Let us have true constructive dialogue Ethiopia!


This forum promotes: Solidarity among all Ethiopian opposition groups.  Solidarity with Ethiopian pro-democracy struggle.
Tolerance of different views, promote diversity, allowing as many different visions, so long as they don’t deny that same tolerance to others.


ALTALK ROOM: Ethio CurrentEvent Assimba

OPENS EVERY:

     SATURDAYS    3:00 PM - 9:00 PM -- Eastern USA Time
     SUNDAYS       12:00 PM - 8:00 PM -- Eastern USA Time

SATURDAY - May 17, 2008 & Sunday May 18 2008

SATURDAY - May 10, 2008 & Sunday May 11 2008

SATURDAY - May 3, 2008

On this day, in commemoration of 31st. year May Day Massacre of peaceful demonstrators who opposed the then brutal military junta led by Mengistu Hailemariam, we will look into:

  • Why May Day is celebrated around the world as international workers day
  • The rights of workers in undemocratic system of then and now.
  • Ethiopian labor union’s contribution to Ethiopian people struggle for democracy and rule of law.

SUNDAY - May 4, 2008
This is a free mic day in our room. Make your own agenda, discuss on current political events of Ethiopia. Bring in all your collections of poems, recorded speeches, songs and etc. etc

Saturday April 26, 2008 & Sunday April 27, 2008

SATURDAY - April 12, 2008
This is a free mic day in our room. Make your own agenda, discuss on current political events of Ethiopia. Bring in all your collections of poems, recorded speeches, songs and etc. etc

SUNDAY - April 13, 2008
This is a free mic day in our room. Make your own agenda, discuss on current political events of Ethiopia. Bring in all your collections of poems, recorded speeches, songs and etc. etc

SATURDAY - April 5, 2008
This is a free mic day in our room. Make your own agenda, discuss on current political events of Ethiopia. Bring in all your collections of poems, recorded speeches, songs and etc. etc

SUNDAY - April 6, 2008
This is a free mic day in our room. Make your own agenda, discuss on current political events of Ethiopia. Bring in all your collections of poems, recorded speeches, songs and etc. etc

SATURDAY - March 29, 2008

SATURDAY - March 23, 2008 & SUNDAY - March 22, 2008

SUNDAY - March 16, 2008
Starts at --- 12:00 PM -- 8:00 PM

SATURDAY - March 15, 2008
Starts at --- 2:00 PM -- 9:00 PM

SUNDAY - March 9, 2008
Starts at --- 12:00 PM -- 8:00 PM

This is a free mic day in our room. Make your own agenda, discuss on current political events of Ethiopia. Bring in all your collections of poems, recorded speeches, songs and etc. etc

SATURDAY - March 8, 2008
Starts at --- 2:00 PM -- 9:00 PM

SUNDAY - March 2, 2008
Starts at --- 12:00 PM -- 8:00 PM
This is a free mic day in our room. Make your own agenda, discuss on current political events of Ethiopia. Bring in all your collections of poems, recorded speeches, songs and etc. etc

SATURDAY - March 1, 2008
Starts at --- 2:00 PM -- 9:00 PM
This is a free mic day in our room. Make your own agenda, discuss on current political events of Ethiopia. Bring in all your collections of poems, recorded speeches, songs and etc. etc

SUNDAY - February 24, 2008
Starts at --- 12:00 PM -- 8:00 PM

SATURDAY - February 23, 2008
Starts at --- 2:00 PM -- 9:00 PM

SUNDAY - February 17, 2008
Starts at --- 12:00 PM -- 8:00 PM

SATURDAY - February 16, 2008
Starts at --- 2:00 PM -- 9:00 PM

Saturday February 16, 2008 @ Assimba PalTalk Room:

Dr. Tsehai Berhane-Selassie of Ethiopian National Congress (ENC) will be the room’s special guest. We will discuss what ENC is all about, and their recent article “CALLING FOR INTERNAL PEACE AND RECONCILIATION”.


We will try to understand the dynamics of factionalism as witnessed lately in various Ethiopian political parties. Is it by design? Or catastrophic leadership failures? What should the masses do?

