Sigga, that's a good suggestion.  Folks, lets rise to the occasion and match
our words with deeds.  Do not wait for others to do it for you, for they
might be thinking the same as you.  So, please rise up and be counted.  It's
these little steps that will accumulate to our grand victory.  Ebrima,
thanks for taking the leadership in this one.  So, its on.

Chi Jaama

Joe Sambou


>From: Sigga jagne <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
><[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: LET'S ALL WRITE/E-MAIL DR. STOVALL & CALL ON GAMBIAN STUDENTS AT
>            ROSS TO DEMONSTRATE AGAINST YANKUBA & TOMBONG'S VISIT
>Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 13:17:58 -0800
>
>Guys, at the bottom of the message below, from Ebrima,
>is the contact infor for Dr. Stoval.  Let us all
>write/E-mail our protests to him.  And if anyone knows
>someone who is a student at Russ, let us know.  We
>need to try and persuade their own students to
>demonstrate against this visit.
>
>AGAIN, IF ANYONE KNOWS SOMEONE ATTENDING RUSS COLLEGE,
>ESPECIALY IF THEY ARE GAMBIAN, LET US KNOW.
>
>--- Ebrima Ceesay <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Gambia-L:
> >
> > The unedited e-mail below is from a concerned
> > Gambian whose name I am
> > witholding. I urge all Gambians and friends of the
> > Gambia, to send protest
> > mails to Dr Stovall as soon as possible. I myself
> > will work on a pamphlet to
> > be titled "The Case against Yahya Jammeh" and send
> > it to Dr Stovall before
> > the 5th January 2001. Thanks!
> >
> > Ebrima Ceesay
> > Birmingham, UK
> >
> >
>______________________________________________________________________
> >
> > >To: [log in to unmask] Subject: YANKUBA
> > TOURAY & TOMBONG SAIDY
> > >COMING TO RUST COLLEGE IN JAN 2001 Date: Wed, 27
> > Dec 2000
> > >
> > >Dear Ebrima,
> > >
> > >Before breaking you the news, I must first of all
> > commend you and extend to
> > >you my sincere thanks and gratitude for a case well
> > presented in your
> > >Sunday article not to only The Gambian people, but
> > to the entire
> > >International Community at large. In your piece,
> > you have vividly made a
> > >very convincing case against MORON JAMMEH, a well
> > compiled facts which
> > >would easily convince even a jury of pre-ks to
> > convict the MORON. To that
> > >end, I once again extend to you very many thanks
> > for a job well done. Keep
> > >up the good work.
> > >
> > >Now back to the NEWS. I want you to make another
> > convincing case as you did
> > >in your Sunday piece against what I call giving a
> > THUMBS-UP TO JAMMEH THE
> > >STUDENT KILLER BY THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN
> > THE UNITED STATES,
> > >EITHER UNCONSCIOUSLY, OR THEY ARE TRULY AWARE OF
> > WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE
> > >GAMBIA ON A DAY-BY-DAY BASIS.
> > >
> > >NEWS FLASH:- Ebrima, could you believe that RUST
> > COLLEGE of all colleges in
> > >Holly Springs, Mississippi, USA has invited both
> > YANKUBA TOURAY and TOMBONG
> > >SAIDY as distinguished delegates from The
> > Gambia(ROOTS) to give a
> > >presentation of African Culture to STUDENTS of RUST
> > COLLEGE? The
> > >presentation is scheduled from JANUARY 12-13, 2001.
> > And these people are
> > >part and parcel of an administration who had
> > slaughtered our students in
> > >The Gambia, and yet here they are invited to give a
> > presentation as
> > >DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS to STUDENTS.
> > >
> > >The program has been sponsored by the NATIONAL
> > AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENT
> > >LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE (NAASLC), whose Chairman
> > happens to be an African
> > >Professor: DR. A. J. STOVALL. Dr. Stovall heads the
> > Division of Social
> > >Science at Rust College. I understand from sources
> > that he had been to The
> > >Gambia a year or two ago, and had visited JAMMEH,
> > and even photographed
> > >with him. What does that tells us as people? This
> > means that Jammeh is
> > >using some African Americans as propaganda tools to
> > polish and cover up his
> > >killer image.
> > >
> > >Here is what Dr. A. J. Stovall, Chair, has
> > installed in the NAASLC website
> > >on YANKUBA and TOMBONG'S invitation:-
> > >
> > >"A distinguished delegation from The Gambia(ROOTS)
> > West Africa led by
> > >Honorable YANKUBA TOURAY, Secretary of State and
> > the Honorable TOMBOMG
> > >SAIDY, Minister of The Gambia Radio and Television
> > Services are scheduled
> > >to make a special presentation on African
> > Culture-Theory and
> > >Practice-Opportunity or Publicity".
> > >
> > >Ebrima, I am really appalled by this, because many
> > Gambians have graduated
> > >from Rust College, and many are still attending the
> > college; and I am sure
> > >they all are appalled by this invitation, because
> > it is against human
> > >decency and moral values. In fact, it is totally
> > against the mission
> > >statement of NAASLC which reads as follows:-
> > >
> > >NAASLC MISSION STATEMENT:- To address issues of
> > Liberation, and Provide
> > >analysis of Progressive African Leadership Models,
> > Past and Present and
> > >Outline Revolutionary Leadership Paradigms of the
> > Future.
> > >
> > >If the above mission statement endeavors to address
> > progressive African
> > >leadership, therefore, slaughtering students
> > qualifies progressive, African
> > >leadership? I think Dr. A. J. Stovall is just doing
> > publicity for MORON
> > >JAMMEH, period. Therefore, Ebrima, I think every
> > Gam-ler should send
> > >protest email to Dr. A J. stovall in protest for
> > inviting those whose hands
> > >are stained with student blood, and more
> > significantly, those invitees does
> > >not even have the moral gist to attend such forum.
> > Listed below are the
> > >contact information of Dr. A. J. Stovall:
> > >
> > >Dr. A. J. Stovall, Chair Division of Social Science
> > Rust college
> > >
> > >Tel: 662-551-4095 x 4311 Email:[log in to unmask]
> > website:www.naaslc.org
> > >
> > >May Allah bless you and your family in this month
> > of Ramadan, Christmas and
> > >Happy New Year.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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