again, I urge any member of Gambia-l to get involved with the Summit of
Africa aftermath. it is a rare chance to be heard on issues concerning
Africa.

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Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 09:11:45 -0600
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Subject: [us-afr-network] Re: MN Report



On April 11-12 Southern African Development Community (SADC) will be
holding another busines trade and investment conference here in St. Paul
Minnesota. The plan is to legalize a structure whereby the Upper Midwestern
states will collaborate on specific issues in the National Policy Plan of
Action. Thus far we have state chairs from North Dakota and Minnesota. We
want to reach Iowa or to get a confirmation of attendance of April 11. We
are working to have someone present from South Dakota.
After the two day conference, the plan is to issue a statement to the press
of our legal priorities.
Theo Smith State Chair
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> From: [log in to unmask]
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> Subject: [us-afr-network] Fw:  WA State Report
> Date: Friday, March 10, 2000 8:23 AM
>
> Great and good job, washington delegation. We applaude you.
> Well, Oregon holds its first mini-summit since the national one in DC on
> March 11.
> I am hoping for greater things. we are equally determined.
> Basko.
> Co-Chair.
>
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> From: "International Bicycle Fund" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 11:40:06 -0800
> Subject: [us-afr-network] WA State Report
> Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]>
>
> Since the summit, the Washington State organization generated from the
> NSOA
> process has been trying to maintain its momentum and expand it level of
> activism.
>
> The most active part of our organization has been our egroup, which
> averages
> about ten messages a day: these range from:
> -     Immediate action items like responding to the crisis in Mozambique and
> pending legislation in Congress, to
> -     Ongoing projects like formalizing our organization structure and
> prepare
> for home-district visits by our Congressional delegation, to
> -     Informational postings on current events, and background and think
> pieces
> on agriculture, development, human rights, health, democracy, etc.
>
> Two small tangible products from our efforts have been some platform
> resolution on foreign aid, debt cancellation, and non-support of military
> dictators unanimously adopted by a local caucus (our state party caucuses
> were March 7) and some letters to Congress on the debt legislation.  The
> platform resolutions are still a long way from the national party
> platform,
> but if they are as well received as they move up the line they shouldn't
> have a problem -- wishful thinking.
>
> On the organizational side, the consensus is to work as a 501c3, prepare
> some by laws, hold regular meetings and "start making noise."
>
> Currently our mission statement reads:  To enhance awareness and
> understanding about the countries and people of Africa, and to increase
> the
> involvement of Washington residents in issues of Africa.
>
> I would love to see reports in this space on what other states are doing
> post-NSOA.
>
> Sincerely,
> David Mozer
> Chair, WA St
>
>
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