i.e. for the sake of brevity -- this symbol is 3 years old]
Is there a celebration planned or coming soon near you?
In North America:
Atlanta
Chicago
New York
Oakland
Sacramento
Washington
http://members.aol.com/ALD2G2/ald05/locations.html
On April 15, 1958, in the city of Accra Ghana, African leaders and political activists gathered at the first Conference of Independent African States. It was attended by representatives of the governments of Ethiopia, Ghana, Liberia, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, The United Arab Republic (which was the federation of Egypt and Syria) and representatives of the National Liberation Front of Algeria and the Union of Cameroonian Peoples. This conference was significant in that it represented the first Pan-African Conference held on African soil. African nations came together to organize a unified opposition to European colonialism and imperialism, which brought so much suffering to African People.
The Conference called for the founding of African Freedom Day, a day to, ³mark each year the onward progress of the liberation movement, and to symbolize the determination of the People of Africa to free themselves from foreign domination and exploitation.²
Five years later, in the city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia another historical meeting occurred. On May 25, 1963, leaders of thirty-two independent African States met to form the Organization of African Unity (OAU). By then more than two thirds of the continent had achieved independence from colonial rule. At this historic meeting the date of Africa Freedom Day was changed from April 15th to May 25th and Africa Freedom Day was declared African Liberation Day (ALD). African Liberation Day has been held on May 25th in every corner of the world since. Particularly for Southern Africa, African Liberation Day played a critical role in the defeat of colonialism and apartheid. It inspired others to support through various progressive organizations, liberation committees and movements both in Africa and the socialist countries around the world, the building of anti-colonial and national liberation movements by generating arms for the freedom fighters, offering a platform where the world could receive political education on the nature of the struggle, and providing a mass assembly where the spirit and moral of the freedom fighters could be reinvigorated. Today African Liberation Day activities are being organized throughout Africa and all over the world where African people are living and struggling.
http://www.jerichoboston.org/ald.html
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It would inform me as the otherbrothers and sistahs here in London how the Birmingham festivites went. 