<<"I appeal to all those who are concerned and want to participate in this effort to send me a private email so that we can discuss how organize ourselves and how to move forward. Once we have something concrete in place, we can then move on to the business of raising funds.">> Sis Jabou: Why do you think that a duplication of efforts, that have long been started and is already well underway, is the best solution to a difference in view points, principles and ideologies? I don't see your appealing for others to join you in forming another 'compin' to "discuss how organize ourselves and how to move forward.." as nothing more than duplicating, or perhaps antagonizing - albeit unintentionally - wh at has already been put in place. I urge you to add your effort in making that august body become one that will encompass as many different view points and ideologies as it possibly can. You seem to have very little patience in that regard. The logical answer to feeling 'left out' from a body is not always the formation of a 'rival' body to the dicatates of what YOU think that body ought to be. Especially where the aims and objectives are the same, as in this case. I see no difference in what you claim to abhor so much - political hegemony by a few. Like you, I have expressed my opinion in contrast to the notion that only those who have actually "put their money where their mouth is" ought to be part of the list-serve that is set up for discussion, which I am currently running. But there seem to be the wisdon of majority in that regard so far. Unlike you though, I did not opt out and advoca te for another 'compin' just because my view point does not seem to be considered. I see that as a weakness in character. You have more to contribute as a member of the group with differing opinions than one that stands to seek for a group that may be antagonizing the efforts of the existing group, even if that is not the intent. We should learn to tolerate differences in opinion and strive to work together no matter what those differences might be. On another note, I will not hold brief for Joe and others to whom questions were directed, but I am in a position to say that efforts are in place to answer some of the concerns raised here and Gambia-post. Joe, God bless the bro, have had a couple of bereavements in his family in the past weeks and as such, has been unable to attend to some of the issues. I urge all to take it a little bit easy on the castigations and exercise a wee bit patience for now. We must take note that there is a thin line between opinions and allegations, especially where there are no facts to back opinions. With all heads and hearts in one place, we can accomplish much more than we expect. -BambaLaye "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." -M.L King Jr. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~