Hear Ethiopia Reads founder and finalist for the CNN Hero 2008 Award Yohannes Gebregeorgis speak about his work in New York and New Jersey, This week.
New Jersey
Place: Maplewood Memorial Library
51 Baker Street
Maplewood, NJ 07040
Date: Saturday, December 13, 2008
Time: 7 – 8:30 PM
New York
Place: Cafe Addis
435 West 125 Street
New York, NY
Date: Saturday, December 13, 2008
Time: 2:00 PM
Ethiopia Reads (www.ethiopiareads.org) is a grassroots non-profit geared toward bringing literacy and literacy related resources to Ethiopia. Since Ethiopia Reads opened Ethiopia’s first free children’s library in 2003, thousands of children have experienced the joy of reading for the first time. Ethiopia is considered one of the three poorest countries in the world with a life expectancy of only 41 years.
Yohannes Gebregeorgis, a native of Ethiopia and children’s literacy advocate, has been named a Top 10 Hero of the Year by CNN. Mr. Gebregeorgis was selected from more than 3,000 individuals nominated by viewers throughout the year. Finalists were selected by a Blue Ribbon panel of judges that includes Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Jane Goodall and Deepak Chopra.
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It is for sure a good idea. I am afraid the more they read and understand the tyranny going on in Ethiopia they will be killed as usual by AGAZI forces.
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December 10th, 2008 at 9:13 AM
Congratulations to our brother Ato Yohannes.
Koster’s comment reminds me this story:
As the saying goes–ignorance is bliss; When we used to express our concerns and fear we had for our brilliant activist and avid reader cousin from being tortured or killed by the government–he used to say how he wished he didn’t know how to read. Unfortunately our fear and warnings came true and he was murdered by that SOB, Menegestu Hailemariam and caused us everlasting pain. My cousin was a straight “A” student from first grade till his last days in college. Menegestu—may you rot in hell along with your friend Meles.
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December 10th, 2008 at 2:49 PM
Thank you Mr. Yohannes for your great work. If I might suggest to you, the title of one of the book that you translated into English, i.e. “Silly Mamo” should be changed to “Mamo the Fool”.
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December 11th, 2008 at 12:44 AM