Dr Ali A. Mazrui
 Was the Keynote Speaker

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My Dear African Friend:

I am writing to all our special friends and to all friends of Africa to apprise you on the recent African Solidarity Conference and invite you to become acquainted with the work, objectives, and mission of the Africa Solidarity Council, Inc. The conference commemorated the 100^th anniversary of the founding of the Pan-Africanism Movement, reaffirmed the call for unity and cooperation among the peoples of Africa and called for the kindling of a rebirth of a "new" Pan-Africanism Movement for the achievement of the two elusive goals of the past: social modernization of African society and the realization of African unity on a continental scale.

The success of any conference does not come easily. It comes because of widespread commitment and support from interested individuals, and in the case of the African Solidarity Conference, from Africans and friends of Africa. If the success of any conference is measured by attendance, then, we will say, unabashedly, that the African Solidarity Conference was not successful because you, you, and you were not there. However, we are gratified by the comments that have been coming in since then. Your statements are a joy to look forward to and we hope to see you next time.

Thanks to you for your donations of time and/or money, the Africa Solidarity Council, Inc. is devoted to a crusade of promoting African unity in the long term. In the immediate, our objective is to make friends with one another, to rebuild trust, while providing services that will enable the African immigrant and non-immigrant overcome some of the psychological and social difficulties that they may face. We incurred a debt of $11,348.25 in organizing and staging the conference and we ask you to help us retire this debt. And we must continue to organize and stage other conferences, workshops, and seminars that will help us realize our objectives.

While your donation will make a difference in the achievement of our short term goal – being each other’s friend and keeper while away from home – and our long term goal – building friendship to rebuild trust for rebuilding Africa and Africa’s new leadership, the lack of your donation and participation will definitely hamper our efforts. Visit us on our website: www.asconline.org and let us know what you think.

Please give prayerful consideration to assisting us with your generous and tax-deductible donations. And if you do, we thank you so much and may your Deity bless you.

Christian C. Nwachukwu, Ph.D., President & CEO

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The Second Annual African Solidarity Conference - August 11, 2001

Ms. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela  (Mother of a Nation)     

On August 11, 2001, the Africa Solidarity Council, Inc. hosted its Second Annual African Solidarity Conference at Howard University in Washington, D.C.  The purpose of the conference was to commemorate the 101st anniversary of the founding of Pan-Africanism Movement and to use the opportunity to reaffirm the call for unity, solidarity, and cooperation among peoples of the African race and to continue on the path of a rebirth of that "new" Pan-Africanism Movement that will engage the African in the achievement of social modernization of African society and the realization of African unity on a continental scale both politically, socially, and economically.

The conference date was shifted from July to August because of travel difficulties.  July is the birth-month of Pan-Africanism and we will strive to maintain the month of July as the month for our annual solidarity conference.  The theme of this year's conference was "Building Solidarity Among Peoples of the African Race".

The conference had its share of difficulties.  It was affected by a short planning time, major travel glitches that affected the conference keynote speaker, Ms. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, and her team, and a bad stormy weather, all leading to low registration rates and a significant financial loss to the organization.  As such, the much-needed fundraising goal to support the children of the war in Sierra Leone and the children infected and/or affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa was not realized.  More so, this loss has caused major strain on the organization and poses a threat to the ability of the Africa Solidarity Council, Inc. to further its mission and help improve the quality of life for Africans here in the United States as well as in Africa.  

Your interest and support of the Africa Solidarity Council, Inc. is greatly appreciated.  In addition, we need your financial support to ensure a solid future of the organization and further our mission to make friends with Africans, including Africans in the Diaspora, and to rebuild trust in the process for the eventual rebuilding of our Africa.  We hope we can count on you among the group of people who care about Africa and its people.

The Third Annual African Solidarity Conference - November 2, 2002

Keynote Speaker:  Professor Chudi Uwazruike

DETAILS WILL BE POSTED SOON

We thank you and our ancestors thank you too.                                        

Dr. Christian Chibuzo Nwachukwu, Sr.  President and CEO               

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