Tigrayanism confronting Ethiopianism By Getachew Reda

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Sunday, January 27, 2013

Tigrayanism confronting Ethiopianism

Ethiopia and her children under stress caused by the anti Ethiopian groups namely TPLFand EPLF. The above photo is the beautiful"ETHIOPIA", the popular Africanist, the patriotic Ethiopian, the lovely Yeharer Work Gashawvisiting the captured Teen age Ethiopian Armies by the Eritrean banditry army during the " war occurred between TPLF and EPLF after both bandits became government of Eritrea and Ethiopia ". These captives were kept in horrible prisons and conditions in Eritrea, Yeharer was trying to negotiate with the banditry leaders’ of the EPLF for their release. She is interviewing the captive Teen age armies and others sharing their difficulties.. TPLF was responsible largely for Ethiopians to be captured in massive under this condition to protect the present border of Tigray. These are Teenagers that TPLF forced them to join the war after TPLF carelessly that TPLF let its borders unprotected for reason no one yet knew why? None of the TPLF leaders yet hold accountable for such irresponsible sluggish border security that lead to many thousand Ethiopian life consumed. Where is Justice that could have bring TPLF leaders to court of law under these jungle bandits? Listen part 1-2- how the Tigrayan speakers in the army as commanders of the army shuttered the view of none Tigringa speaking army. Listen the audio Part one and part 2.

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About the Ethiopian National Government in Exile (ENGIE)

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About the Ethiopian National Government in Exile (ENGIE)

The Ethiopian Unity People’s Voice Congress Political Party (EUPVCPP), formerly known as the Ethiopian Women for Peace and Democracy Political Party, was founded by a young woman on September 15, 1986, in Dallas, Texas. Ms. Yeharerwerk (Yeharer) Gashaw is the first African and Ethiopian woman in the history of Africa that took the initiative to establish a political party consisting of both men and women working equally without the influence of the traditional chauvinistic mindset. In 1994, Yeharerwerk was the first person to declare her running for president of Ethiopia in order to save the unity and freedom of the nation, but the Transitional Government of Ethiopia and its leader Meles banned her from entering the country due to her popularity and contributions of support to Ethiopia’s unity and patriotism. In 2008, Ms. Gashaw formed the Ethiopian National Government in Exile, for which she became the first and the only woman in the world for forming a government outside of her country. Currently, Ms. Yeharerwerk Gashaw is the President of the Ethiopian National Government in exile.

The ENGIE is dedicated and determined to remove the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and abolish the ethnic apartheid that now exists, removing the current government through democratic election, replacing current officials with those that are democratically elected by the people, and restoring the Ethiopian unity under one flag (green, yellow, and red) and to establish a fair democracy that is for the people.

Achievements: Since 1986, we are the first Ethiopian organizational party inclusive of women that has successfully contributed to enlightening the nation’s political, educational and social well being in the history of Ethiopia. We have been destroying the barriers of political party leadership, which are designated only for men, by advocating the rights of Ethiopian women to be inclusive in all political leadership and decision-making. Due to the TPLF’s division and release of part of north Ethiopia to Sudan, a quick decision was put in place by our party to reunite Ethiopia under its original flag. This party has played a major role in positively enhancing the political arena. Representatives from each oppositional party have been invited to different conferences where they have been able to speak and introduce their programs with the help of our organization. We have organized and fund raised to fulfill these political conquests that are based in Ethiopia and in the Diaspora. Due to our reputation, positive image, credentials, and knowledge of human rights, we were able to open many doors which Ethiopian male politicians wouldn’t have been able to accomplish. We women also took the initiative to introduce and promote human rights bills to the United States congress and Senate. We have been able to educate Ethiopian, male politicians the importance of the inclusion of women in all aspects of leadership in order to achieve political democracy and stability in Ethiopia. As a result of the 2005 election fraud by TPLF leader Meles Zenawi, 3 million supporters of the Kinijit unity party went out and demonstrated against the fraudulent vote. Many young supporters were killed in their attempts to support Kinijit (All Ethiopian Party). As a result of the division and fragmenting of political party leaders, we the Ethiopian women have moved beyond the gender barriers and instilled optimism, vision, and inspiration for one people and one country in order to attain this incentive. On October 6, 2008, the EUPVCPP became the Ethiopian National Government in Exile, an oppositional party outside of the country to finally challenge the TPLF government on behalf of the Ethiopian people. Since we declared the formation of the government to our people, we restored hope and motivated the political leaders to leave their differences aside and focus on the priority, to free Ethiopia and its people from TPLF in order to restore the unity and its people under one banner. The Ethiopian women are the first women in the world to form an exile government to save our nation.

Among the many contributions of Yeharerwerk Gashaw:

The beginning of Rescuing Ethiopian Refugees in Paris, France

Yeharerwerk Gashaw is professionally recognized as the first Ethiopian international model ever advertised out side of Africa and as an Actress, but spends the majority of time using her celebrity status to aid and advocate for Ethiopian immigrants and African-American causes. Her humanitarian efforts began in 1978 while she was a teenager in Paris, France, where many Ethiopian refugees were to be deported back to Ethiopia. This young, newly discovered model became responsible for advocating for the Ethiopian immigrants, while at the same time she didn't even have enough money to take pay for her own school payments. She even shared her small, one room apartment with a few of the refugees. Because Yeharerwerk lost her parents at a young age, she was continually faced with the responsibility of taking care of herself as well as her younger siblings. This experience helped her to handle every difficult situation and hardship she came across, such as this. Yeharerwerk aided the Ethiopian refugees on her own, never asking support or financial aid from any individuals or organizations, but invested her own money, time and energy in helping them. Instead of using her fame for personal gain or self benefit, she used her connections in support of her humanitarian causes.

