Invitation to a General Assembly meeting
The Oromo Community Organization (OCO) has planned to hold a General Assembly (GA) meeting on November 19, 2011 from 3:00pm-6:00pm at the Oromo house for the purpose of electing members of a nominating committee. The nominating committee will identify (nominate) individual candidates from among members of our community and present this to a future GA meeting so that the qualified candidates will be elected to serve in the OCO committee during the 2012-2014 budget years.
We would, therefore, kindly invite you to come to the Oromo house on the above-indicated date and time to elect members of a nominating committee.
Oromo Community Organization
Fundrasing Event in Minnesota
Summer is certainly in the air ! Oromo Community Organization of Washington DC is organizing a fundraising event in MN ( Little Oromia ) during the upcoming Oromo Mega Festival. A life music show featuring one of our own, singer Abdi Nuressa takes place Wednesday July 20, 2011 in St. Paul MN. All proceeds of the show go to support DC Oromo Community House. Those of you going to MN for any of the events, please join us Wednesday night at the Oromo Community Center of MN.
Live Music Show Featureing Abdi Nuressa
Oromo House Dinner Night
One of the functions of the Oromo Community Organization is to arrange events to enable its members to get together at intervals for socialization and exchange of ideas. As such the OCO has been organizing “Oromo House Dinner Nights” since the Oromo House was inaugurated. Members have also encouraged the OCO to organize the dinner programs at intervals to enable them enjoy the dinner together, entertain, refresh, and support the Oromo House to pay its mortgage.
Accordingly, the OCO is organizing “Oromo House Dinner Night” for June 18, 201, at 6:00PM, at the Oromo House. Tickets are available with the Board/EC/OH Committee members and supporters. Revenue generated from the ticket sales goes to the payment of OH mortgage. Mark your calendar to come to the dinner to enjoy yourselves, socialize, exchange ideas, and support your House. Different programs will be conducted to entertain you.
Community Forum
Workshop on “The Role of Community Organizations in Development of a Society”
Guest Speaker: Mr. A. Peter Bailey
Discussants:
Obbo Ahmed Hussen
Obbo Alemayehu Dhaba
Dr. Tolessa Deksissa
Moderator: Dr. Kebede Fedha
Place:
Oromo Community House
6212 3rd Street NW
Washington, DC 20011
Biographical sketch of Mr. A. Peter Bailey
Former Associate Editor of Ebony, Founding member of the Organization of Afro-American Unity, Lecturer on “Malcolm X’, ‘Black Press and the State of Race Relations’ and ‘Communications’, Guest speaker on several national TV and radio programs including nationally syndicated radio talk show (Night Talk), play writer, author of two books and co-writer of two other books, political columnist for the Richmond Free-Press and Trice Edney Wire Service. He is a former president of the New York Association of Black Journalists and is a member of the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History.
All members of the Oromo Community are invited to attend the workshop and learn from the experience of other similar communities. We urge all to be on time not to miss any part of the proceedings. The program starts at 1:00 PM in order to have enough time for questions, answers, and discussion.