Toronto Declaration of Unity of Purpose Organizers | May 9, 2011

Unity Is Power!
Regardless of our differences in language, culture or religion, all the panelists 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 panelists emphasized the need for a united front against Western indifference to what the Meles regime is doing in Ethiopia.

Agreed on the need to acknowledge the past, but also the need to forgive and move forward for the sake of Ethiopia's Unity.

In order to build unity within the disparate communities in Ethiopia, the panelists 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 panelists emphasize the need for pooling resources to achieve the common objectives.
While the panelists 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.
Sincerely,
Alo Aydahis, Jawar Mohamed, Mohamed Hassan, Abebe Belew, and Obang Metho
May 7, 2011 Toronto, Canada