[ASU] Asu-l Digest, Vol 62, Issue 6
Ogundimu, Adedayo
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Fri Nov 8 12:21:59 EST 2013
I am enjoying the politicking going on here. Word of advice to guide your nominations: Pay attention to the words - HERO and AFRICA. That probably talks of someone whose name ought to ring a bell across AFRICA.
You want to talk of someone known all over the nooks and cranny of Africa and not one that we need to launder his/her image using this medium. Of course they abound in Africa - and they are known all over. Mention their names and all we need do is check their national websites (or simply 'google it') as is the practice nowadays.
One more thing though: a hero ought to be an accomplished giant in his/her chosen field. Known ALL OVER AFRICA and not some upstart who is just cutting his/her teeth. Thanks to the world-wide-web.
Happy politicking!
Adedayo Ogundimu, M.A. (Ohio)
Doctoral Student/Graduate Associate
Educational Leadership/Administration Program
The Patton College of Education and Human Services
Ohio University
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U.S.A.
Websites: https://sites.google.com/site/ohiouniversityea/directors/cohort---2012/adedayo-ogundimu
http://www.cehs.ohio.edu/centers-partnerships/centers/SLC/am
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Thank you Patrick for the elaboration. My concern was not about the nominees at all, but rather at the handling of the issue. As you have mentioned in your email, I wish the award was celebrated in a spirit of competition, which unfortunately is overtly politicized and polarized from the very beginning.
Sincerely,
Abraham
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Hello my good people!!
Hope the semester is taking you kindly, and everything will be alright. Thank you Abraham for your sound observation.
Transparency is the virtue we really need to uphold in order to value the fruits of life. If I remember well, or if my memory is serving me right, nominations were either supposed to be sent to facebook page or asu.ohio at gmail.com. I personally nominated Aggrey Willis Otieno and sent details as required to the said email. But I wouldn't mind sharing the details again here because it would be a good opportunity again to present the good work the nominee doing. It is the spirit of competition and I believe no nominee is a lesser nominee to another. The members will decide whom they want to be a hero/heroin and am glad that the sole purpose will be to celebrate the achievement and impact of that person during the said day.
I urge all of us to play on a level ground, and all cards on the table. I humbly look forward to enjoy and celebrate any hero/heroin who will be nominated
Please feel free to read some of Aggreys achievements in the following attachment.
Sincerely,
Patrick Mose
Doctoral Student
Instructional Technology
The Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education
Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2013 08:55:37 -0500
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Dear ASU members and the executive body
I am little concerned about the Africa?s Hero?s nominations and I wanted to share my observations:
1. In the first email sent by ASU president, Jeremiah Asaka, it mentions that we have to consider OU alumni. With the events that followed, and reading between the lines, it gave me the impression that ?We decided to award X and we have to unanimously give him/her.?
2. I and Lauren made public our nomination and tried to explain why we think the people deserve the award. Through the ASU Facebook page and recent email, I also learned that Aggrey Willis is also nominated. When we set the solid criteria for an award, I do not see the reasons why we should not clearly state and make public why and how we are nominating the person instead of suddenly listing him/her.
3. In the email recently sent listing them alphabetically (I am not sure if we refer to the last name or the first name) and Facebook page it mentions the country of the nominees. The African Hero, arguably someone who does significant job in the whole continent instead of individual country, should not be associated with his/her country of origin as far as I think. And that is the only reason that could differentiate it from Africa?s Cup of Nations!
4. We have been advised to spread the news of the nomination and possibly campaign for them. I do not have any personal interest and connection with the person I nominated and I do not see campaigning for her as long as I stated clearly how and why I nominated her. I do not think this is a popular contest where you lobby and campaign to win the award.
Sincerely,
Abraham Zere
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Dear ASU members and executive body,
I want to nominate Elsa Chyrum, human right activist, for an African Hero?s Award of 2013. Ms. Chyrum is involved in many community-based activities regarding African refugees and mainly the Eritrean refugees. She has been actively advocating since the Ethio-Eritrean border conflict when Ethiopia forcible and inhumanly deported over 70,000 Eritreans. Ms. Chyrum is currently doing a tremendous job single-handedly where more than 40 political opposition parties have failed to achieve. In one of the most repressive regimes of the continent, where yearly about 305,000 people are fleeing the country, according to UNHCR reports, from a small population of 3.5 million at most, Chyrum?s role in advocating their rights is crucial.
