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During this Pan African month in July marking the 112th anniversary of the formal launching of the Pan African Movement (PAM), those of African descent across the world are urged to contact the leaders of the African Union (AU) as the leaders prepare to meet in Ethiopia, Africa's Capitol, to make decisions on critical issues affecting the freedom, human rights and development of African people, worldwide. We are urging Black people in Africa and African Diaspora to pressure the AU to implement the statutes, declarations, resolutions and policies to expedite the empowerment of Africa and those of African descent. The AU final decisions will be made during the Summit from July 15-16, 2012.
The AU is a continuation of the first Pan African Congress in 1900 established to coordinate and unify the efforts of Black people for freedom, human rights, justice and the development of African people. The first Pan African Congress was influenced by leaders from across the African world such as Rev. Dr. Edward Blyden (V.I.); Bishop Henry McNeil Turner (USA), Booker T. Washington (USA), Benito Sylvain (Haiti), Emperor Menelik (Ethiopia) and Attorney Sylvester Williams (Trinidad). The first African congress leaders such as WEB Dubois returned to USA to establish the Niagara Movement which became the primary instrument to launch the modern civil rights movement in the USA. Similar actions were taken across the African world to fight for the dignity, human rights and freedom of African people.
By the 1960’s, after protracted struggles and wars for human rights and liberation orchestrated mainly by pan African leaders the Organization of African Unity (OAU), now called African Union, was established on May 25, 1963 (Africa Day). The founding of the OAU/AU was inspired by leaders such as WEB Dubois, Marcus Garvey, Kwame Nkrumah, Amy Garvey, Shirley Dubois, Jomo Kenyatta, Amy Garvey, CLR James, Haile Selassie, Julius Nyrere, Patrice Lumumba, Moumar Khadafi are some of its chief architects calling for a continental government (united states of Africa) responsible for the protection, preservation, and promotion of African people, globally.
The 21st century and this Pan African month demand direct actions and hard work to effectively transform the AU to serve the interests of African people. Therefore, all are asked to pressure our leaders in Africa and the African Diaspora to make demands to immediately: 1. Establish a united states of Africa; 2. Institute a common monetary and currency system; 3. Restore the fundamental rights of those who were forced from Africa during slavery as citizens; 4. Prioritize economic trade, reparations, investments and business partnerships with the African Diaspora; 5. Promote Pan African studies, history, sacred heritage, African language(s) and philosophy across the African world; 6. Demilitarize Africa, especially eliminate foreign military bases in Africa; and 7. Establish the overdue pan African High Command to protect Africa from foreign intervention, invasion and “humanitarian” attacks on Africa. Finally, we demand that significant Pan African Diaspora leaders are invited to participate in all levels of AU meetings after playing a vital role in the establishment of the OAU/AU over the last 100 years.
The African Union website is: www.africa-union.org/ or www.au.int/en/.
You can also write key AU leaders at the following emails:
[email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected].
During this Pan African month in July marking the 112th anniversary of the formal launching of the Pan African Movement (PAM), those of African descent across the world are urged to contact the leaders of the African Union (AU) as the leaders prepare to meet in Ethiopia, Africa's Capitol, to make decisions on critical issues affecting the freedom, human rights and development of African people, worldwide. We are urging Black people in Africa and African Diaspora to pressure the AU to implement the statutes, declarations, resolutions and policies to expedite the empowerment of Africa and those of African descent. The AU final decisions will be made during the Summit from July 15-16, 2012.
The AU is a continuation of the first Pan African Congress in 1900 established to coordinate and unify the efforts of Black people for freedom, human rights, justice and the development of African people. The first Pan African Congress was influenced by leaders from across the African world such as Rev. Dr. Edward Blyden (V.I.); Bishop Henry McNeil Turner (USA), Booker T. Washington (USA), Benito Sylvain (Haiti), Emperor Menelik (Ethiopia) and Attorney Sylvester Williams (Trinidad). The first African congress leaders such as WEB Dubois returned to USA to establish the Niagara Movement which became the primary instrument to launch the modern civil rights movement in the USA. Similar actions were taken across the African world to fight for the dignity, human rights and freedom of African people.
By the 1960’s, after protracted struggles and wars for human rights and liberation orchestrated mainly by pan African leaders the Organization of African Unity (OAU), now called African Union, was established on May 25, 1963 (Africa Day). The founding of the OAU/AU was inspired by leaders such as WEB Dubois, Marcus Garvey, Kwame Nkrumah, Amy Garvey, Shirley Dubois, Jomo Kenyatta, Amy Garvey, CLR James, Haile Selassie, Julius Nyrere, Patrice Lumumba, Moumar Khadafi are some of its chief architects calling for a continental government (united states of Africa) responsible for the protection, preservation, and promotion of African people, globally.
The 21st century and this Pan African month demand direct actions and hard work to effectively transform the AU to serve the interests of African people. Therefore, all are asked to pressure our leaders in Africa and the African Diaspora to make demands to immediately: 1. Establish a united states of Africa; 2. Institute a common monetary and currency system; 3. Restore the fundamental rights of those who were forced from Africa during slavery as citizens; 4. Prioritize economic trade, reparations, investments and business partnerships with the African Diaspora; 5. Promote Pan African studies, history, sacred heritage, African language(s) and philosophy across the African world; 6. Demilitarize Africa, especially eliminate foreign military bases in Africa; and 7. Establish the overdue pan African High Command to protect Africa from foreign intervention, invasion and “humanitarian” attacks on Africa. Finally, we demand that significant Pan African Diaspora leaders are invited to participate in all levels of AU meetings after playing a vital role in the establishment of the OAU/AU over the last 100 years.
The African Union website is: www.africa-union.org/ or www.au.int/en/.
You can also write key AU leaders at the following emails:
[email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected].
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