Poll Show Ethiopians in Virginia Can Make an Impact
With the Virginia Gubernatorial election only a week away, voter awareness is a key concern
Written by EA4C Staff
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Last year’s historic election was a watershed moment for Ethiopian-Americans. Prior to last year’s election, taking part in the political process was a key component that was [...]
Ethiopian-Americans for Change (EA4C) officially endorses Gubernatorial Candidate Creigh Deeds, Lieutenant Gubernatorial Candidate Jody Wagner, and State Delegate Candidate Charniele Herring. EA4C is a non-partisan organization dedicated to mobilizing the vast Ethiopian-American community in order to get more engaged in the United States political process and to value the significance of one vote.
A month ago, EA4C sent out personal invitations to both the Republican ticket and the Democratic ticket and asked both parties to come out and speak to the Ethiopian community. The Republican party was not able to attend due to scheduling conflict. The Democratic party accepted our invitation enthusiastically.
09.25.09 was an amazing day. Although the organizers tasked with putting together this event were stretched to unimaginable heights and the stress of implementing the event was stressful for a group of individuals who put this together on their “spare time”, the outcome was nonetheless magical. From the free concert headlined by Mahmoud Ahmed and [...]
We are all volunteers. That is why the slogan of Ethiopian-Americans for Change is “Powered by Volunteers”. To that end, if you are interested in being a volunteer with EA4C, email us at volunteer@ea4c.org
Whether you want to volunteer for a particular event or be a long-term volunteer, we will get you plugged into the organization and you will have first hand update about various events that are being planned by EA4C.
Our success is measured by the level of ownership that our community has in the organization and our ability to meet the needs of our stakeholders. To that end, we are and will always reach out to our community to ask for your continued support.
We will promptly follow up and give you additional information. The only requirement to be a member in Ethiopian-Americans for Change is to live up to the “five agreement”. If you meet these agreements, we would be honored to have you be a member of the EA4C family.
If you are interested in being a member of Ethiopian-Americans for Change, please email us at info@ea4c.org
Our five commitments:
1. To be fully accountable to the community. We will publish a full accounting of our revenue and expenses every three months. Though transparency, we will earn your trust.
2. We will not speak for the community. Our role is to provide a platform for the community to gather and make an informed decision [...]
Ethiopian-Americans for Change is a community based organization that aims to bring together various individuals, civic organizations, non-profits, businesses, churches, artists and youth groups in order to leverage existing strengths into a collective source of success . Our mission is:
To engage and integrate the Ethiopian community within the American political/civic process to ensure that our [...]
The origins of Ethiopian-Americans for Change can be traced back to the presidential campaign of 2008, when a group of enthusiastic Obama supporters formed a group called Ethiopians for Obama. From there, Ethiopians for Obama grew into a nationwide organization with literally thousands of Ethiopians working across the nation to ensure a broad participation of [...]
Washington, DC Ethiopian-Americans for Change—in partnership with the Washington Nationals—bring to you the Inaugural Ethiopian-American Appreciation Day. The event will be held at the Nationals Stadium and will feature a pre-game Ethiopian-American Cultural Celebration inside the stadium’s roof-top deck.
For the discount price of $29.00, patrons will be able to enjoy the pre-game celebration for no [...]
