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DESCRIPTION:Report from the Frontlines of the liberation struggle in West 
 Africa\n\nWhat: Public Forum\nContact: (510) 625-1106\n\nFormer child 
 soldier, journalist and political leader\nChernoh Alpha M. Bah will speak 
 at the Faith Presbyterian Church on Monday, June 4th a "report from the 
 frontlines\nof the African liberation struggle".\n\nAt the age of 12, Bah 
 fought in the civil war in\nSierra Leone, going on to become an award 
 winning\njournalist. He is now leader of the Africanist\nMovement, whose 
 70,000 members in Sierra Leone,\nGuinea-Conakry, Nigeria, Cameroon, and 
 Liberia seek to\nregain African indigenous control over African 
 mineral\nand agricultural resources.\n    \nTensions are mounting in Sierra 
 Leone with the\napproaching elections. While the ruling Sierra 
 Leone\nPeople's Party grants lucrative mining concessions to\nforeign 
 companies to finance their electoral\ncampaigns, the average life span of 
 the population\nremains at 37 and most citizens have no electricity 
 or\nclean water. Some analysts predict another war will\nbreak out over 
 control of the diamond-rich region.\n\nIn his Oakland address, Bah will 
 report on the\nroles of foreign governments and corporations in 
 the\nconflict and present his organization's program for\nthe 
 nationalization of mining industries and\ndemocratization of the country. 
 (for more on Chernoh\nAlpha M. Bah, 
 visit\nhttp://burningspearuhuru.com/tours/chernoh-tour2007/biography.html)\n 
    \nBah will share the platform at the Enoch Davis Center\nwith Uhuru 
 Movement founder Omali Yeshitela. The St.\nPetersburg native will address 
 local residents about\ncurrent world events and his campaign for 
 the\nunification of Africa into a single nation, before\nreturning to his 
 schedule of speaking engagements\nthroughout the U.S., Europe and 
 Africa.\nFor info about the tour, see 
 http://www.burningspearuhuru.com/tours/chernoh-tour2007/main.html\n\nThe 
 June 4th event is free and open to the public. The\nprogram begins at 7pm. 
 For more information, call (510) 625-1106\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/05/20/18418989.php
SUMMARY:Former Child Soldier, Journalist and Leader of the Africanist Movement
LOCATION:Faith Presbyterian Church, 430 - 49th St. (at Webster), Oakland
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/05/20/18418989.php
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