Joe,

I fully understand your position, but i still feel that the date was set in good faith. We would rather have a thousand people attend the demonstrations. The meeting in New York was attended by a good number of people with different political affiliations and it was at the meeting that the two dates were suggested. Besides the meeting was announced on all three forums, therefore it would have helped if those that couldnot attend to have suggested possible dates for consideration. Lets please try to put this one togther and then concentrate on the Febuary one.

Coach

>From: Joe Sambou <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list              <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Demonstration
>Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 17:27:39 +0000
>
>Coach, thanks for your efforts and we appreciate it.  I was speaking
>from
>experience of showing up to many a gathering that witnessed not more
>than
>five people, the ALD being the most recent as you alluded.  Now, I'm
>sure if
>I called for a demonstration in Chicago for Jan. 14, the same
>concerns will
>be raised by those that live close to NY and DC, among other remote
>locations.  Being in this country, we all know that the same effort
>I will
>use to come to NY or DC is the same effort that you'll will expend
>to show
>up in Chicago or North Carolina (for example).  So, a demonstration
>could be
>held at any place in this country and it will be covered.  But to
>think that
>what a few people agree on in NY should be gobbled up by all with no
>input,
>or else one is a performing a penmanship is irresponsible.  Besides,
>to me
>the murder of Deyda is not an end in itself, but an extension to the
>struggle against Jammeh for the past ten years.  This struggle was
>on before
>Deyda's murder and it shall continue.  My concerns are shared by
>many that
>are silent, who other wise would attend if consideration is given to
>their
>situations.  Now if some of you wish to call all those giving input
>performing pennmanship, they are defeating the whole purpose of why
>they
>called for a gathering in the first place.  The reason for my input
>was your
>first announcement stated only January 14, please correct me if I'm
>mistaken.  Keep up the good work.
>
>Chi Jaama
>
>Joe
>
>>From: Pasamba Jow <[log in to unmask]>
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>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: Demonstration
>>Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 18:49:21 +0000
>>
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