Kinijit delegates Wzt. Bertukan Mideksa and Ato Debebe Eshetu held town hall meetings in Toronto, Canada, on Saturday, and Calgary, on Sunday.
Over 700 Ethiopians who reside in Toronto attended the meeting, according to the organizers.
Artist Abebe Belew was also in Toronto to help with fund raising where $20,000 was raised. Calgary, where there are much fewer Ethiopians, raised the same amount.
The Kinijit delegation will arrive at the Vancouver International Airport on Nov 8 at 6:45 pm. Kinijit Vancouver has planned a warm and colorful welcoming ceremony when they arrive at the airport
Ethiopians in Vancouver will meet with Kinijit leaders Saturday, Nov. 10. Place: Cambian Hall; Address: 215 East 17th Avenue; Time: 3:00 PM
For more information click here or call Kinijit Vancouver at 604 318 0915.
Kinijit delegates Wzt. Bertukan Mideksa and Ato Debebe Eshetu meet with Kinijit Canada Council members in Toronto, Nov 3, 2007