Peace Brothers and Sisters,
Please Distribute To All Concerned Africans...We Are One People and Our
Struggles Are The Same...We Must Support Each Other In Our Struggles
for Freedom!
I have attached the following Letter of Invitation to Patron Supporters
& Friends of The Gambia as well as the Flyer for the Saturday, June 3rd
Fund Raising Event to assist the families and victims of the April 10th
and 11th Student Massacre as word attachments for downloading and
distribution. Thank you.
Jamila
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MOVEMENT FOR THE RESTORATION
OF DEMOCRACY IN THE GAMBIA
1920 Walton Avenue, Suite 5B
Bronx, New York 10453
Tel/Fax: (718) 842-6162
May 21, 2000
DEAR PATRON SUPPORTERS AND FRIENDS OF THE GAMBIA,
THE MOVEMENT FOR THE RESTORATION FOR DEMOCRACY IN THE GAMBIA invites
you to our Fund Raising Event to Assist the Families and Victims of the
April 10th and 11th Student Massacre. The event will take place:
Date: June 3, 2000
Time: 10:00 PM – UNTIL
Place: THE GAMBIAN SOCIETY COMMUNITY CENTER
1230 Jerome Avenue, Bronx, New York 10452
(Jerome Avenue Between 167th and 168th Street)
THE MOVEMENT FOR THE RESTORATION FOR DEMOCRACY IN THE GAMBIA is
committed to the preservation of Peace and Democracy in The Gambia, and
condemns the recent massacre of Gambian Students by The Gambian Army
and Paramilitary in violation of International Human Rights and
Constitutional Rights. Gambian students have an inalienable and
entrenched right under the 1997 Constitution, Section 25(d) to “freedom
to assemble and demonstrate peaceably and without arms.” These rights
are echoed and guaranteed under the African Charter and under the
United Nations’ International Convention on Civil and Political Rights.
The student demonstration was organized by the Gambian Students Union
(GAMSU) in Banjul, Brikama and other towns to protest the torture and
death of 19-year-old student, Ebrima Barry on 9 March by Brikama Fire
Service personnel, and the rape of 13-year-old Binta Manneh by a police
officer, on 10 March 2000. A minimum of 14 people (reports indicate
that as many as 50 persons) were murdered, including Omar Barrow, a
journalist at SUD FM Radio, Banjul, serving as a readily identifiable
Red Cross volunteer. A minimum of 128 students and other persons were
injured, many requiring hospitalization or treatment outside of the
country. Royal Victoria Hospital indicated that there is a shortage of
blood and that the medical situation is disastrous. Numerous students
were reported missing, with hundreds of students rounded up for
questioning, arrest and detainment at undisclosed locations throughout
The Gambia. Distraught parents did not know whether their children
were among the dead or detained.
This fund raising event is a part of our ongoing effort to provide
assistance to the families of the recovering victims of the student
massacre as well as provide assistance to the GAMSU Students Legal
Defense Fund. We must ensure that the arrested students’ right to a
fair trail is not compromised due to lack of adequate funds in
obtaining competent legal counsel.
THE MOVEMENT FOR THE RESTORATION FOR DEMOCRACY IN THE GAMBIA
appreciates your support and concern and looks forward to your presence
at this event.
MOVEMENT FOR THE RESTORATION OF
DEMOCRACY IN THE GAMBIA
RSVP: LAMIN DRAMMEH (718) 589-9717
SAUL MBENGA (914) 441-8839
JAMILA ALLSTON (917) 806-0439
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Movement For The Restoration of Democracy In The Gambia
FUND RAISING EVENT
TO ASSIST The Families & Victims of April 10 & 11 Student Massacre
& The GAMSU Students Legal Defense Fund
DATE: SATURDAY JUNE 3, 2000
TIME: 10:00 PM - UNTIL
PLACE: THE GAMBIAN SOCIETY COMMUNITY CENTER
1230 JEROME AVENUE, BRONX, NY 10452
(Jerome Avenue Between 167th and 168th Street)
ENTRANCE: $10 GENERAL ADMISSION
DONATIONS: PATRON & GENERAL DONATIONS ACCEPTED AT THE DOOR
PATRONS – $50 MINIMUM CONTRIBUTION
INFORMATION: (718) 863-2942 or (914) 441-8839
MUSIC BY: MOMODOU MUSA & D. J. WOW
Food will be Served ! IONS: PATRON & GENERAL DONATIONS ACCEPTED AT THE
DOOR
PATRONS – $50 MINIMUM CONTRIBUTION
INFORMATION: (718) 863-2942 or (914) 441-8839
MUSIC BY: MOMODOU MUSA & D. J. WOW
Food will be Served ! No Jeans or Sneakers ! BYOBB !
COME ONE, COME ALL AND SUPPORT THE VICTIMS IN THIS WORTHY CAUSE!
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