As of Sunday April 23 we have received contributions from 57 individuals and The Gambia Association of Chicago a sum total of $3063 (Three thousand and sixty-three dollars). For an exact breakdown of the donations, please go to www.gambian.com and click the Massacre Action Plan icon. We are very grateful for those that promptly sent in their contributions but clearly the overwhelming majority of Gambians in the US have not participated. I have made out of state calls and visited folks within the metro DC area but we must do more to get people involved. I think list members would agree we cannot fall short of our objectives especially the important short term goal of helping the families of the bereaved and securing the release of students and parents languishing in jail. We had a meeting with the coordinator yesterday and it was decided that work on securing the release of detainees would begin tomorrow (Monday) the 24th Our efforts would be geared towards complimenting the valiant efforts of a group of lawyers who have already done preparatory work to secure their release. They are working probono but with our help in defraying the costs of further investigations and possible defense of those students that may be charged we would be able to work towards the ultimate objective of standing up for the children.By the end of the week I would post a suggested amount to be given to the families of each of the fourteen victims for list members to approve upon which they would be disbursed. A condolence letter on our behalf was published and announced in Gambia. I hope we would soon be able to coordinate with the European effort to enable us to gauge our overall financial situation. Together we will do something about these brutal murders Thanks Karamba ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------