The following is a statement from the Ogaden Youth & Student Union (OYSU).
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San Diego, CA – The 3rd annual Walk to End Genocide was held in San Diego on March 23rd 2014. This event which had hundreds of attendees, was a success as the participants walked and chanted in order to make their voices heard about the genocides occurring all over the world. OYSU San Diego, under the leadership of their President, Mohamed Noor Mohamoud, participated in this walk, along with the members from the Ogaden community in San Diego.
The Event had numerous different groups of people participate this year. And among the attendees this year was Congresswoman Susan A. Davis, who represents the 53rd district in the US House of Representatives. OYSU San Diego was able to raise awareness an advocate for the people whose voices have been silenced due to this genocide. They had many people gather around their tent and ask plenty of questions. Many people were not even aware of this hidden genocide and were shocked at how far the Ethiopian government would go to hide these atrocities. One woman who spoke to President Mohamoud stated to him that she had visited Ethiopia a year ago, and she had never realized the horrors that were being committed to these people. OYSU San Diego was able to make an impact and spread the message out to people on what the Ethiopian regime was doing and they have made plans to take action this year through a number of different avenues.
The event had a huge media presence and Hogaanka Arimaha Dibada ee OYSU Worldwide; Mudane Abdiaziz Abdi Ali Abshir explained to the media the humanitarian crisis that is currently taking place in the Ogaden region. Furthermore, he detailed the media blockade that Ethiopia has implemented and used as an example, Mr. Martin Schibbye and Mr. Johan Persson, two Swedish journalists who were imprisoned and sentenced to 11 years in prison after they entered the Ogaden Region in 2011. They were released after they served 400 days.
Mr. Mohamoud also gave a speech at the event and focused on the humanitarian crisis. He spoke in detail about the genocide that is occurring and on how the Ethiopian government is systematically exterminating an entire group of people. He thanked all the attendees for showing up and promised that their collaboration would continue on in the following years.
The event ended in success and OYSU San Diego will continue to participate in events such as this one in order to raise awareness about the atrocities that the Ethiopian government is committing against the Ogaden people.
For more information on how you can join OYSU San Diego, you can contact us at oysusandiego@gmail.com or visit http://www.oysuworldwide.org/
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