In 1978, with the help of oppositional party members within Ethiopia, the Somali forces entered the cities of Dire-dewa and Harer in Ethiopia. Yeharerwerk, only a teenager and newly discovered international model at the time, played a grand role by organizing a multicultural event at UNSCO in Paris, France, working with the Embassy of Ethiopia to raise money to support the civilians in the two cities that were victimized by the forces. She also appealed to and united all ambassadors that were serving their countries in Paris, France to support and participate in the fundraiser.

In 1990, when the TPLF, EPLF and OLF rebel groups, in addition to the Somalia military powers, were at the brink of overthrowing the Ethiopian military and government, and dividing and conquering the country, Yeharerwerk left her comfortable life, her husband, and her glamorous job to travel back to Ethiopia to stand in support of the Ethiopian people and military, who were attempting to protect the citizens and keep the country unified. She was the first Ethiopian in diaspora to return to her country in those harsh times. She was also the first Ethiopian concerned citizen that met and discussed the situation with Col. Meningitis Hailemariam, the President of Ethiopia.While in Addis Abeba, she founded Congressman Mickey Leland Orphan Children Home, in honor of the Late Congressman Mickey Leland, which, sadly, has now been abolished by the TPLF leader Meles Zenawi. For her acts of patriotism, in 1990 the Ethiopian people named her "YeEthiopiawerk" (Gold Of Ethiopia.)

Rescuing the Former Ethiopians Solders:

On 12-18-04, the following was stated by military commander Matthew Mckonnen, an Ethiopian naval hero of the battle between the Ethiopian naval forces and the TPLF and EPLF groups at Massawa (the Red Sea), in regard to Yeharerwerk efforts and initiative to liberate and bring the former Ethiopian Navy members from the Yemen Republic to the United States through negotiation with the U.S. Government, which secured their resettlement in the U.S.

“From the very onset I would like to reiterate on the great admiration and respect I have have for ms. Yeharerwerk Gashaw. She has been the very great traditional Ethiopian women example who had followed their men in every battle field for national preservation. Her courage, commitments, motherly sincere concerns for the abused Ethiopians who gave their only life for national interest, is to say the least, consistent and endearing characteristics that shaped her person. In this age of information, Ms. Yeharerwerk Gashaw had carried the traditional Ethiopian Women challenges to the frontiers of modernized battle fields of reshaping opinions, influencing thoughts and endeavor in the forming accomodative policies where it really counts.”

In 1999. Yeharerwerk is the first and only Ethiopian humanitarian to have traveled to the war fields of Eritrea to advocate the freedom of Ethiopian forgotten soldiers, as well as the children soldiers ,ranging from age 12-17, and rescue them from POW's prison. Yeharerwerk also met and appealed to Eritreans leader Isaias Afewerki in Asmara, Eritrea. Yeharerwerk's efforts were a success, and after twenty two years of being denied by the Eritrean People Liberation Front, the Red Cross International was, for the first time, aloud to visit and assist the POWs. While in Eritrea, she was honored by the POWs for being the onlyEthiopian to visit themas family and humanitarian and wearing the Ethiopian flag during meeting with them and the Eritrean leader Isaias Afewerki.

Honored

Yeharerwerk is the first Ethiopian ever to be honored by former Ethiopian POWs and the former Ethiopian military and Navy with military protocol as the “Mother and Father of Ethiopians in uniform” in 1999. In 2009, she was honored by the navy association in Dallas Texas for her “diligent efforts and unmatched contributions” in liberating the naval members from Yemeni prison and their families, who were political refugees in Yemen, as well as the civilians that worked under the them, negotiating their resettlement with the United States government in order for them to permanently resettlement within the U.S.

The attempted defamation of the good name of Yeharerwerk Gashaw

In 2008, in backlash against her exposing of undercover agents under the direction of the so called prime minister of Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi, and exposing their ethnic apartheid system as well as their mission to eliminate all oppositional parties in opposition of Meles Zenawi, in diaspora, the prime minister's undercover agents and supporters came together in a hotel in Dallas, Texas to sentence Yeharerwerk (without her presence or knowledge) with charges against her for exposing the true nature of their actions and occupations and presence within the Ethiopian community. Yeharerwerk had to stay strong as she underwent many threats and much name defamation in the DFW area, as well as other cities where similar agents are working, for her exposure and confronting of their work in the United States under the direction of the Ethiopian government with a mission to penetrate Ethiopian community in the diaspora, oppositional political parties, and non-profit organizations in order to dismantle and sabotage these groups which were created by the Ethiopian people in attempt to bring unity and democracy to Ethiopia. Today, these agents working under Meles Zenawi continue to attempt to defame the name of Yeharerwerk Gashaw in every opportunity given.

