Ethiopian-Americans attended a Town Hall meeting in Silver Spring, MD

Washington Update - by Mesfin Mekonen


August 1, 2023


 

1. Ethiopian Town Hall meeting:

Over 400 Ethiopian-Americans attended a Town Hall meeting in Silver Spring, MD on July 30 to express support for the Amhara Popular Front, which was founded by Eskinder Nega, an civil society leader and journalist who is promoting human rights and democracy. Participants discussed their outrage over human rights abuses in Ethiopia. Eskinder Nega sent a message to the audience from Ethiopia.


A support group for the Amhara Popular Front in North America organized the event. Its chairman, Major Dawit Woldegiorgis, joined other speakers in warning Ethiopians that they must organize peacefully and work to defend and alleviate the suffering of the Amhara people. They all agreed that the human rights situation is getting worse, and the Amhara must defend themself to stop the violence and repression before it is too late. They also denounced the Abiy government’s detention of many Ethiopians of Amhara origin, including members of the Fano, patriots, journalists, professors, and peaceful activists. They must all be released. All of the speakers said that the Abiy government has not made any attempts to hold the perpetrators of the massacres of the Amhara people accountable for their actions, nor has it acted against the OLF/Shenne group, which has committed atrocities and destroyed property in many parts of Ethiopia including Wollega province. Major Dawit answered questions from audience regarding outreach out other Amhara organizations, saying that the Amhara Poplar Front is communicating with all other Amhara organizations to join the struggle.

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