Karamba,
You can count me in.

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>Subject: Massacre Action Plan
>Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 13:07:55 EDT
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>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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