Our recent case example is the Lampadusa tragedy that we conducted candle vigil that took the lives of 350 people, mostly Eritreans.
I am nominating Ms. Chyrum as a contribution of bringing to spotlight of the most tragic Eritrean situation. I feel honoring her would mean paying attention to the tragic Eritrean current situation. You can read more about her on http://hrc-eritrea.org/elizabeth-elsa-chyrum-human-rights-activist-eritrea/
Sincerely,
Abraham Zere
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Hello members,
The hero/heroine nomination is catching steam. If you have not sent in your
nominee please do so before the deadline (11/18/2013). Unlike has been done
previously this year's deadline is a hard one. So in the spirit of
fairness, nominate now.
Here's a list of the nominee we have so far in alphabetical order:
Aggrey Willis, Community Development and Public Health, Kenya
Elsa Chyrum, Human Rights Activisit, Eriteria.
Julie Church and Tahreni Bwaanali, social and environmental activists,
(Country not specified)
To the nominators, please feel free to pitch for your nominee to increase
their chance of getting selected for this prestigious award!
We look forward to receiving more nominations.
Jeremiah Asaka
President
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African Student Union
Ohio University
asu.ohio at gmail.com
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From: "Zere, Abraham" <az148810 at ohio.edu>
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Thank you Mr. Jeremiah. I respect your suggestion of discussing it in the meeting but I still have my concerns. As long we are debating publicly, I would naturally expect you to explain in the platform. As I have seen it earlier, meetings for different reasons, either with schedule clashes or other priorities, very few people come for the meeting. I also believe there are also former ASU members who are in the email list and can not make it for the general meeting.
My intake: I have to campaign for people to come for the meeting.
Abraham
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Dear ASU members and executive body,
I want to nominate Elsa Chyrum, human right activist, for an African Hero?s Award of 2013. Ms. Chyrum is involved in many community-based activities regarding African refugees and mainly the Eritrean refugees. She has been actively advocating since the Ethio-Eritrean border conflict when Ethiopia forcible and inhumanly deported over 70,000 Eritreans. Ms. Chyrum is currently doing a tremendous job single-handedly where more than 40 political opposition parties have failed to achieve. In one of the most repressive regimes of the continent, where yearly about 305,000 people are fleeing the country, according to UNHCR reports, from a small population of 3.5 million at most, Chyrum?s role in advocating their rights is crucial.
Our recent case example is the Lampadusa tragedy that we conducted candle vigil that took the lives of 350 people, mostly Eritreans.
I am nominating Ms. Chyrum as a contribution of bringing to spotlight of the most tragic Eritrean situation. I feel honoring her would mean paying attention to the tragic Eritrean current situation. You can read more about her on http://hrc-eritrea.org/elizabeth-elsa-chyrum-human-rights-activist-eritrea/
Sincerely,
Abraham Zere
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Hello members,
The hero/heroine nomination is catching steam. If you have not sent in your
nominee please do so before the deadline (11/18/2013). Unlike has been done
previously this year's deadline is a hard one. So in the spirit of
fairness, nominate now.
Here's a list of the nominee we have so far in alphabetical order:
Aggrey Willis, Community Development and Public Health, Kenya
Elsa Chyrum, Human Rights Activisit, Eriteria.
Julie Church and Tahreni Bwaanali, social and environmental activists,
(Country not specified)
To the nominators, please feel free to pitch for your nominee to increase
their chance of getting selected for this prestigious award!
We look forward to receiving more nominations.
Jeremiah Asaka
President
--
African Student Union
Ohio University
asu.ohio at gmail.com
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2013 11:17:41 -0500
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Subject: [ASU] Decorum
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Hello ASU members,
This is a reminder that ASU list serve has both ASU members and
non-members.
As the members agreed in our first general meeting this year let us reserve
the list serve for sharing official communication and other things that
can't wait for a general body meeting.
We already announced that we will be having a general body meeting next
week Wednesday at 6pm at the Alden Library's Friends of the Library room on
the third floor. Please come and air your grievances and we will surely
have them addressed accordingly.
Let us desist from sending unofficial communication through this medium.
Thank you,
Jeremiah Asaka
President
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Ohio University
asu.ohio at gmail.com
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