SUNDAY - February 10, 2008
Starts at --- 12:00 PM -- 8:00 PM

SATURDAY - February 9, 2008
Starts at --- 2:00 PM -- 9:00 PM
This is a free mic day in our room. Make your own agenda, discuss on current political events of Ethiopia. Bring in all your collections of poems, recorded speeches, songs and etc. etc

SUNDAY - February 2, 2008
Starts at --- 12:00 PM -- 8:00 PM
This is a free mic day in our room. Make your own agenda, discuss on current political events of Ethiopia. Bring in all your collections of poems, recorded speeches, songs and etc. etc

SATURDAY - February 3, 2008
Starts at --- 2:00 PM -- 9:00 PM

Dr. Mesfin Araya, in his recent article, “An Open Letter to the Organic Intellectuals accross the Horn of Africa” called upon all Ethiopians and Eritreans to join hands in the struggle against the tyrants.

Dr. Mesfin Araya will be in the room to discuss this article and elaborate on his call.

All concerned Ethiopians and Eritreans are invited

“This is the time for all of us to exit from our respective ethnic wombs and assert our humanity.”

SUNDAY - January 26, 2008
Starts at --- 12:00 PM -- 8:00 PM
This is a free mic day in our room. Make your own agenda, discuss on current political events of Ethiopia. Bring in all your collections of poems, recorded speeches, songs and etc. etc

SATURDAY - January 27, 2008
Starts at --- 2:00 PM -- 9:00 PM

SUNDAY - January 20, 2008
Starts at --- 12:00 PM -- 8:00 PM

SATURDAY - January 5, 2008
Starts at --- 2:00 PM -- 9:00 PM
This is a free mic day in our room. Make your own agenda, discuss on current political events of Ethiopia. Bring in all your collections of poems, recorded speeches, songs and etc. etc

SUNDAY - January 6, 2008
Starts at --- 12:00 PM -- 8:00 PM
This is a free mic day in our room. Make your own agenda, discuss on current political events of Ethiopia. Bring in all your collections of poems, recorded speeches, songs and etc. etc

SATURDAY - December 29, 2007 Starts at --- 2:00 PM -- 9:00 PM
&
SUNDAY - December 30, 2007 Starts at --- 12:00 PM -- 9:00 PM

SATURDAY - December 22, 2007
Starts at --- 2:00 PM -- 9:00 PM

SUNDAY - December 23, 2007
Starts at --- 12:00 PM -- 8:00 PM
This is a free mic day in our room. Make your own agenda, discuss on current political events of Ethiopia. Bring in all your collections of poems, recorded speeches, songs and etc. etc

SATURDAY - December 15, 2007
Starts at --- 2:00 PM -- 9:00 PM

SUNDAY - December 16, 2007
Starts at --- 12:00 PM -- 8:00 PM
This is a free mic day in our room. Make your own agenda, discuss on current political events of Ethiopia. Bring in all your collections of poems, recorded speeches, songs and etc. etc

SATURDAY - December 1, 2007
Starts at --- 2:00 PM -- 9:00 PM

SUNDAY - December 2, 2007
Starts at --- 12:00 PM -- 8:00 PM

SATURDAY - November 24, 2007
Starts at --- 2:00 PM -- 9:00 PM
This is a free mic day in our room. Make your own agenda, discuss on current political events of Ethiopia. Bring in all your collections of poems, recorded speeches, songs and etc. etc

SUNDAY - November 25, 2007
Starts at --- 12:00 PM -- 8:00 PM
This is a free mic day in our room. Make your own agenda, discuss on current political events of Ethiopia. Bring in all your collections of poems, recorded speeches, songs and etc. etc

SATURDAY - November 17, 2007
Starts at --- 2:00 PM -- 9:00 PM

&

SUNDAY - November 18, 2007
Starts at --- 12:00 PM -- 8:00 PM

Assimba Room will continue starting from where we left of last weekend. This weekend we will focus on factionalism and its implications on the pro democracy movement and more.

SATURDAY - November 10, 2007
Starts at --- 2:00 PM -- 9:00 PM

&

SUNDAY - November 11, 2007
Starts at --- 12:00 PM -- 8:00 PM

 

SUNDAY - October 28, 2007
Starts at --- 12:00 PM -- 8:00 PM
This is a free mic day in our room. Make your own agenda, discuss on current political events of Ethiopia. Bring in all your collections of poems, recorded speeches, songs and etc. etc

SATURDAY - October 27, 2007
Starts at --- 2:00 PM -- 9:00 PM
This is a free mic day in our room. Make your own agenda, discuss on current political events of Ethiopia. Bring in all your collections of poems, recorded speeches, songs and etc. etc

SUNDAY - October 21, 2007
Starts at --- 12:00 PM -- 8:00 PM
This is a free mic day in our room. Make your own agenda, discuss on current political events of Ethiopia. Bring in all your collections of poems, recorded speeches, songs and etc. etc

SATURDAY - October 20, 2007
Starts at --- 2:00 PM -- 9:00 PM

SUNDAY - October 14, 2007
Starts at --- 12:00 PM -- 8:00 PM

Assimba PalTalk Room will be on the ground at Renaissance Washington DC Hotel connecting Ethiopians around the world enabling live participation of Engr. Hailu's Town Hall meeting.

