WHILE THIS WEEKEND ROLLS IN, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A
PROPOSAL TO ALL OF YOU ON THIS LIST AS FOLLOWS.
Would each of us think about FIVE critical issues or
problems in The Gambia and submit your list to the L
no later than Monday, March 6th. If you so personally
desire, you can send it to me at [log in to unmask]
I will consolidate all these issues into 3-5 broad
topics. Next we can get into how do we think we can
best resolve each category. We are not going to have
any debates around these issues. Opinions expressed
will be carefully outlined and reviewed by all of us.
And if we are lucky, a formal document will be
published by Gambia L-ers on behalf of ALL.
I will be looking forward to everyone's contribution
in the coming days.
Am I my brother's keeper?
Essa
--- Jabou Joh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> In a message dated 2/26/00 7:15:25 AM Central
> Standard Time, [log in to unmask]
> writes:
>
> << We are convinced that
> real change must come from below and that change
> must be a conscious one.
> The people must see the need for change; they must
> know what the change
> entails; they must want the end result of the
> change and they must support
> the means to bring it about before there can be
> real change. This is why we
> devoted our whole programme to sensitisation rather
> than giving priority to
> campaigning for votes. We want the votes to be
> preceded by awareness. May be
> we are just pioneers. May be we are just to give
> the limited knowledge we
> have for others to learn more and give more. >>
>
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> Halifa,
>
> This statement says it all, because I also believe
> that if the change does
> not come about in the manner described here, then we
> are just fooling
> ourselves. For too long we as a people have been
> subject to so much
> manipulation, coercion and deception by politicians
> just for the vote, and
> then we go back to the drawing board always with
> nothing gained. People
> themselves have to thoroughly understand that they
> have a voice, can make a
> difference and that those they choose to lead them
> are chosen because they
> can and will do the job, or they can be replaced.The
> ultimate goal is the
> welfare of the nation and every citizen. They have
> to understand every aspect
> of their situation, and how the political choices
> they make will influence
> the outcome of that situation, and that this is how
> societies shape their own
> destinities, and not by just sittiing back and
> complaining, or by constantly
> choosing the lesser of the evils put before them,
> always believing that they
> are helpless and cannot possibly have a voice that
> makes a difference.
> If those who say they aspire to serve the best
> interest of the people do not
> understand that their ultimate goal is to work
> solely towards helping them to
> reach these goals , then they are engaged in just
> fulfilling a senseless
> quest for power at the expense of the people.
>
> Jabou Joh
>
>
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