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Ethiopian Unity Peoples Voice Congress Party

የኢትዮጵያ አንድነት የሕዝብ ድምጽ ምክር ቤት ፓርቲ ። P.O. Box 860374 Plano, Texas 75086E-mail eupvc@yahoo.com አለም አቀፍ መግለጫ ይድረስ ለመላው የኢትዮጵያ ባለቤት ለሆነው ለመላው የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝብ። የኢትዮጵያ ሴቶች ለሰላም እና ለዴሞክራሲ/የኢትዮጵያ አንደንት የሴቶች ድምች ምክር ቤት በጣምራ፡የኢትዮጵያ አንድነት የሕዝብ ድምጽ ምክር ቤት በሚል በአንድ መልኩ መደራጅቱን እንገልጻለን። August 1, 2008 ዳላስ ቴክሳስ። በአውሮፓውያን አቆጣጠር ሜይ 15 ቀን 2008 ሁልት ድርጅቶቻችንን ማለትም የኢትዮጵያ ሴቶች ለሰላም እና ለዴሞክራሲ/የኢትዮጵያ አንድነት የሴቶች ድምጽ ምክር ቤት ፓለቲካል ፓርቲን በነጮች አቆጣጠር በ1986 ተመዝግቦ ከተቆዋቁዋመበት ጊዜ ጀምሮ ብዙ የፓላቲካ ስራዎችን ፡ የተለያዩ በውጪም በአገር ቤትም የሚገኙ ለአገር አንድነት የቆሙትን ድርጅቶች በመርዳት ከጎናቸው በመቆም፡ ተወካይ በውጭው አለም የሌላቸውንም ከአገር ቤት በማምጣት ነጻ መድርክ በመፍጠር ፡ ከሕዝቡ ጋር በስብሰባ መልክ በመገናኘት ስለ ፓሪትያቸው አላማ እና አቅዋም እንዲያስረዱ፡ እርዳታም እንድያገኙ በማድርገ ብዙ አስተዋጽዖ አድርገናል። ከባድ ሃላፊነት በመሸከም ከማንም ገንዘብ ሳንጠይቅ በራሳችን ገንዘብ እና ጊዜ በመውሰድ ያልተቁዋረጠ ትልቅ ሃላፊነት የኢትዮጵያን ስዴተኞች ተቀባይነት እንዲያገኙ ብሎም በገንዘብ ሳይቀር፡ ስናስተናገድ እና ጉዳያቸውን ስናጽፈጽም ስንሰራ ኖረናል ይሄውም በቅርብ በጣሊያን ማልታ ለነበረው ችግር መፍትሄውን ያለማንም እርዳታ ብቻችንን በመወጣት ብሎም በሊቢያ ስላሉት፡ በጅቡቲ፡ በሱዳን፡ በኬኒያ፡ በዩጋንዳ እና በአረብ አገር ስለነበሩት ስላሉትም በባርነት ተይዘው ስለሚሰቃዩት ኢትዮጵያውያን ሲቶች እና ጥቂት ወንዶች ለአለም ለሚገባው ሁሉ ያስታወቅነው እና ጉዳዩን በስራ ላይ አውለናል። የኢትዮጵያን ባሕር ሃይል ጀግኖችንም የጨምራል ያደረግነው ተግባር። HR-bill በአሜሪካን ምክር ቤት ስለ ቀረበው ሃሳቡን ካለን ልምድ በማፍለቅ ነድፈን ስራላይ እንዲውል ያቀረብነው እኛው ሴቶቹ ነን። ይሄንን ስንል የሰራንውን ለማዳነቅ ሳይሆን ስራ ስለ አገራችን ስንሰራ የኖረን ብዙም ስራዎችን መስራት የምንችል እና በእውቀታችንም አገራችንን እና ሕዝባችንን የምናኮራ የኢትዮጵያ ዜጎች መሆናችንን ለመግለጽ ብቻ ነው። ሕዝብ በኛ ስራ ሊተማመን የሚችለው የሰራንውን ሲያውቅ ብቻ ነው። የመጀመሪያ ኢትዮጵያውያን ሴቶች ተቀዋሚ ድርጅት መስርተን ለሴቱም ለአገራችንም ክብር ስንታገል መኖራችን ለኛ ብቻ ሳይሆን ለመላው የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝብ የሚያኮራ ነው። በኢትዮጵያ የፓለቲካ ፓርቲ ታሪክ ውስጥ አንዱም ፓርቲ ባጠቃላይ የኢትዮጵያን ሴቶች ስለ አገራቸው እነሱንም ይመለከታል ፡ መፍትሄም ለማምጣት የለውጡ ጥንስስ እና ጠማቂም ሊሆኑ ይገባል ከወንዱ እኩል ኢትዮጵያ ለነሱም አገራቸአው ንች እስቲ ብሎ በሃላፊነት ፡ በወሳኝነት፡ በስልጣን አመራር ወንበር ላይ አንድም ሴት ያስቀመጠ ድርጅት ፈጽሞ አልነበረም አሁንም አንዲት ሴት በራስዋ አይምሮ የምትመራ ተቀብሎ በፓርቲው ያስገባም የለም ለይስሙላ ተጠርተው ሴት አለችበት ለማሰኘት ሴት ካስገቡት በስተቀር። አሁንም ያው ነው ነይ እዚህ ፓለቲካ ፓርቲያችን ውስጥ ግቢና