March 26, 2001

Dear Friend,

The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is pleased to invited you to a brainstorming meeting to be held on April 20-21 at the Quality International Hotel; Corner of Nelson Mandela and Fourth Street, Harare Zimbabwe. This consultation second, in Southern Africa and one of several being held throughout sub-Saharan Africa, is part of the AFSC Africa Initiative (AI). AI aims to complement and deepen the work of local, national and regional communities as well as those who work with them in re-thinking the links between the various issues that challenge African lives on a daily basis and to explore newer avenues for collaboration and cooperation in meeting these challenges. We hope this effort will accelerate, more meaningfully, international solidarity for African efforts to transform their societies into a just and peaceful continent.

AFSC, as part and parcel of the international solidarity movement, is committed to building working alliances between and among African justice and peace organizations. The AI hopes to manifest this commitment by facilitating a process that would define, explain and analyze Africans concerns and interests. What is more, the process hopes to derive a workable tool that would serve to mobilize international solidarity for the struggles of the African people, especially in the United States of America.

The American Friends Service Committee is a Quaker organization, which opposes war and encourages reconciliation and nonviolent alternatives to conflict. AFSC, through the years has devoted major efforts in assisting refugees and victims of war. The Quaker values lead AFSC to work in marginal settings and with the poorest people. It works with people and groups who are engaged in just social and economic changes.

We hope you will be able to join us on April 20-21 in Harare as we together reflect on the issues and concerns of the region and commit ourselves to working nonviolently for a just resolution of the challenges confronting us all. If you are planning to attend, please feel free to contact: Ezekiel Pajibo at Telephone: (263 4) 705 788; Fax: (263 4) 705 604; Email: [email protected] on or before April 15, 2001.

AFSC will be responsible for fares, lodging and meals. Participants from out of Zimbabwe are encouraged to arrive Thursday night, April 19, 2001 as the consultation will begin promptly at 12:00 noon and close promptly at 12 mid-day Saturday, April 21.

Thank you for considering this invitation.

Sincerely,
Daniel Ntoni-Nzinga
&
Ezekiel Pajibo
Southern Africa International Representatives
Quaker International Affairs Program/Southern Africa American Friends Service Committee

Harare Address:

P.O. Box A1984 Avondale
Harare, Zimbabwe

Tel. 263 4 705 788
Fax: 263 4 705 604
Email: [email protected]

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This message from the American Friends Service Committee, Southern Africa Program, is distributed through the Advocacy Network for Africa (ADNA).

Vicki Lynn Ferguson
Advocacy Network for Africa (ADNA)
Communications