SATURDAY - October 13, 2007
Starts at --- 2:00 PM -- 9:00 PM

This is a free mic day in our room. Make your own agenda, discuss on current political events of Ethiopia. Bring in all your collections of poems, recorded speeches, songs and etc. etc

SUNDAY - October 7, 2007
Starts at --- 12:00 PM -- 8:00 PM

This is a free mic day in our room. Make your own agenda, discuss on current political events of Ethiopia. Bring in all your collections of poems, recorded speeches, songs and etc. etc

SATURDAY - October 6, 2007
Starts at --- 2:00 PM -- 9:00 PM

This day Assimba Room will celebrate IEWO's 1st year with special guests discussing the accomplishments of the organization in the past year, and will look into the current political situation in the country and Women’s role in the pro-democracy movement.

SUNDAY - September 30, 2007
Starts at --- 12:00 PM -- 8:00 PM

Assimba Room congratulates International Ethiopian Women’s Organization (IEWO) 1st  Year Anniversary

Which will be celebrated on Saturday September 29, 2007 in

Washington D.C.

On this day we will have guests to discuss Women’s issues and roles in the pro-democracy struggle and current political situation.

 

SATURDAY - September 29, 2007
Starts at --- 2:00 PM -- 9:00 PM

SUNDAY - September 23, 2007
Starts at --- 12:00 PM -- 8:00 PM

SATURDAY - September 22, 2007
Starts at --- 2:00 PM -- 9:00 PM

SUNDAY - September 16, 2007
Starts at --- 12:00 PM -- 8:00 PM
This is a free mic day in our room. Make your own agenda, discuss on current political events of Ethiopia. Bring in all your collections of poems, recorded speeches, songs and etc. etc

SATURDAY - September 15, 2007
Starts at --- 2:00 PM -- 9:00 PM

Kinijit Leaders have been released: What now? Looking at Perspectives and Challenges for those in Political and Leadership Roles

Dr. Maru Gubena will be our special guest of the day.

SUNDAY - September 9, 2007
Starts at --- 12:00 PM -- 8:00 PM

Let us celebrate the Ethiopian New Year & Millennium in a style!

Let us strategize how we can bring about democracy and rule of law to Ethiopia!


This is a free mic day in our room. Make your own agenda, discuss on current political events of Ethiopia. Bring in all your collections of poems, recorded speeches, songs and etc. etc

SATURDAY - September 8, 2007
Starts at --- 2:00 PM -- 9:00 PM

Let us celebrate the Ethiopian New Year & Millennium in a style!

Let us strategize how we can bring about democracy and rule of law to Ethiopia!

This is a free mic day in our room. Make your own agenda, discuss on current political events of Ethiopia. Bring in all your collections of poems, recorded speeches, songs and etc. etc

SATURDAY - September 1, 2007
Starts at --- 2:00 PM -- 9:00 PM

2nd Year Memorial Day for “Red Terror” victims
@ Assimba PalTalk Room will be observed

Come and let us honor the martyrs together and say thank you for giving us life sacrificing theirs, hold up high their history and most of all promise them to continue the fight to bring about Democracy and Rule of Law in Ethiopia.

Their fight was nothing but to empower our people. Let us come together as a community and condemn what went on then and what is going on now! Let us say “Never Again!” and vow not to let political prosecutions and killings continue unchecked in Ethiopia starting today!

Saturday   September 1, 2007 –  2:00 PM Eastern USA Time
Sunday      September 2, 2007  -12:00 PM Eastern USA Time

SUNDAY - September 2, 2007
Starts at --- 12:00 PM -- 8:00 PM

2nd Year Memorial Day for “Red Terror” victims
@ Assimba PalTalk Room will be observed

Come and let us honor the martyrs together and say thank you for giving us life sacrificing theirs, hold up high their history and most of all promise them to continue the fight to bring about Democracy and Rule of Law in Ethiopia.