አገልግይ፡ በሚል ከመንገድ ጎትቶ አሳምኖ የምንልሽን ስሪ ፕሬዘደንት እናደርግሻለን ማለት፡ የሴትዋን እኩልነት ጠበቀ ማለት አይደልም። ስለዚህ ላለፈው 22 አመታት ቀድም ብለን መብታችን የአገር ባለቤትነታችን እንዳልተከበረ የተረዳንው ሲቶች፡ ግንባራችንን ሰጥተን ሴቶች በእየድርጅቱ እንደ እየችሎታቸው በየፓለቲካው ፓሪቲ መግባት እንዳለባቸው በግንባር ጪምር እየተገኘን ታግለናል። በምንኖርበት አካባቢ ሁሉ ሴቶች በመረዳጃ ማሕበራት እና በሃይማኖት ተቅዋማት ጭምር ግልጽ የስራ እና የሃላፊነት የወሳኝነት ስልጣን በችሎታቸው ደረጃ እንዶኖራቸው አድርገናል። በያለንበት ሰላማዊ ሰልፍ ለማዘጋጀት ወንዱ ባላሰበ ጊዜ እኛ ሴቶቹ የኢትዮጵያ ሲቶች ለሰላም እና ለዴሞክራሲ ሰላማዊ ሰልፍ በመጥራት ሕዝቡን በየከተማው በመቀስቀስ፡ የአሜራክንን ጋዜጠኞች በማሳመን በየጊዜው በራሳችን በመነሳሳት ብዙ ፓርቲዎችንም አሳትፈናል። ላለፈው 25 አመት የሚታወቀውን የኢትዮጵያ እስፓርት ፈደሬሽን በሰሜን አሜሪካ የሕዝብ እንዶሆን ሃሳቡን ጥንስሰን በደረግነው ትግል ሕዝባዊ ያደርገንውም እኛው ሴቶቹ ነውን። ሴቶች ወጣቱን በፈደሬሽኑ በአል ላይ ባሕሉን እና ታሪኩን ተረካቢ እንድሁም ፈደሬሽኑን ተረካቢ እንዲሆን፡ ለሴቶች ፕሮግራም ነድፈን በማቅረብ በመታገል ብዙ መከራን ብንቀበልም፡ ባአለፈ የፈደሬሽኑ 25 በአል ወጣቱን ይዘው የቀረቡት ሴቶች የእኛ መታገል ውጤት ናቸው። የፈደሬሽኑም የሕዝባዊ ድርጅትነት መስራች ነኝ። በጥቅሉ ምን አስተዋጽዖ አድርጋችሁዋል ለሚለው ጥያቄ ባጭሩ ገልጸን ልንጨርሰው የሚቻል ካለመሆኑም በላይ፡ አላማችን ስለሰራነው ለማውራት ሳይሆን ስለ አገሩ ተከታትሉ ስለማያውቀው እና አዲስ ሰሚ ለሆነው ብሎም ለወጣቱ በብዙ ትግል ተራራ የወጣን የወረድን መሆናችንን እና ስለ አገር አንድነት የቆሙትን እና አንድነትንም በማፍረስ እራሳቸውን ቁንኞ ለማድረግ የሚርዋሩዋጡትን ግልሰቦች አጥብቀን እንደምናውቅ እንዲታወቅልን ጭምር ነው ይሄንን ያህል ያተትነው። ሴቶች ምንም አይሰሩም መላካቸውን ብቻ ማሳመር ነው ወሬ ነው ስለ ቁሳቁስ እና ገንዘብ ያለውን እየፈለጉ የሩጡ እንጂ የሚለውን የጥምር በጥቂቶች የተሰጠንን ጸባይ እና አነጋገር እውን አለመሆኑን በስራ ስለሳየን ፡ የለወጥናቸውም እንዳሉ አይተናል። ሆኖም ገና ብዙም መንገድ መጉዋዝ እንዳለብንም እናምናለን ያለሴቶች አገር ሰላም እና አንድ ልትሆን እንደማትችል። ባጭሩ የመጀመሪያ የኢትዮጵያ ሴቶች በተቃዋሚ መልክ ዴሞክራሲን ለአገራችን እና ለሕዝቡ ለማከናነብ ፓርቲ በስማችን የኢትዮጵያ ሴቶች ለሰላም እና ለዴሞክራሲ/የኢትዮጵያ አንድነት የሴቶች ድምጽ ምክር ቤት ፓርቲን መስርተን፡ በተለያየ የፓለቲካ ዘርፎች የውጭ ጉዳዩንም ጭምር በማጣመር ስንታገል የኖርን እና እየሰራንም ያለን የመጀመሪያ ኢትዮጵያውያን ሴቶች ነን። ከወንዶቹም ያላነሰ ችሎታም እውቀትም ያለን ሴቶች እንዳለንም በተግባር አስመስክረናል። ብትግሉ ውስጥ በጦርም ሜዳ ያገለገሉ እህቶቻችን እንደነበሩ እና በሕይወትም ተርፈው ያሉም እንዳሉ እናውቃለን። ሆኖም እነሱ በፈጠሩት ሆነ ብለው አምነውበት ሳይሆን ጥቂት ወንዶች ከፈረንጆች በተዋሱት መጸሃፍ አማካኝነት በፈጠሩት የለውጥ ትግል መጠቀሚያ ይሆኑ እና ከዛም ፓርቲዎች አንድም ቦታ በሃላፊነት በወሳኝነት ሳያስቀምጥዋቸው በማየታችን በመቆጨት የተነሳን ነን። በታገሉት እቶቻችን እንኮራለን በተግባር ያሳዩትም የኢትዮጵያ ሴቶች ታጋይ እና ቆራጥ የስሜት ተገዢዎች እንዳልሆንን ምስክራችን ሆኖዋል። ባጭሩ አንጋፋ ፓርቲዎች ጎን ተሰልፈን ከ2005 ምርጫ በሁዋላ የላላውን ትግል በማጠናከር አገራችንን መልሰን ለመገንባት