I think it is sad that both sides can't come together on this issue. I have
heard that some players refuse to play at Therrell High School and instead
have sided with the other committee. This will just reduce the level of
talent on display this weekend. Moreover, there are two parties, one with
A.M.D. and the other with our very own indigeneous group. At the end of
the day, you will all be scampering for penny-profits.
Essa
>From: "B. Sillah" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: July 4th Soccer Tourney
>Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 11:14:53 EDT
>
>Folks:
>
>Contrary to what is been pedalled on the web, the official July 4th soccer
>tourney will be played at Therrell HS. under the auspicies of the new
>Atlanta Gambian Community Org(AGCO). The position of the new Org. remains
>the same:
>
>a) We refuse to allow the commercialization of the July 4th. by any
>individual or group(s). Our out of state folks shed off on the average
>$200-$300 just to get here. As I promised at the Ijahmann show at last July
>4th.; we're putting OUR FOOT DOWN!
>
>b) We refuse to let the soccer tournament and players be used in any
>fashion. Allowing the tournament to be moved and then turn around and empty
>the stadium to charge the same players $20-$25 to get back in and see Alieu
>Mbye Nderr is unacceptable. Reports have it that this group had intended to
>charge up to $50, thanks to the emergence of AGCO; for we have really
>exposed them.
>
>c) Albeit all our efforts on three different occasions going back two
>months
>to talk to them, they finally caved in this past weekend with some cooked
>up
>proposal that goes as follows:
>-AGCO to drop all its programs/parties
>-Baboucarr Sillah to coordinate all the programs at their Adams stadium
>-Some? of the Alieu Mbye Nderr proceeds after their expenses(managing their
>loses?) to be given back to the community.
>
>Ladies and gentlemen, tell me if this is genuine? If they were sincere and
>ready to negotiate they would have been willing to be more reasonable with
>their said proposal that was as good as toilet paper at our weekend
>meeting.
>Never be fooled by GRO, this people are only in this for their pockets and
>nothing else! All this talk about raising funds for the families of the
>shooting victims will not go anywhere, this was one of the reasons why Musa
>Jeng, Solomon Sylva and myself left that group, their refusal to send money
>back home for the flood victims! Karamba Touray and the others have their
>Massacre Action Plan in place since April, did they send any contributions?
>Alasan Jah's apartment just caught fire few weeks ago, what did they do?
>Nothing! AGCO took out $300 from funds generated among its members and gave
>it to the Jah family. This shouldn't be the place to bring out these things
>but we are tired of this old 'Banjul style' of politics. The sad thing is,
>you will never see the real characters behind GRO to show their faces in
>places like the G-L, because they know better.
>
>d) We are willing to go the distance against these elements, we will not
>drop anything...our programs go as planned. Hopefully after this weekend
>sanity will prevail over all egocentric endevors and perhaps our community
>will NEVER be taken for granted.
>
>Regards,
>Baboucarr Sillah
>For all AGCO's programs, please see: www.atlgambians.com
>
>
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