Their fight was nothing but to empower our people. Let us come together as a community and condemn what went on then and what is going on now! Let us say “Never Again!” and vow not to let political prosecutions and killings continue unchecked in Ethiopia starting today!

Saturday   September 1, 2007 –  2:00 PM Eastern USA Time
Sunday      September 2, 2007  -12:00 PM Eastern USA Time

SATURDAY - August 25, 2007
Starts at --- 3:00 PM -- 9:00 PM

SUNDAY - August 26, 2007
Starts at --- 12:00 PM -- 8:00 PM
This is a free mic day in our room. Make your own agenda, discuss on current political events of Ethiopia. Bring in all your collections of poems, recorded speeches, songs and etc. etc

SATURDAY - August 18, 2007
Starts at --- 3:00 PM -- 9:00 PM

SUNDAY - August 19, 2007
Starts at --- 12:00 PM -- 8:00 PM

SATURDAY - August 11, 2007
Starts at --- 3:00 PM -- 9:00 PM

This is a free mic day in our room. Make your own agenda, discuss on current political events of Ethiopia. Bring in all your collections of poems, recorded speeches, songs and etc. etc

 

SUNDAY - August 12, 2007
Starts at --- 12:00 PM -- 8:00 PM
This is a free mic day in our room. Make your own agenda, discuss on current political events of Ethiopia. Bring in all your collections of poems, recorded speeches, songs and etc. etc

SATURDAY - August 4, 2007
Starts at --- 3:00 PM -- 9:00 PM

SUNDAY - August 5, 2007
Starts at --- 12:00 PM -- 8:00 PM

SATURDAY - July 28, 2007
Starts at --- 3:00 PM -- 9:00 PM

The Ethiopian Century
A social Democratic Hope © 2007
By Solomon Gebreselassie

Assimba PalTalk Room will bring the author of the above book to discuss the above book in the near future.
We encourage everyone to read the book and check this calendar
for discussion date.

SUNDAY - July 29, 2007
Starts at --- 12:00 PM -- 8:00 PM

SATURDAY - July 21, 2007
Starts at --- 3:00 PM -- 9:00 PM

This is a free mic day in our room. Make your own agenda, discuss on current political events of Ethiopia. Bring in all your collections of poems, recorded speeches, songs and etc. etc

SUNDAY - July 22, 2007
Starts at --- 12:00 PM -- 8:00 PM
On this day Dr Seid Hassan, Professor of Economics and Editor Journal of Business and Public Affairs will be our room's guest.
 
We will discuss the current political and economic situation of Ethiopia.
 
What is to be done, what should the strategic goal of the people's struggle be and how can it be achived.

SATURDAY - July 14, 2007
Starts at --- 3:00 PM -- 9:00 PM

This is a free mic day in our room. Make your own agenda, discuss on current political events of Ethiopia. Bring in all your collections of poems, recorded speeches, songs and etc. etc

SUNDAY - July 15, 2007
Starts at --- 12:00 PM -- 8:00 PM
This is a free mic day in our room. Make your own agenda, discuss on current political events of Ethiopia. Bring in all your collections of poems, recorded speeches, songs and etc. etc

SATURDAY - July 7, 2007
Starts at --- 3:00 PM -- 9:00 PM

This is a free mic day in our room. Make your own agenda, discuss on current political events of Ethiopia. Bring in all your collections of poems, recorded speeches, songs and etc. etc

SUNDAY - July 8, 2007
Starts at --- 12:00 PM -- 8:00 PM
This is a free mic day in our room. Make your own agenda, discuss on current political events of Ethiopia. Bring in all your collections of poems, recorded speeches, songs and etc. etc

 

This forum to date, has invited the following guest speakers

Ambassador Imru Zelleke

Dr. Getachew Begashaw
   of EPRP leadership

Ato Fasika Belete 
   UEDF Chairman

Lt. Ayal-Sew Dessye -
   UEDF Vice Chairman

Dr. Negede Gobezie
   UEDF AFD deligate

Ato Mersha Yoseph
    EPRP leader

Ato Reda Mehari
    EPRP leader

Dr. Alemante G.Selassie,
a Law professor, discussing AFD document and its implications

Ato Aregawi Berhe
     UEDF V.Chair

Ato Birhane Mewa
     (Kinijit N. America)

Dr. Taye Worldesemayat
     ETA Chairman

 

 


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