ከመቼውም የበለጠ ታጥቀን ከዚህ በመቀጠል፡ በምናቀርባቸው ምክኒያቶች ተነሳስተናል። ኢትዮጵያን ከወደቀችበት የትግሬ ነጻ አውጭ እጅ ነጻ ለማውጣት ብሎም በተዘዋዋሪ መንገድ እየወረስዋት ካሉት አረቦች ለማዳን፡ ስንል ሁሉቱን ድርጅት በአንድ ስም አዋህደን ሰፋ ባለመልኩ ወንድሞቻችንንም በመጨመር የአንድነት ክንድ የኢትዮጵያ አንድነት የሕዝብ ድምጽ ምክር ቤት ፓርቲ በሚል ሰይመንዋል። የታወቀውን የእርግብ አርማችንንም በመቀየር፡ ሴቱንም ወንዱንም የሚወክል ከኢትዮጵያ ታሪክ የወረስነውን የወንድ አንበሳው እንዳለ ሆኖ ፡ በታሪክ ውስጥ ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ የኢትዮጵያን ጀግኖች ሴቶችን የምታንጸባርቅም አንበሳ ባንጻሩ አስቀምጠናል። የሄም ለዘላለም ወንድሞቻችንንም እኛንም ሲቶቹን የሚወክል የአንበሳነት አርማ ነው። ክብራችንን ማንሳቱ ከዚህ ይጀምራል። ስለ ድርጅቶቹ በአንድ መልክ መቁዋጨት፡ ከአንድ ወር በፊት፡ በአለም አቀፍ የኢትዮጵያ ሲቶች ድርጅት ሬዲዮ እና ፓልቶክ ላይ እህቶቻችን በሰጡን የእህትነት እና የአክብሮት መድረክ ላይ በመገኘት፡ ስለ ኢትዮጵያ አንድነት የሕዝብ ድምጽ ምክር ቤት ፓርቲ በሰፊው መዘርጋቱን እና የተነሳንበትን አላማ እና ምንስ ልንሰራ እንደሆነ እቅዳችን ለተሳታፊው ወገን መግለጻችን የማይዘነጋ እና ብዙውን ሕዝብ እያነጋገረ ያለ ተሰፋ ነው። ሕዝቡም ደስታውን እና ምክሩን ጭምር ለግሶናል። ትልቅ ሃላፊነትም አስረክቦናል ይሄንን ስንል ወንድሞቻችን ጪምር ማለት ነው። እኛም ከአለም አቀፍ የኢትዮጵያ ሴቶች ድርጅት ጋር በአንድነት እንደምንሰራ እና አንድነታችንንም ማነው እንደማያፈርሰው ግልጽ አድርገናል በማያወላውል መንገድ። ለምን የኢትዮጵያ አንድነት የሕዝብ ድምጽ ምክር ቤት ፓርቲ ተመሰረተ? 1ኛ። በትግሬ ነጻ አውጪ እና በአረቦች እጅ የወደቀችውን ኢትዮጵያን እና ሕዝብዋን ነጻ ለማውጣት። 2ኛ፡ የትግሬ ነጻ አውጪ የኢትዮጵያን ዳርድንበር ለሱዳን በማስረከቡ። 3ኛ፡ ሕዝቡን ለሱዳን እስር ቤት በማስረከቡ። 4ኛ፡ የኢትዮጵያን ሕዝብ የትግሬ ነጻ አውጪ በሜዳ ሆኖ ከሊቢያ፡ ከኢራክ፡ ከሳውዲ አረቢያ፡ ከየመን እና ከሱዳን ጋር ያደረጋቸውን ውል በሙሉ፡ በጉልበቱ በሊቢያ ወታደሮች እየተመራ በደብረዘይት ወደ አዲስ አበባ ከገባበት ጊዜ ጀምሮ፡ የሊቢያው መሪ ጋዳፊ እንኩዋን ኢትዮጵያን ወደ አረብነት መለሳችሁዋት ቃል በገባችሁት መሰረት ከአርቦች ወንድሞቻችሁ ጎን እንደገና በመቆማችሁ መመስገን አለባችሁ ኮራንባችሁ፡ በሚል ለመለስ እና ለጥቂት የትግራይ ተወላጆች በትግሬ ነጻ አውጪ ስም ያስተላለፈውን መልእክቱን በማስተባበል አገር እንደማይስገነጥል ለአረቦችም አገር እንደማይሰጥ እግራቸው ኢትዮጵያን እንደማረግጥ ነብር መለስ የተናገርው። ሆኖም በሚስጥር የጀመረው አገር መሸጥ በካራቆሬ የጀመረው ወደ ደቡብ ኢትዮጵያ እየገሰገሰ ነው። ሆኖም ስለአገራችን አተኩረን ሳንተኛ የምንታገልው የምንከታተለው ካራቆሪን ለአረቦች መሸጥ እና ሚሊየነር ነው እየተባለ በሃሰት የኢትዮጵያን ሕዝብ ለማታለል በሚወራለት ግማሽ ኢትዮጵያዊ ግማሽ የመን የተዘረጋው የአረቦች መንገድ በቦሌ ቀይ ምንጣፍ እየተነጠፈላቸው ለኢንቬስትመንት በሚል እየገቡ ነው። የወርቁን ማእድን ብሎም የእብነ በረዱን ወርሰዋል በዚሁ በግማሽ ኢትዮጵያዊው አማካኝነት አገር እየተሸጠች ስለሆነ። 