January 1, 2008
Hujambo (greetings) Africans of the Diaspora:
I
greet you with peace and love during this sacred season as a
time never before to usher in African power in the world. I am
truly delighted, thankful and grateful to those like you who
have accepted the awesome and historic responsibility of leading
and supporting WADU and the overall Pan African Movement in
whatever capacity. Indeed, you are who we have been
waiting for – restoration (of the
African mind), reconstitution (of leadership) and reconstruction
(rebuilding) of our communities, at Home and Abroad.
As you may know, since my election as your President at the 2007
Summit in Jamaica, I have been diligently engaged in promoting
WADU far and wide. I have spoken in the Caribbean, Europe,
Africa and the United States. The meeting in South Africa with
leaders such as Chairman Alpha Konare of the African Union and
President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa was most significant in
that the leaders at this continental ministerial meeting
supported my plea for greater African-African Diaspora unity and
empowerment. In Africa, I stressed the vital role of the
Diaspora to ensure a politically, culturally, economically and
even militarily strong and secure Africa and African people.
Indeed, WADU becoming a vital vehicle for the empowerment of
African people, worldwide.
To maintain the momentum of WADU and regain the power of Pan
Africanism from the streets to the suites, I am proposing that
we stop agonizing and focus our genius on
organizing for African power to finally put a stop
racism, neo-colonialism and oppression of all people, globally.
Internally, WADU is focused on consolidating the Secretariat
before the 2008 Summit in Trinidad, appointing key chief elders
across the Diaspora in 2008, conducting fund drives to carry
forth our work, electing representatives to WADU by 2009 and
finally ensuring effective plans for the full integration of the
Diaspora with Africa by 2010.
Now you are asking what can YOU do to support WADU? First,
print and post WADU flyers in your communities. Second, organize
family and extended family meetings in your community on topics
and issues related WADU’s mission, goals and objectives. Third,
identify, support and recommend leaders in your community for
leadership of WADU. Finally, give financially to support WADU’s
work.
Let me conclude now by stressing that no longer do we need to
feel forgotten or isolated. WADU has reached out to embrace you
in a global system to reawaken the spirit of our fathers and
mothers who fought exemplary to throw off the worse of slavery,
racism and injustice. In your support lies our strength, THIS
NEW AND ENLARGED FAMILY OF BILLIONS recognizes our allegiance,
reverence and respect to our Ancient Kings and Queens of our own
true history of Africa, our MOTHERLAND. We urge you to be
faithful through service to our people and humanity. And please
visit our website for updates at
WWW.WADUPAM.ORG. See you or your representative in
Trinidad this May 2008.
Pamoja Tu Ta Shinda (Together
we shall win), Kwaheri (blessings)!
Sincerely
for Africans
His Excellency Baba Dudley Thompson,
President
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Baba D.T.
is a Highly Esteemed Leader and one of the African Union Eminent
Elders of Africa. Baba was a participant of the 5th
Pan African Congress with those like Kwame Nkrumah, Amy Garvey
and WEB Dubois. He was Attorney for President Jomo Kenyatta
during the Mau Mau revolution in Kenya, ambassador to
Africa and other nations, a former government leader of Jamaica,
advisor to Nigeria’s President MKO Abiola on Reparations and
indeed a
living ancestor and the foremost Pan Africanist today.