The members of the Democratic Change in Ethiopia Support Organization in Norway (DCESON) held the 3rd and 4th quarterly regular meeting on February 14, 2015 starting at 13:30 (1:30 p.m.). This meeting was in accordance with the bylaws of the organization and reports were also presented and discussed on. Members living in different parts of Norway came to Oslo to attend the meeting.
The meeting was opened by holding a minute of silence for all the victims of the TPLF in the past 24 years. The opening was led by ato Abi Amare, the public relations head of the DCESON. Following
this, ato Yohannes Alemu the chairman of the DCESON made welcoming remarks and noted that the day`s meeting differed from the previous ones in two ways.
1. The marking of ato Andargachew Tsige`s 60th birth day.
2. The marking of the 10th anniversary of the DCESON.
2. The marking of the 10th anniversary of the DCESON.
Ato Yohannes Alemu spoke about the accomplishments and achievements of the DCESON in the past 10 years. He noted that the DCESON works to attain and is guided by the vision of Kinijit and the role of the young in the struggle to remove the TPLF from power. He is proud of pursuing the vision and goal of Kinijit and called on the young to strengthen their struggle. In concluding his speech, ato Yohannes emphasised that we shall bring about the release of ato Andargachew Tsige and the other political prisoners (prisoners of conscience) through our struggle.
The heads of the different sections of the organization presented their 6 month reports on the works they planned and carried out. The representatives from the cities of Bergen, Stavanger and Trondheim presented their reports too. Questions were raised and the chairman answered and gave explanations. Representatives responsible for the political parties the DCESON supports (Patriots-Ginbot7, Blue Party and UDJP) presented their evaluations of the activities
. The general meeting ended at 16:30 (4:30 p.m.) following the closing remarks by ato Daniel Abebe the vice-chairman of the Organization.
The next event was the marking of the 60th birth day of ato Andargachew Tsige to which all Ethiopians
were invited and took active part in. This event was opened by ato Yohannes Alemu who made short remarks about ato Andargachew Tsige. The youth section of the DCESON screened a short film about Andarachew Tsige. Then, a close acquaintance of
of alto Andargachew Tsige spoke about the latter`s life and significant contributions to the struggle. Poems focusing on the struggle and contributions of ato Andargachew were also read during the event. The event ended at 22:00 (10:00p.m.) with the cutting av birth day cakes contributed by Oslo and Trondheim and signing av the song (lanchi new hagere).
On behalf av the organization and committee, we thank the youth section of the DCESON for organizing and leading the event.
were invited and took active part in. This event was opened by ato Yohannes Alemu who made short remarks about ato Andargachew Tsige. The youth section of the DCESON screened a short film about Andarachew Tsige. Then, a close acquaintance of
of alto Andargachew Tsige spoke about the latter`s life and significant contributions to the struggle. Poems focusing on the struggle and contributions of ato Andargachew were also read during the event. The event ended at 22:00 (10:00p.m.) with the cutting av birth day cakes contributed by Oslo and Trondheim and signing av the song (lanchi new hagere).
On behalf av the organization and committee, we thank the youth section of the DCESON for organizing and leading the event.
Victory to the people of Ethiopia.
The DCESON:
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