List Members,
Below is a briefing on a meeting of a group of Gambians and non Gambians held
on
April 16, 2000, in New York. The meeting was mainly organized in reaction to
the tragic
events that took place in the Gambia on April 10 and 11 respectively.


Participants

The meeting was attended by a cross section of Gambians from New York and Con-
necticut, representatives from the Sierra Leonean Community in New York, the
Afri-
can American Community and other African nationalities.

Issues Discussed

All the speakers at the meeting condemned the April 10 and 11 events and urged
that every thing be done to avert a repeat of the tragedy.
It was decided that contacts be made with human rights organizations and
other international organizations like the UN to sensitize them about the sad
developments
in the Gambia and ask for their cooperation in putting them to an end.
A Steering Committee has been put in place to carry out a number action plans
including the organization of demonstration starting from the UN Gambia
mission to
the United Nation Building on May 9, 2000.
All the contributors from the represented communities pledged their support
for the
crusade against the ongoing events in the Gambia.
It was suggested that participants at the meeting should remain active even
after the
organization of the proposed demonstratoins,an organization to be named The
Movement For The Restoration of Democracy In The Gambia will be formed to
this
effect.

Conclusion
The meeting urged all Gambians and non Gambians in the tri -state area to
attend the demonstrations slated for the 11 of May 2000.

                                            GIBRIL BAH

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