I thought I would bounce around an action plan for list members to consider
in light of the tragedy we are all trying to deal with. Since we all agree
something meaningful has to be done relatively quickly, I suggest we
immediately name a G-L crisis coordinator to be our point man in doing the
following:
 1- Be a repository for an emergency fund drive aimed at collecting money .
We can all send contributions immediately to this coordinator.
 2-The said coordinator would then be authorized by us list members to hire
lawyers in Gambia pronto to first establish the names and identities of all
the victims. Our coordinator and the lawyers can then formerly approach the
victims families to offer them representation. This would enable our team of
lawyers to meticulously investigate the entire events surrounding the
massacre by interviewing survivors and talking to witnesses. While the
government is busy rationalizing the killings and crafting a cover-up, we too
can have our people reconstructing the crime. Once the investigative phase is
over our lawyers can submit their findings to us and the world. If we don't
initiate our own enquiry, these brave students who paid the ultimate price
would not have the honor, dignity and justice we owe them. None of us have
any faith in Yahya Jammehs judiciary  nor should we even consider awaiting
their socalled enquiry.
If list members agree and we proceed today, by the seven day (sarah) I
anticipate we would have put together some money to even help in the Sarah .
Our coordinator would be asked to donate to each of the families by the
weekend. We can have our lawyers announce by Monday that they have been
retained by us to handle this matter. They would immediately begin work by
seeking the release of students still held . I understand the government is
trying to arrange a meeting with parents in a cynical attempt to pacify the
very obvious anger they know has engulfed the people. With our lawyers
announcing what amounts to probono representation, the parents can even
condition any meeting  with the government to the presence of counsel to
shield them from the kinds of wicked manipulation this desperate gov't would
try.
Please list members let us begin rightaway. I would like to suggest Saffie
Ceesay of Silver Spring , Maryland for the USA  and Alpha Robinson for
Europe. If the suggestion is approved I would send  mine this evening.

Thanks
Karamba

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