Well said Haruna
I did suggest that during the last meeting to the organizers and also having a
BUSINESS Forum .
not all of us are interested in politics
Latjor please take note and if it is not late to amend the program please do so to
include the common Kumbas and Sambas.
Thanks
Habib Diab Ghanim, Sr.
See you on the 19 th
Any embassy participation ?
Will the new Ambassador Mr. Bojang be invited?
Haruna Farage wrote:
> G-L,
>
> It is amazing to notice that The Gambia has some intellectuals
> carrying with them some titles ranging from doctorate degrees to
> professorship. But what comes to my mind is what are the contributions
> of these intellectuals towards the politico-socio-economic development
> of the country and it's citizery during the past thirty years?
>
> To what extent would this conference have an impact to the ordinary
> Gambian living in the rural areas like Demba Kunda or Basse?
>
> I bring these questions to the forum not because I like to challenge
> the intellectuals but to satisfy my curiosity.
>
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> Subject: Gambian Conference DC
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> Date: 2/1/00 11:31 PM
>
> Greetings! I wish to invite the online community to participate in the
> upcoming 3rd annual Independence conference in Washington DC. I hope some of
> you will be able to come and interact with conference participants in a
> healthy exchange of ideas for the good of Gambia and all of us.
> Best wishes,
> Latjor
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> THE GAMBIA LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE PRESENTS ?
>
> THEME: THE GAMBIA: CHALLENGES IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM
>
> Plenary
>
> KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Dr. Sulayman Nyang
> Department of African Studies, Howard University,
> Washington DC
> (Topic to be announced)
>
> Session I Politics and Governance
>
> Speaker 1: Dr. Abdoulie Saine
> Professor of Political Science - Miami University of
> Ohio "It is Time to Heal: Toward Truth Telling, National
> Reconciliation and Justice in The Gambia."
>
> Speaker 2: Dr. Amadou Janneh
> Professor of Political Science - University of
> Tennessee
> "Recent developments in the Senegambian sub-region
> and their potential impact on the political landscape"
>
> Session II Literature, Culture and Education
>
> Speaker 1: Dr. Tijan Sallah
> Economist - World Bank, Washington DC
> "The Old and New African Poetry & the Gambia's role in
> It;"
>
> Speaker 2: Dr. Sukai Prom-Jackson
> Education Specialist - World Bank, Washington DC
> "Linkages: The intellectuals abroad and the University
> of
> The Gambia"
>
> Session III: Health and Gender Issues
>
> Speaker 1: Veronica P.S. Njie, RN, MSN
> Assistant Professor - Baltimore Community County
> College
> "The Continuing Fight Against HIV/AIDS"
>
> Speaker 2: Ylva Hernlund
> Ph.D Student - Department of Anthropology,
> University of Washington, Seattle WA
> "Ritual Negotiations and Cultural Compromise: An
> Alternative Initiation in the Gambia"
>
> Other participants will include: Dr. Mbye Cham, Dr. Muhammadou Kah, Karamba
> Touray, Kaba Joof, Latjor Ndow.
>
> DATE: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH, 2000
> TIME: 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
> PLACE: HOWARD UNIVERSITY
> SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AUDITORIUM
> 2ND FLOOR
> WASHINGTON DC
>
> CONTACT: TEL: 301-593-5844
>
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