On Sunday May 29, 2016, a group of concerned Gambians will hold a unity gathering at The White House, Lafayette Park-Southeast Quadrant 16th street, Washington DC. 12:00pm – 3:00pm PURPOSE OF THIS GATHERING: Is to Unite all Gambians (Political Groups, Advocacy and Activist Groups, Religious Groups, Grassroots Organizations, Individual Citizens, […]
Finance
GDF Is Grateful To Donors
PRESS RELEASE Gambia Democracy Fund – GDF, would like to thank all our donors who dug deep into their pockets to donate towards events that have been ongoing since 4/14/16. With every movement, it is the will of the people that makes it successful. During this fundraising marathon, we have […]
GDF Disburses Funds To Protest Victims
Press Release – Gambia Democracy Fund (GDF) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 25th 2016 GDF Released $5500 to the victims of the Political Crisis in Gambia When members of United Democratic Party and others took to the streets a week ago, the brutal regime of Yahya Jammeh responded with a callous […]
PDOIS Holds Convention
PRESS RELEASE ON PDOIS CONVENTION PDOIS is to hold a Convention on Saturday 19 March, 2016 at the Kairaba Beach Hotel commencing at 3pm. The main purpose of the Convention is to formally declare Halifa Sallah’s candidature and receive his acceptance, pledges and policy statement as PDOIS’ Presidential Candidate for […]
Gambian Independence Weekend Protest
Date: Saturday 20th February London, UK – UK Gambian activists will gather to hold public protests commemorating The Gambia’s 51st Independence anniversary at the Trafalgar Square in London. Participants will converge at Trafalgar square by 12 mid-day and proceed to 10 Downing Street, where a petition will be delivered to […]
Total Certainty
Feathered onlookers perched On symbolic trees Quip a prose 0f thundering protest They ask If all is well ask If a lie can be true They ask why Some walk a tightrope In total certainty Ask why In the peace They find a knife To stab the good In total […]
Silent Song
By Baba Galleh Jallow The song struggles To escape the cage Hits the wall On every side Dances on the inside with Silence on the outside as The whole universe trembles At the deafening echoes Of this silent song!
Who Are The True Robbers?
During a robbery in Guangzhou, China, the bank robber shouted to everyone in the bank: “Don’t move. The money belongs to the State. Your life belongs to you.” Everyone in the bank laid down quietly. This is called “Mind Changing Concept” Changing the conventional way of thinking. When a lady […]
Where’s My Change?
Three starving men – an Afro-America, a West Indian and a Nigeria – lived together in London. They devised a plan to beat starvation. The plan was to eat at a nearby restaurant without paying a dime. The Afro-American volunteered to go first. He ordered three food and drinks. “Here […]
She Can’t Keep Your Life
A man once had a chat with his spiritual leader and bluffed about his unshakable trust for his wife.”My brother, just be extra cautious because a woman will always be a woman,” the spiritualist warned. “Meaning?” the man asked. “No matter how you trust your wife, it’s ideal for you […]
Question
Why don’t you find Another space to flex Those borrowed muscles Another space to watch Those mountain ridges crack On those NOT borrowed arms Trying to smash the heads Of truth and justice? Baba Ends
Int’l Civil Society Forum On Gambia
FRAMEWORK FOR ADDRESSING ELECTORAL REFORMS IN THE GAMBIA We, representatives of Civil Society Organizations met in New York, on the margins of the 70th session of the UN General Assembly on October 1-2, 2015 to deliberate on the state of affairs in The Gambia. Asserting the African Charter on Democracy, […]