The request should include your name, contact phone number, a brief (one paragraph) summary of the idea(s) you will be presenting, include viable solutions on how to accomplish them by 2011.  In addition, we welcome suggestions, support and involvement in the planning of such an event from you irrespective of your politics or partisanship as long as you are hungry for change in our country. If you do not desire to submit in written form but have ideas you would like to share, please do not hesitate to call any of the numbers above. The ultimate goal of the summit is to discuss different proposals and together develop a consensus plan that we can use to help bring a political solution and an end to tyranny in our country.

Our country is left under the mercy of a dictator who is drunk with power, and has little respect for human rights or life itself and be rest assured that the worst is yet to come.

Unfortunately, there are no civic groups, or effective opposition parties to challenge the inhumanity our people are subjected to, not to mention press freedom to raise the civil rights abuses of the people.

Under such a dire situation in our country, the voice of the Diaspora is indeed a relevant constituency that should play a major role in bringing sanity to the Gambia and give an effective voice to the voiceless. Our role in this struggle is crucial and demands the committed participation of all of us. We cannot afford to be divided if we expect to have any chance of bringing an end to an entrenched dictator. The building of an effective voice in the Diaspora starts with DIALOGUE, finding common ground, disagreeing without becoming disagreeable, and ultimately agreeing to a solid plan which represents our cohesive voice which can be leveraged to bring about positive change.

Lets restore the dignity, pride and cheerfulness that earned Gambia the title: The Smiling Coast Of Africa..