Two rivers flow in different paths, often hundreds of miles apart.  Yet, at the end of the journey, both rivers meet at the same lake.

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Teddy Fikre, organizer with Ethiopian-Americans for Change, sat down for a 45 minute interview with Elias Kifle.  It is hard to tell who was interviewing who; initially, it was Teddy that reached out to Elias to conduct an interview on Brown Condor Radio.  As you will hear, the interview morphed into a dialogue; a healthy debate with respect to the various approaches that different people take when it comes to something that is close to the hearts of all—Ethiopia.  Elias talks about his passion for the events in Ethiopia and Teddy talks about his passion for organizing Ethiopians in America.  Click on the television screen above to hear the interview in full.

**Brown Condor Radio is not affiliated with Ethiopian-Americans for Change.  Whereas Ethiopian-Americans for Change is a not for profit organization dedicated to organizing the Ethiopian Diaspora,  Brown Condor Radio is a for-profit Ethiopian 24/7 radio station that is owned and operated by Teddy Fikre. The radio station can be heard at www.browncondor.com or clicking on the link below.

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United Apart

Ethiopians and Eritreans

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We are one people, united by history and blood but separated by a boarder and misunderstanding. Sure, we can go about dismissing one another’s grievances, and pass on to the next generation and generations thereafter a legacy of mistrust an…d grudges, or we can start to hear one another and accept our differences. If we are able to dance together when music comes on, we should be able to listen to one another and understand one another.

For the most part, the younger generation is not as steeped in antipathy and anger like the generation before us. However, we still have our misconceptions, and when we are not around one another, the whispers and misguided thoughts of ethnic exceptionalism still rules too much of our thinking. If we were truly to unite as one people, irrespective of what name we call each other, Ethiopia and Eritrea would both thrive. Instead we are divided, and both countries suffer in the process.

Initially, this was supposed to be an event at a location in DC. However, in order for people to fully express themselves and include people that are not in the DC area, we have decided to make this event into a facebook fan page.

This is a fanpage dedicated to “an educated” mindset. Please do not come in here screaming and yelling, the point of this is to have an honest dialogue and through dialogue move on to working together.