5ኛ፡ መለሰ ፡ ትግሬን መለሶ ለማቁዋቁዋም ሻቢያ ደበደበን በሚል ስም ውጪ ያለንውን አታሎን፡በዛ ሰበብ በመሃላችን በትግርኛ ተናጋሪዎች አማካኝነት ወኪሎቹን አስገብቶ 82 ሰዎች ኢትዮጵያ ሄደው ባድማ ደርሰው ሕጻኑን በተለይ የአማራውን እና የኦሮሞውን ልጅ ከየገጠሩ ታድሎ ለጦርነት እዳ አድርገው ሲመለሱ፡ ይዘው የመጡት ቢኖር ፡ የክልል ኢንቪስትመንት የገበያ ማስታዋወቂያ በራሪ ወረቀቶች ነበር። በዛው መሰረት ትግሬኛ ተናጋሪው የወያኔን መልእክት ማለትም ሕዝብ መሃል ገብቶ ለአገራችን አንድነት የምንታገለውን እንዲያዳክቡ በየከተው ተደረጉ። ሆኖም እንዳሰቡት ስራ ላይ አልዋለም። ቀጥለው በውጭ የሚደረገውን ትግል ለማዳካም እንዳልቻለ ሲያውቁ፡ በገንዘብ መረብ ገብጋቦች እራስ ወዳዶች ከገንዘብ ሌላ ምንም ሕሌናቸው ስለ አገራቸው የማያስብ እየፈለጉ፡ በማጥመድ ትግሉን ለማደንገዝ እና ለመግደል የጀመረውን ከኢትዮጵያ ጨርሶ ወደ አሜሪካን ገብቶ በስራ ላይ ህልሙን ወያኔ በበለጠ እያጠናከረ መሆኑን ስለደረስንበት። 6ኛ፡ ወያኔም የገዛቸው የወንድ ቅምጦች፡ በተለያየ መልኩ ወደፊት በምንገልጽው በተዘረጋላቸው ሕዝብን በመከፋፈል እና ትግል በማፍዘዢያ ዝግጅት እየሰሩ መሆናቸውን ስለደረስንባቸው። እነዚህም ግለሰቦች ከሩቅ የመጡ ሳይሆኑ በየከተማው አጠገባችን ወዳጅ ፡ ማህበርተኛ ብሎም ነጋዴ ነን የሚሉ ጭምር ይገኝባቸዋል። የማንቀበላቸው፡ ቀደም ሲል መለስ እና ግብረ አበሮቹ በኢትዮጵያ ሕዝብ ስም ያደረጉትን ማንኛውንም ውል እና ፊርማ የኢትዮጵያን ሴቶች በአገራችን ጉዳይ ላይ ያካተተ ስላልሆነ ተቀባይነት በኛ በኩል እንደሌለውን እና እንዳልተቀበልነው የጸና አላማ አሁንም ወደፊትም የማይላላ፡ የማይሰበር፡ የማይልፈሰፈስ አቁዋማችን እንደጸና እና የትግሬ ነጻ አውጪን በመለማመጥ እሹሩሩ በማለት እንደማናምን ግልጽ እንድሆን እናስታውቃለን። ይህንንም ስንል ማንም ተልካሻ ፡ እራስ ወዳድ፡ አድር ባይ፡ ለራሱ የማይቆም፡ አገሩን እና ወገኑን ለኪሱ አሳልፎ የሰጠ ኢትዮጵያ የማትኮራበት ከንቱ ወንድ፡ ሊገረስሰው ባልቻለው እና በማይችለውም በኢትዮጵያዊነት ኩራታችን መሆኑን ስናስቀምጥ ከወረስነው የኢትዮጵያዊነት ኩራት ጋር ነው። ኢንቬስትመንት ኢትዮጵያ ውስጥ እንቀበላለን እኛም ሕላማችን ነው። ነገር ግን ወያኔ ብቻውን በሚውስነው ሳይሆን፡ የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝብ አገሪቱን ሲረከብ ያኔ ኢንቬስትመንት በየት አካባቢ እና ምንላይ ቬስትመንት ማድረግ ማን እንደሚችል ለአለም እገበያላይ ባለቤቱ የሆነው የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝብ በህግ የሚመራ ምክር ቤት ሲኖረው የሚያደርገው ጉዳይ ይሆናል። አሁን አንድ ሰው መለስ ዜናዊ ብቻ ነው የኢንቬስትመንቱም የሁሉም ውሳኝ ፡ ስለዚህ የሚፈራረመው ሁሉ አይጸድቅም ሊጸድቅም አይገባም። እስካሁንም ኢንቬስት ላደረጉት እና ለማድረግም እያኮበኮቡ ላሉት ውላቸው ቦታ እንደሌለው እና ሊኖረውም እንደማይችል እንዲረዱት የገባል በበለጠ። በሚቀጥለው መግለጫችን ስለምንሰራው እቅድ እና እየሰራን ስላለንው በተመለከተ ብቻ ባጭሩ እናቀርባለን። ኢትዮጵያ ለዘላለም በሴቶች እና በወንዶች አንበሶች ልጆችዋ ታሪክዋን እቦታው መለሳ እንደቀድሞው ክብርዋን አስጠብቃ ተፈርታ እና ተከብራ ለዘላለም ትኖራልች። አረቦች እና ሱዳኖች የኢትዮጵያ ባለቤት አይሆኑም! ኢትዮጵያ የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝብ ስለሆነ ሕዝብን የአገሩ ባለቤት እናደርገዋልን! ድሎ የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝብ እና አገራችንን በገንዝብ በግል ድሎት ብልጫ አሳልፈን የማንሰጥ ቆራጥ ኢትዮጵያውያን አንበሶች ብቻ ይሆናል! አሸናፊ ውነተኛ ነው እውነት አንዲት ኢትዮጵያ ነች!

