Having problem sending the attachment through G-L.

Beran

G-L & The Post,

The Steering Committee decided to call for an all Gambian convention as per
the attach minutes of 8/4/02 meeting.

The GLC draft constitution and articles of association are being scan for
electronic storage and retrieval.It will be posted when the scanning is
done.

We request all organizations,formal or non formal,to provide us with your
contacts ASAP and to provide your inputs as requested in the minutes.

Thanks


Beran



STEERING COMMITTEE MINUTES

The Steering Committee met at Dr. Sukai Prom-Jackson’s residence on 8/4/02.
The meeting started at 7pm and adjourned at 9:30pm.

Present at the meeting were Pa Bubacarr Jallow, Dr. Sukai Prom-Jackson,
Veronica Njie, Beran Jeng, and Sheikh Jallow.

Other committee members not present at this meeting were Karamba Touray,
Ebrima Weyeh Jobe, Soffie Ceesay, Haddy Jallow-Jeng, Haddy Badjan, Lena
Manga, and Musa
Jawara.

The members present agreed to the following:
·Establish a time limit for the Steering Committee’s overall duties
·Hold an ALL GAMBIAN CONVENTION to nominate and elect the executive body
·Clearly define the nomination and selection process of the executive
body before the convention is held

·Establish a transition phase after the convention to ensure continuity
of functions
·Establish a board that would represent all dimensions – educational,
religious/spiritual, cultural, social, sports etc.

·Karamba Touray to continue with the contacts

·Members took up assignments to contact individuals and groups across
the States as follows:

Sheikh Jallow …………….Atlanta, DC Metro area (Washington, DC, MD & VA), and to
follow up on Beran’s contacts

Pa Bubacarr Jallow ……….Rhode Island, Connecticut, Boston, and New York

Veronica Njie ……………..Chicago, Midwestern states, and Miami

Beran Jeng ………………..Atlanta, Gambia L, and all cyber forums

The Steering Committee members expressed the need to ensure that ALL
Gambians, or as many as realistically possible, are actively involved in
working to establish the umbrella organization.

They also expressed the need to contact and get INTEREST, MEMBERSHIP, AND
COMMITMENT from Gambians, individuals and Gambian organizations/groups,
formal and informal.

The members acknowledged that it would be essential to respect and use our
(Gambians’) inherent diverse views to effectively and successfully establish
and implement the umbrella organization. To this end, they suggest…

·That Gambians and friends of Gambians freely forward this information
to any and every Gambian as they see fit,


·Provide suggestions/recommendations for the following -

·Ways to contact individuals and organizations/groups to communicate
information about the umbrella organization, preferably email addresses for
cost effectiveness,

·Ways to enhance our communication processes to propagate sisterhood
and brotherhood among us,


Input for the draft **“Articles of Incorporation” for the umbrella
organization based on the following guideline -
        Vision
        Purposes
        Membership
        Non-political position
        Selection criteria for the board of directors
        Nomination and selection process

·Also, input for the draft **“Constitution” using the guideline that follow:

        Mission
        Criteria to nominate the executive body
        Roles and responsibilities of each of the members (executive)
        Membership fees/dues (individuals/organizations)
        Method of operation

**Please see attached samples for both synthesized after the general Gambian
meeting held by the GLC

·       Inform and encourage organizing committees in the different states to
include discussion about the umbrella organization on their agenda using the
information from the minutes to maintain consistency (e.g. Chicago and Miami
will be holding their annual programs in September).

The committee members request that individuals and organizations/groups
submit all their suggestions/recommendations/comments LATEST SEPTEMBER 30,
2002.

They propose to hold an ALL GAMBIAN CONVENTION by the end of October, but
solicit suggestions from ALL with regard to the date. To expedite the
process, they agreed to hold the convention latest November 30, 2002.


The next meeting is scheduled for August 18, 2002 at 6:30pm at Dr. Sukai
Prom-Jackson’s residence.






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