On May 26th, 2007, African activists from throughout the U.S. and the world will converge on Washington, DC for a unique African Liberation Day (ALD) mobilization.  This city, where decisions that affect the lives of billions of people around the world are made, has seen its share of protest. Recently, everyone from anti-war activists to immigration rights advocates has shown up at George Bush’s doorstep.  Organizers of this African Liberation Day mobilization intend to utilize the event to create concrete programs and campaigns to solve the crises facing Africans worldwide.

ALD National Coordinator Gaida Kambon states, “Wherever we go, African people are suffering the same conditions. Unemployment, sickness, poor education, imprisonment, the list goes on.  We can no longer afford to march just for the sake of marching. We must march with the intention of walking through the doors of a new period in history – a period in which the African will know freedom, dignity and pride.  We are one billion people strong, building One Africa; One Nation!’”