Yeharerwerk Gashaw's Strive to Keep the Ethiopian unity & Noble Work of Mickey

 

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Published on Jan 11, 2013

The Country of Ethiopia honors the Late Congressman Mickey Leland and designates the Mickey Leland Orphan Children's Home in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia (Gulalie) August 4th, 1990).The shelter, originally named the Gulalie shelter, was home to over 590 children whose parents passed away due to ongoing drought and war in Northern Ethiopia at the time. As a result of Gashaw's campaign, the orphanage was renamed in honor of Leland. Trees were also planted in front of the home in honor of Leland and the 8 other Americans and 7 Ethiopians that also passed away in the fatal crash with him on August 7, 1990 while traveling to Western Ethiopia to visit and help 40 thousand Sudanese refugees and 17 thousand children.

The video contains content includes the designation ceremony of the late Congressman Mickey Leland Children Center, American government RP speaking at the children center designation, Yeharerwerk Gashaw meeting with President of Ethiopia Mengistu Hailemariam, Ethiopian Press/Luelseged Kumsa .


Video footage from Ethiopian Television (1990)

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Ethiopia and Yeharerwerk Gashaw Hold a Memorial Prayer Service for the Late Congressman Mickey Leland 1990

Watch, Video by Ethiopian television & press in 1990
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMtb7zPMZcA
Published on Dec 22, 2012

The country of Ethiopia remembered the Late Congressman Mickey Leland and those Ethiopians and Americans who passed away in a plane crash that took place on August 7, 1989 in Western Ethiopia while traveling on a humanitarian mission to visit Sudanese refugees. The service took place at the Holy Trinity Cathedral (Kidist Selassie), the highest ranking orthodox cathedral in Ethiopia's capital city of Addis Ababa.

The memorial service was a result of campaigning by the first Ethiopian international model, actress, and human rights activist Yeharerwerk Gashaw in her residing city of Dallas, Texas (U.S). Gashaw appealed to the City of Dallas in order to honor Congressman Leland, but despite the backing of the Mayor many city officials; still nothing was approved after almost year of her effort. Gashaw then turned to the Ethiopian government instead. Gashaw traveled to Ethiopia and requested that the government name a road in honor of Congressman Leland, and worked with the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and the Ethiopian Relief Commission in order to organize the prayer service for Leland and the other fallen heroes. Her campaign also led her to found the Mickey Leland Orphan Children's Home, and indeed led to the naming of Mickey Leland road in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Former President Colonel Mengistu Hailemariam (1987-1991), Abuna Zena Markos, Mired Bekele (Vice Minister of Information at the time), Dr. Ashagre Yegletu, Shimeles Mazengya , Teklu Tabor, Mulugetta Lulae  and Getachew Hailemariam also played critical roles in helping to honor Leland in Ethiopia.

This event sparked many firsts in Ethiopian history. The main gates (Wana Yefit Ber) of the cathedral were kept closed prior to the event due to religious tensions brought about by the socialist government at the time, forcing Parishioners to enter through the back of the church. Thus, the prayer service marked the first time in sixteen years that the cathedral gates had been opened for an official service, especially one where the Ethiopian and the International media were permitted. The memorial service was also the first time that the socialist government worked alongside the Ethiopian Orthodox church, working hand in hand in order to pay respect to Congressman Leland and other Americans and Ethiopians who died for humanitarian efforts in Africa. Gashaw, also a pan-Africanist, brought together diplomats and leaders from foreign backgrounds and religions in order to honor the fallen heroes. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church and Abuna Zena Markos, the acting Patriarch at the time, recognized Gashaw for her efforts to organize the prayer service and for uniting the diplomats and the international community in Addis Ababa.

Gashaw was the first Ethiopian ever to bring the U.S and Ethiopia (as well as other nations) together on Ethiopian soil in order to honor those serving humanitarian efforts, and as a result of her campaign to honor Leland the Ethiopian government deemed August 7th, 1990 Mickey Leland day. This triggered U.S President at the time George H.W Bush to do the same, as well as close all the U.S embassies in Africa in honor of Leland. This historical event is recorded in the U.S Department of State as well as in the Howard University (Washington D.C) 2003 "A Tale of Two Nations" program in honor of Ethiopian-U.S relations.

Yeharerwerk Gashaw currently lives in Plano, Texas (USA) and continues to contribute to humanitarian and civil rights efforts

Video by Ethiopian Television & Press (1990).

