportunities as tools of subjugation.
Now, certain Columbia University professors, in blatant disregard of Zenawi’s crimes against humanity, have chosen to give the dictator a platform that he does not deserve. [read]
So, Ethiopians and friends of Ethiopia everywhere are urged to come and show their solidarity with the people of Ethiopia.
Sponsored By: Ethiopians in the NY/NJ/CT Tri-State Area
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