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The Road to The Harari International Congress in Diaspora (HICD)

As a follow up to our previous announcement on the road to establish the Congress, we first would like to thank you for the overwhelming support and encouraging messages you have sent through the Pal talk forum.  

Our Afochas, as long as we have existed, have played significant roles in keeping us together and strong. We value their contributions in holding our society together and we sincerely believe and understand their importance within our communities, especially in Diaspora. It is with this deep respect that we have formally invited all our Afochas in Diaspora to join us hand-in hand to mobilize our membership registration drive to the maximum.

We have acknowledged our 16 (Listed below) electoral states/provinces/cities on the basis of areas where Hararies are heavily populated, by which a total of 2-3 more volunteers will be recruited from all identified 16 electoral areas, bringing the total number of volunteers, including the existing 10 volunteers, to as many as 55. These volunteers will serve as temporary coordinators and will be allowed to recruit more volunteers (as necessary) to coordinate the Registration Process and compile the voting list by February 28, 2008. 

The volunteers will meet regularly, in private, every Sunday and Wednesday to discuss and develop Election Board Guideline and will continue to communicate with Afochas and other Harari parties. Upon completion of the election process, the volunteer group will dissolve and hand over all matters concerning “The Congress” to the newly elected officials.

We have also strengthened our Volunteer    Coordinating core team by recruiting more dedicated Hararies. The volunteers recruited represent most of the 16 electoral areas to assist in representation and coverage. These volunteers will lead the group in working on the details of our road-map up to the realization of our vision of establishing our first Harari Congress in Diaspora. 

Consistent with our objectives of utilizing our Harari resources efficiently, a group of IT experts have been recruited and have begun the daunting tasks of setting up the Congress’s web site and the on-line Electronic Registration system within the shortest time possible, which they will present to the volunteers.

 

Dear Brothers and Sisters

Effective December 23, 2007, we will launch our membership registration drive in all identified States/provinces/cities, which will end February 28, 2007.

1. Each electoral state/province/city will form its own Local HICD Chapter.
2. Each Local Chapter will then elect its Board of Governors/Executive body.
3. Each Local Chapter Board of Governors/Executives will appoint its representatives to “The Congress” as stipulated in the guideline.
4. The volunteer group will propose and draft the by-law for "The Congress."
5. Upon completion of local elections and after the formation of HICD, the volunteer group will hand over all matters of concern to the elected officials of “The Congress”. 
6. “The Congress” will begin the process of drafting the Constitution and will release it to the public for consultation and revisions.
7. The Congress will ratify the Constitution after reviewing and make all the necessary amendments and rephrasing and/or deleting parts of the drafted Constitution.
8. "The Congress" will be inaugurated and convene its First Official Duty during the first week of July 2008 at the annual Harari cultural and sports gathering.  

Standing on the principle of visibility and transparency, we envision a Congress that is inclusive and effective. In order to do so, we have started to architect the framework by which we will build this strong International congress. Below is the list of Electoral States/Provinces/Cities in Diaspora:

1. Greater Toronto Area (GTA)
2. Edmonton
3. Calgary
4. Vancouver
5. DC/Virginia/Maryland
6. Atlanta
7. Dallas (Fort Worth)
8. Tennessee
9. Los Angeles
10. Germany
11. Italy
12. Switzerland
13. Melbourne
14. Sydney
15. Sweden
16. Middle East 

Thank you

 

Harari Kilahot Arra