Folks, I am appealing to all that pledged to show that they are serious about saving the Gambia by sending in their contributions. Please take a look at the attached list and honestly ask yourself whether you've measured up. Folks, talk alone is not going to save the Gambia, just as Jammeh's preaching is not feeding our farmers. The real fight to get rid of Yaya has just begun and Yaya knows that, which is why he is on the offensive against the Alternative party leaders. We asked the party leaders to come together and wrestle the criminal that is Yaya out. However, we are not demonstrating that we are serious on our request because we are way under budget on raising the funds we are capable of raising. We also need to be serious about forming the committees that we talked about. Why is it that we are quick to request or state what we need to do or not do as a people but drag our feet when it comes to putting a cent where our mouth is? We've done that ever since Jammeh stole power and it has not gained us nothing but more corruption and increased poverty of our people. We all know what it will take to bring down Yaya, but where we fall woefully short is providing financial support to the Alternative. Why is that? If we just talk about the plight of the masses on cyberspace but don't match our words with our financial responsibility, then we are not helping them much, for talk is the cheapest commodity on the block and they can do just that. Infact, they are doing just that in their bedrooms, or whenever electricity is out, which is all the time. So, please let us reconsider our attitude towards saving the Gambia. Let us not just say it, let us act it. So, before you send your next article to speak on behalf of Gambians or their plight, please ask yourself if you really earned the privilege to do so. Aside from being Gambian by birth or other process, are you fulfilling the responsibility that comes with citizenship? We are in a state of crisis that not only requires our intellect, but also our wallet as well, and I think we are too intelligent to be reminded of this. Please send your donations to Joe Sambou, 8046 S. Kimbark Ave., Chicago, IL 60619. I also encourage people to order the coalition summit tapes from Kebba Foon or myself. I got a copy and I highly recommend that those that did not make it to Atlanta get a copy. You'll have the chance to hear all that was said and it will help you follow the journey that we'll pledged to continue. Thanks for your consideration in this very important issue. Chi Jaama Joe Sambou _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~