USA Africa Dialogue Series - The African Diaspora in Australia (and Asia Pacific) Project

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Celebrate African Australians <john@celebrateafricanaustralians.org>
Date: Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 3:29 AM
Subject: The African Diaspora in Australia (and Asia Pacific) Project
To: John Nze-Bertram <john@celebrateafricanaustralians.org>

Please help circulate to your network if you've not received this information already.

Dear Leaders and Friends

I am pleased to inform you of a plan to establish "The African Diaspora in Australia (& Asia Pacific) Project", in collaboration with The African Heads of Mission in Australia.

I have spoken to the Dean of the African Heads of Mission in Australia who warmly welcome this initiative. His Excellency would be discussing this project at a meeting with the African Heads of Mission in Australia. Likewise, please see the attached letter from the Nigerian High Commission encouraging the mobilization of the African Diaspora in Australia towards strengthening Africa Australia relationship.

"The African Diaspora in Australia (& Asia Pacific) Project" is a neutral initiative, not affiliated with any organization. The idea is to amalgamate the collective strength and voice of the African Diaspora in Australia, Asia Pacific towards a common goal. A series of consultative forums of all stakeholders from organizations to intellectuals, entrepreneurs and youths will be scheduled soon. The purpose of these consultative forums is to give all stakeholders an opportunity to contribute towards the project's formation, including setting its objectives, structure, processes and appointment of Board Members.

 

A team of strategic project managers and I will work as facilitators to coordinate the administrative tasks for the project's formation and sustainability.  Already, I have discussed with a host of leaders, intellectuals, diplomats and stakeholders who are willing to participate.

 

The conduct of this project will be guided by the objectives and processes articulated in the attached AU DECLARATION OF THE GLOBAL AFRICAN DIASPORA SUMMIT and REPORT ON THE AFRICAN UNION DIASPORA MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE.

 

Likewise, the project's spirit is embodied in relevant African Union Decisions including and among others:

 

• Decision EX. CL / Dec. 5 (III) on the Development of the Diaspora Initiative adopted by the Third Ordinary Session of the Executive Council in Maputo, Mozambique, in July 2003;
• Decision EX. CL / Dec. 221 (VII) on the Africa-Diaspora Process adopted by the Eighth Ordinary Session of the Executive Council in January 2006;
• Decision EX. CL / Dec. 406 (XII) on the First African Union Diaspora Ministerial Conference adopted by the Twelfth Ordinary Session of the Executive Council in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in January2008 on the modalities for Diaspora participation in the organs and activities of the Union;
• Decision Ass/AU/Dec.205 (XI) adopted by the Eleventh Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, in July 2008 on the African Diaspora Summit;
• Decision, Ass/AU/Dec 354 (XVI) of the Sixteen Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in January 2011 on the Roadmap for the Diaspora Summit, including the convening of a Technical Experts meeting in Pretoria, South Africa in February 2011;
• Decision Ass/AU/Dec 367 (XVII) of the Seventeenth Ordinary Session of Assembly of the Union on the convening of a second Ministerial Conference on the margins of the Diaspora/Assembly/AU/Decl (I) United Nations General Assembly in New York in September 2011; as well as
• Decision Assembly/AU/Dec. 393 (XVIII) endorsing the outcome and conclusions of the Second Ministerial Conference held in New York in September 2011.

 

Thank you. I look forward to receiving your response and support.

 

Kind regards

John Nze-Bertram 

Facilitator - The African Diaspora in Australia (& Asia Pacific) Project

Principal Convenor & Chairperson - Celebration of African Australians Inc.

•  Watch SBS TV News report about our 2012 National Awards Event:  
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVnLfIjoCS8

• Watch video about Celebration of African Australians: 
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZIQJp7zJEo
• http://vimeo.com/57901914
  

Australian Coordinator – Organization for the Harmonization of Business Laws in Africa (OHADA) Club

Member of the Roll of Lawyers Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory

Mobile: 0449061457
Email: john@celebrateafricanaustralians.org
Website: http://www.celebrateafricanaustralians.org

Celebration of African Australians Inc ARBN 155772759
Registered Office: 48 Dundee Avenue, Holden Hill, South Australia 5088
Liability of Members is limited.

--

Yona Fares Maro

Institut d'études de sécurité - SA

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the "USA-Africa Dialogue Series" moderated by Toyin Falola, University of Texas at Austin.
For current archives, visit http://groups.google.com/group/USAAfricaDialogue
For previous archives, visit http://www.utexas.edu/conferences/africa/ads/index.html
To post to this group, send an email to USAAfricaDialogue@googlegroups.com
To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to USAAfricaDialogue-
unsubscribe@googlegroups.com
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "USA Africa Dialogue Series" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to usaafricadialogue+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.