Accountability Starts Now
No Easy Way Out This Time
I was appalled to hear that CUD in North America has only raised $300,000. Could this be an honest mistake? Or do the leaders think, the supporters are so dump that they don’t know how to count? After listening to VOA Amharic Services’ messages left by its audience, I forced myself to dig on information that is already available on various websites. I have attached those as evidence for the readers to see.
First, I will display the amount raised by each city in North America. Second, I will try to give you an estimated amount raised for the ones I have no information.
Based on the information and guesstimate the amount raised is over $487,350 (see attached table and its sources). This is almost half a million US dollar. This does not include fund raised in South Africa, Australia, Europe, and other North American Cities. It is perplexing when the CUD party led by Wzt. Bertukan reported only $300,000.
If your city is not listed here, please ask your CUD’s coordinator in your city. Accountability starts now.
By the way, the half a million raised does not include the amount raised by Eng. Hailu Shawel. Nevertheless, Wzt. Bertukan’s group must be held accountable and report the amount raised without fudging the numbers any further.
Haile B.
PS: I am open for challenge based on facts and truths.
Amount Raised only from known Cities
City/State |
Fund Raised |
Chaired by |
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Boston |
40,000 |
Wzt. Bertukan |
http://www.ethiopianreview.com/articles/1188 |
California, Dallas, Texas |
100,000 |
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http://www.ethiopianreview.com/articles/1233 |
Jointly by Oakland, San Jose |
52,195 |
Wzt. Bertukan |
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Atlanta |
60,000 |
Dr Berhanu |
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Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota |
25,000 |
Artist Abebe Belew |
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Denver, Colorado |
14,500 |
Dr Hailu Araya |
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Chicago |
10,000 |
Dr Berhanu |
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Las Vegas |
41,500 |
Wzt. Bertukan |
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Toronto |
20,000 |
Wzt. Bertukan |
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Calgary |
19,155 |
Wzt. Bertukan |
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Upstate New York |
$25,000 |
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Conservative estimate.http://www.kinijitethiopia.org/docs/Kinijit_delegates_visit/Upstate_New_York_report_kinijit_leader_visit.pdf |
Vancouver |
$20,000 |
Wzt. Bertukan |
Estimated |
Washington-DC |
$60,000 |
Wzt. Bertukan |
Estimated, considering the strong supporters of CUD are residing in this city |
Seattle |
Unknown |
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Source:
http://www.ethiopianreview.com/articles/1233
Kinijit leaders arrive in Dallas
Sep 30, 2007
Kinijit leaders in California and Texas
The Kinijit train whistled through California and Texas over the weekend creating excitement and hope among Ethiopian communities. Kinijit leaders' core message was that their party is trying to institute genuine democracy and rule of law in Ethiopia by being an example. They repeated the message that a party that doesn't have a democratic culture, a party that doesn't respect its own rules and procedures cannot bring democracy and rule of law to Ethiopia. The Kinijit leaders' message was well received in both Oakland, California, and Dallas, Texas where the people voted with their pockets, contributing close to $100,000. It was not an easy ride. Anti-Kinijit forces were out in full force working day and night to derail the two events. Pamphlets were distributed saying that the meetings have been canceled. There were phone calls and emails discouraging people not to attend the Oakland and Dallas meetings. Communists, feudalists, tribalists, dergists, opportunists, lumpens and crooks are all lined up against Kinijit. But Kinijit's freedom train continues to gather momentum. It will either win them over or leave them behind to bite dust…
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http://www.ethiomedia.com/ace/seattle_is_ready.html
Seattle ready for the leaders
Ethiomedia | September 28, 2007
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Photo credit: Tewodros Mekebeb & Ethiomedia for the five stars of Kinijit, and Scott Beale of laughingsquid.com for the Space Needle of Seattle. |
SEATTLE - Starting today, the talk and worry in SSeattle is how to welcome and make the leaders visiting Seattle feel at home during their three-day stay in the Emerald City.
Those of us in Seattle will be joined by our Kinijit friends from Portland, Oregon State, and from the elegant Vancouver, BC in Canada.
At a meeting held last night at Beacon Hill Hall, Ethiopians discussed for over two hours topics ranging from rolling out the red carpet at Seatac International Airport to staging a rich traditional Ethiopian dances at China Harbor, a restaurant with a 1000-seat conference hall by the seaside of Lake Union in the heart of downtown Seattle.
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"It's once in-a-lifetime-experience," said Shakespear Feyissa, the prominent lawyer who is heading the committee that is overseeing the welcoming ceremony of the Kinjit leaders, " and everyone of you should throw your weight behind the preparation to welcome the great Ethiopians to our city."
"Various committees have been set up in connection with carrying out the programs of Kinijit leaders here in Seattle," says Muluneh Yohannes, a staunch Kinijit organizer and human rights activist, who added "the details of each program will be publicized in the shortest time possible."
Posters have already hit the streets and stores of Seattle, Vancouver BC and Portland, while tickets will soon pop up over the weekend.
Following is a press release by organizers of the ceremony welcoming the Kinijit leaders to the city of Seattle.