 

The first Ethiopian model/Actress humanitarian activist. Yeharerwerk Gashaw, Ethiopian pows advocate wearing proudly Ethiopian flag during the officical meeting with Isaias Afewerki in Asmara 1999 .The first Ethiopin to advocate for freedom of Ethiopian POWs, including Pilot Colonel Bezabeh Petros and the Ethiopian children soldiers (ages 15-18) for most part Oromos and Amharas

 

 

By Major. Tadesse Tekalegn/Cap. Bekele Worku

Actress and activist Yeharerwerk Gashaw's mission was to find the Ethiopian POWs in Eritrea that the Ethiopian government was denying the existence of in 1998/1999. She was the first Ethiopian to advocate for the freedom of the POWs, as well as the first to advocate in order for the Red Cross to be allowed to aid the Ethiopian POWs, including Pilot Colonel Bezabeh Petros and the Ethiopian children soldiers (ages 15-18), in Eritrea, which had not been allowed by the Eritrean government for 22 years prior to her visitation in 1999. The government lifted the restrictions after Gashaw traveled to Eritrea, visited and spoke with the Ethiopian POWs in the mid-warfield prison, and met with President Isaias Afewerki to resolve the matter. Her visit also led to the recognition of the Ethiopian POWs by the Geneva convention.

Comments from Commander Matthew Mekonnen of the former Ethiopian Navy:

"From the very onset I would like to reiterate on the great admiration and respect I have for Ms. YEHARERWERK GASHAW. She has been the very great traditional Ethiopian women example who had followed their men in every battle field for national preservation. Her courage, commitments, motherly sincere concerns for the abused Ethiopians who gave their only life for national interest, is to say the least, consistent and endearing characteristics that shaped her person. In this age of information, Ms. YEHARERWERK GASHAW had carried the traditional Ethiopian women challenges to the frontiers of modernized battle fields of reshaping opinions, influencing thoughts and endeavor in the forming accommodative policies WHERE IT REALLY COUNTS."



Below, Ethiopian pows advocate Yeharerwerk Gashaw, wearing proudly Ethiopian flag during the officical meeting with Isaias Afewerki in Asmara 1999 .

 






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By Hill J. Smith, Dallas human rights leaders, representing Africans and Africans Americans for Enslavement Reparation.Diane Ragsdale, the first African-American Dallas City Council Woman,Yeharerwerk Gashaw, first Ethiopian internationally recognized Human Rights activist,James Rogers III, Timothy Belcher.

OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY CITY OF DALLAS, TEXAS

OFFICIAL ACTION OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL

December 8, 1999

99-3930

Item 133: A resolution supporting passage of House Resolution 40, known as the

"Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act", and

encouraging its enactment by the United States House of Representatives, the

United State Senate, and the President of the United States (Municipal and

Minority Affairs Committee)

The following individuals addressed the city council regarding the House Resolution 40:

- Diane Ragsdale, 2611 Dunbar St., representing Africans and Africans Americans

for Enslavement Reparations

- James Rogers III, 514 Salem Dr., Richardson

- Yeharerwerk Gashaw, 527 Clearwood Dr., Richardson

- Timothy Belcher, 221 Stephens Pkwy., Grand Prairie

Councilmember Lipscomb moved to approve the resolution.

Motion seconded by Councilmember Chaney.

After discussion, Mayor Kirk called the vote on the motion:

Voting Yes: [13] Kirk, Poss, Salazar, Loza, Miller, Thornton Reese, Hill,

Mallory Caraway, Chaney, Lipscomb, Finkelman, Greyson,

Forsythe Lill

Voting No: [2] Walne, Blumer

Mayor Kirk declared the motion adopted.

 

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OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY CITY OF DALLAS, TEXAS

Dallas, Texas Human Rights Leades the voice of "Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act" Diane Ragsdale, the first African-American Dallas City Council Woman,

By James Smith

Diane Ragsdale, the first African-American Dallas City Council Woman,

Yeharerwerk Gashaw First Ethiopian Internationally recognized Human Rights activist,

James Rogers III,

Timothy Belcher. 

OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY CITY OF DALLAS, TEXAS

OFFICIAL ACTION OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL

December 8, 1999

99-3930

Item 133: A resolution supporting passage of House Resolution 40, known as the

"Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act", and

encouraging its enactment by the United States House of Representatives, the

United State Senate, and the President of the United States (Municipal and

Minority Affairs Committee)

The following individuals addressed the city council regarding the House Resolution 40:

- Diane Ragsdale, 2611 Dunbar St., representing Africans and Africans Americans

for Enslavement Reparations

- James Rogers III, 514 Salem Dr., Richardson

- Yeharerwerk Gashaw, 527 Clearwood Dr., Richardson

- Timothy Belcher, 221 Stephens Pkwy., Grand Prairie

Councilmember Lipscomb moved to approve the resolution.

Motion seconded by Councilmember Chaney.

After discussion, Mayor Kirk called the vote on the motion:

Voting Yes: [13] Kirk, Poss, Salazar, Loza, Miller, Thornton Reese, Hill,

Mallory Caraway, Chaney, Lipscomb, Finkelman, Greyson,

Forsythe Lill

Voting No: [2] Walne, Blumer

Mayor Kirk declared the motion adopted.

 

12/22/99 3:58 PM

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OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY CITY OF DALLAS, TEXAS