Call for Papers: The 2010 OSA Mid-Year Conference – 3rd April 2010
UPDATE: Conference place has changed to University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management (Conference Hall L100) – 271 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN.
Call for Presentation Papers for the 2010 OSA (Oromo Studies Association) Mid-Year Conference
Dear OSA members and OSA friends,
OSA is delighted to invite you to the 2010 OSA Mid-Year Conference that will be held on April 3rd, 2010 at the University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management (Conference Hall L100) – 271 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN. Time: 9:00am-5:00pm. Click here to learn more about the event.
The theme of the Conference will be “Oromo Unity and the Roles of Oromo Religions in Building Oromumma.” Oromo scholars, Oromo religious leaders, religion scholars, and other OSA friends are cordially invited to present scholarly papers at this Conference. All Oromos and Oromo friends are invited to attend.
This year the Oromo struggle for self-determination is at a very crucial stage because of the world economic crisis. The political and social situations in the entire world are changing. In Ethiopia the opposition groups are trying to forge unity to challenge the Meles government at the May 2010 election. The current Tigrean minority regime of Meles Zenawi has declared the Oromo movement as illegal and its number one enemy. Oromos are persecuted just for being Oromos, regardless of their religion, place of birth, level of education, social status or world outlook. Meles has officially declared that being an oromo is a justified reason to be harassed, tortured, jailed, killed, or evicted. To overcome the war being waged against the Oromo people, Oromo political leaders, Oromo religious leaders and Oromo scholars have to come together and build Oromumma. Oromumma is the pillar of Oromo unity. Leaders of Oromo religions have to create alliance and march their followers to Oromo unity, which is the only way to victory. To survive, the Oromos have to develop tolerance for each other and build self-respect. Then, Oromumma will flourish, and Oromo enemies will vanish overnight. Political organizations and political leaders have to recognize the roles that religious leaders played in the past and how they could shape the future.
The 2010 OSA Mid-Year Conference will be for one day with the first session in the morning, and the second in the afternoon. Please submit the sub-title of your paper and a one paragraph summary of your article to OSA President at hhirpa@gmail.com before February 1, 2010.
Thank you,
Haile Hirpa, Ph.D
OSA President
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