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http://www.ethiopianreview.com/articles/1188
Boston Ethiopians welcome Kinijit leaders
Sep 22, 2007
Kinijit leaders who are currently on a working visiting in the U.S. arrived in Boston Saturday morning. Ethiopians in Boston turned out in large numbers to give them a warm welcome. After getting some rest they attended a fund raising dinner which raised over $40,000, according to the organizers. In her speech at the dinner, Wzt. Bertukan made a public appeal to Ato Hailu Shawel to join the delegation. The audience expressed support for her appeal through loud cheers and applause. Boston is Kinijit's strong hold in the U.S., and today's events — the welcoming ceremony at the airport in the morning, and the fund raising dinner — have proved that. One of the main reasons for Kinijit leaders' travel to the U.S. is to raise funds, and so far they are on track to raise over a million dollars. They have up to now collected close to 1/4th of that in just two cities. The funds will be used to rebuild the party's structure in Ethiopia and reopen its offices through out the country. If Woyanne allows that is yet to be seen. Ethiopian Review is grateful to Aklog Lemeneh, Samuel Belihu, Ashebir Tadesse, Minasse Yimam, and Yohannes Tessema for helping with our live coverage of Kinijit's arrival in Boston and the fund raising event…
http://kinijitna.org/okland.html
Oakland and San Jose jointly
raised $52,195
September
29, 2007
The Fund-raising event organized jointly by Oakland and
San Jose Kinijit support groups in Bay area was successful. Ethiopians raised
more than
$52,195.00 The fund goes directly to directly to support for
the struggle for democracy in Ethiopia.
Artist Abebe Belew did open the meeting with brief
remarks and introduced the Kinijit leaders to the gathering. He then invited
Wzt. Bertukan Mideksa
to speak. Wzt. Bertukan Mideksa has followed by the keynote
speaker of the event Ato Brook Kebede
More to Come.
http://www.ethiopianreview.com/articles/1245
Ethiopians in Las Vegas meet with Kinijit leaders
Oct 02, 2007
10:30
PM PST / 01:30 AM EST
The Kinijit town hall meeting in Las Vegas is now over. More time than usual
was given for the question and answer program of the event. The audience were
expressing their views as much as asking questions. The 370 people who
participated in the meeting raised a total of $41,900 for Kinijit. Considering
that there are far fewer people in Las Vegas than in Dallas or Oakland, raising
this much money was a great success. The next major event is the Kinijit
leaders' arrival in Seattle on Friday and the town hall meeting on Saturday.
http://www.ethiopianreview.com/articles/1315
Kinijit leaders arrive in Atlanta
Oct 12, 2007
8:20 PM EST
The town hall meeting and fund raising is now over. The latest figure is that a
little over $60,000 have been raised, but it is not the final figure…
http://www.ethiopianreview.com/articles/1353
Kinijit leaders visit Denver, Minneapolis-St. Loius, Chicago, Sioux Falls
Oct 19, 2007
Kinijit leaders Wzt. Bertukan Mideksa,
Ato Gizachew Shiferraw and Dr Berhanu
Nega arrive in Minneapolis, Oct. 19, 2007
[photo: Kinijit Minneapolis]
The Kinijit high-level delegation to the United States led by Wzt. Bertukan Mideksa and including Dr Hailu Araya, Ato Gizachew Shiferraw, Ato Brook Kebede and Dr Berhanu Nega visited five cities since Friday as they finalize their USA tour. On Saturday, Wzt. Bertukan, Ato Gizachew, and Dr Berhanu participated in a town hall meeting and fund raising event in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota known as the Twin Cities. Artist Abebe Belew conducted the fund raising event which brought in $25,000. The meeting was attended by about 600 people. On Sunday, Dr Hailu Araya and Ato Brook Kebede attended a public meeting in Denver, Colorado. About 150 Ethiopians who reside in the Denver Metro area took part the meeting and raised $14,200. Meanwhile, Dr Berhanu Nega went to Chicago to participate in a small town hall meeting. As in Denver, about 150 Ethiopians attended the Chicago meeting with Dr Berhanu and contributed $10,000 for Kinijit. At the same time, Wzt. Bertukan and Ato Gizachew held a similar public meeting in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. We don't know what happened there yet…
http://www.kinijitethiopia.org/
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November 3,2007 |
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Town hall meeting in
Toronto with Kinijit Leaders November 1 * Ato Yousuf Omer chairman of Kinijit Canada made the open speech *The Hon. Maria Minna a Ontario MP gave speech renewing her commitment to Democracy in Ethiopia and the Ethiopian community in Toronto (Pictures) * Artist Debebe Eshetu made a wonderful speech he also gave thanks to Hon. Maria Minna for her contribution to bring democracy in Ethiopia * Bertukan Mideksa gave Hon. Maria Minna gave a gift and thank her for her commitment * Achapter report was read from Toronto * Abebe Gelaw conducted question and answers where a lot of question were asked from Ethiopians living in Toronto * Abebe Gelaw also conducted a successful fund
raising * More fund raising (so far around $20000) |
http://www.kinijitethiopia.org/
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November 4,2007 |
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Kinijit Leaders in Calgary
Today Nov 4 |
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10:00 am Wt Bertukan & Ato Debebend Debebe Arrived at Calgary airport ( Picture ) 3;00 pm Meeting has started |