Regardless of our differences in language, culture or religion, all the panellists agree
the power of unity. All also see the need for a united front against Meles’s tyranny and total
economic domination of Ethiopia. The panellists saw the need for putting a stop to the
Woyane-driven genocide being committed in places such as the Ogaden and Oromia.
Furthermore, the panellists emphasized the need for a united front against Western
indifference to what the Meles regime is doing in Ethiopia.
In order to build unity within the disparate communities in Ethiopia, the panellists
believe that the unity must be based on the restoration of the inalienable right for all
Ethiopians to decide their own destiny.
The panelists believe that such unity could be achieved based on trust amongst the
disparate communities. Such unity must also be enhanced through constant communication
amongst the groups in order to guard against mistrust and suspicious that the Meles regime
would certainly create. Finally the panellists emphasize the need for pooling resources to
achieve the common objectives.
While the panellists were buoyed by the large crowd that attended in today’s gathering,
they believe that our differences should be viewed as strength instead of a liability that
Meles’s administration has made it and exploited it to its advantage.
