Hi Dave, may be they meant none partisan, an organisation that owes no
allegiance to any political party. An organisation that would accomadate all
shades of political divergence in other to address an immediate and an
urgent issue, in other words an alliance of colours. Just my opinion.


>From: Dave Manneh <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: [>-<] The Gambia asks for urgent Aid/ Political????
>Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 18:31:47 +0100
>
>Non political?
>Why do people constantly harp on about this nonsense?
>There is no such thing as non-political/apolitical. From the day our mamas
>give birth to us until the day we are put in the grave, politics is us, and
>we are politics. Please people get this straight!!!
>
>I would have written a longer piece and a much more deserving rebuttal of
>this uppity attitude if I had more free time on my hands, but unfortunately
>I don't and as such this will have to do for now.
>
>Regards
>Manneh
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>Subject: Re: [>-<] The Gambia asks for urgent Aid
>
>
>We need an effective non political Gambian organization for us in the
>diaspora to be taken seriously for such a drive.
>
>Beran
>
>
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> >Subject: Re: [>-<] The Gambia asks for urgent Aid
> >Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 11:06:52 EDT
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> >Ms Sukuna,
> >                   NGO stands for None governmental organisation such as
> >the
> >Red Cross , Oxfarm, Christian Childrens Fund , Catholic Relief Services
>and
> >many many others . There  are both international NGOs and domestic NGOs
>and
> >i
> >think between these two groups all of the relief can be adequately
> >delivered
> >in a very effective manner. Personally you can begin by contacting your
> >local
> >congressman and senators, United States agency for International
> >development
> >and do a web search of the US based NGOs that specialise in relief
> >especially
> >food distribution. Once we settle on a list of perspective NGOs , we can
> >lobby them as a citizen  group and see what they can do in the short
>term.
> >The problem is so extensive and so pervasive that unless we can mobilise
>a
> >major effort via an established organisation, we will not avert the
>danger
> >the people face. If there was a way to effectively tap into the tens of
> >thousands of Diaspora Gambians particularly in the US and Europe, we can
> >perhaps do an emmergency direct appeal to try to make a small dent in
>this
> >huge problem but it won't compare to what donors can provide. Perhaps
>more
> >sad is that fact we are too disorganised overseas to provide the critical
> >mass required to get things of this scale done. In the meantime talk to
> >your
> >friends and exchange ideas on how best to act.
> >Karamba
> >
> >
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