Thanks Cynthia for communicating the wishes of the contributors.  The ball
is now on the court of the media practitioners.

Chi Jaama

Joe

>From: Cynthia Daniels <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Cynthia Daniels <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]
>CC: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Media Fund
>Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 17:56:46 -0600
>
>Hi All:
>
>The brutal murder of Deyda Hydara has re-sparked an interest in some to at
>least start a dialogue
>again about creating a fund to assist the Independent media with their
>mounting financial obligations.
>
>Towards the end of 2003, a fund was created for that stated purpose.  The
>goal was to have Gambians
>and Friends of Gambian contribute $1 per month thus eliminating a huge
>financial burden on any one
>individual. Those that couldn’t afford the $1 per month contribution had
>the opportunity to
>contribute any amount they could afford.  Since that time, the total amount
>collected in the fund
>is $322.
>
>We, the contributors of the fund would like to transfer the custody of the
>funds to the GPU or it's
>designate in the US with one stipulation:  The designated individual(s)
>agree to continue raising
>and managing the funds collected for the Independent media until it is
>deemed by all pertinent
>parties that a fund is no longer needed for the stated purpose.
>
>I would like to thank those who put this issue back on the table.
>
>Please take care…
>
>P.S. - Chris, can you forward this to the G-Talk and Post…
>
>
>
>
>___________________________________________
>Cynthia M. Daniels
>Northwestern University
>Biomedical Engineering Department
>2145 N. Sheridan Rd.
>Technological Institute, E310
>Evanston, IL 60208
>Ameer Lab: 847-491-7646
>Email: [log in to unmask]
>
>
>
>

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