Soffie, thanks for this heads up.  It is our responsibility to call the
administration and tell them about Yaya and announce it in the local papers
for the community to know who St. Mary's is associating with.  Thanks for
being proactive and keep us posted.

Chi Jaama

Joe Sambou


>From: "Ceesay, Soffie" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: [>-<] YAHYA A.J.J.JAMMEH COMING TO MARYLAND MAY 15TH 2004.
>Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 06:08:20 -0700
>
>St. Mary's College of Maryland
>18952 E. Fisher Road
>St. Mary's City, MD 20686-3001
>240/895-2000
>
>Registrar's Office
>240/895-4336
>240/895-4449 fax
>
>Person responsible for having him over as the speaker at the commencement
>ceremonies and bestowing an honorary degree unto him is a Mr. Bill Roberts
>who, according to the info, has a 30 year relationship with The Gambia in
>education.
>
>If they call me back, I should have some more information to share.  If not
>(highly likely), I know their number and so do you.  We will ask them to
>rescind their invitation of the butcher of kanilai through a letter, faxed
>and then as registered mail to the president, Ms. Jane Margaret O'Brien,
>Mr. Bill Roberts, as well as the director of international education, Ms.
>LaRita Hagar.  I have a list of their board of trustees to whom the letter
>will be copied as well.
>
>Soffie
>
>
>
>
>  [Ceesay, Soffie] -----Original Message-----
>From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 7:59 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [>-<] YAHYA A.J.J.JAMMEH COMING TO MARYLAND MAY 15TH 2004.
>
>
>
>Does anyone have an address or contact info, especially on The Student
>Union? We've got some work to do. Let's make sure, Yahya Jahanama turn out
>an uninvited guest. Make those calls and write to these uninformed minds.
>Could you imagine the devil giving a commencement address to my graduating
>class. Let's crash the show, if we have to. Get your posters and fliers
>ready. Will the real Gambians yearning for change, please stand up? This is
>an opportunity to put this clown in the Hall of Shame.
>
>
>"The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are
>evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it."
>  - Albert Einstein
>"
>Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change
>the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has."
>- Margaret Mead
>
>"When the government fears the people, you have liberty. When the people
>fear the government, you have tyranny."
>- Thomas Jefferson
>
>"All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing"
>- Edmund Burke
>
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