A roundtable will highlight the impact of Land Grab on major populations and communities in Ethiopia, and discuss the reconciliation efforts of faith based communities ̶ Christian, Muslim, and Traditional Oromo Spiritual Values with a strong Creation Care practices ̶ in light of militarized government response to non-violent protests against Land Grab in Oromia and Amnhara Regions of Ethiopia. It will explore new strategies for moving the parties and the reconciliation process forward.
Speakers:
Rev. Etafa Gobena, Former President of Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus; Dr. Ezekiel Gebissa, Kettering University, Rev. Dr. Gemechu Olana, United Oromo Evangelical Churches Advocacy Commission; Sheik Abdurhim A Doyo, Towhid Islamic Center, St. Paul MN
Moderator: Bonnie Holcomb, Anthropologist of the Oromo in Ethiopia and Diaspora