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Keep fighting x
I'd also like to hear how the negotiations went. :)
I looked up Somali Bantu on wikipedia, and the description on there gels with what I've come to understand from talking with the people I know: "The Somali Bantu (also called Jareer or Gosha by ethnic Somalis) are a minority ethnic group in Somalia, a country largely inhabited by ethnic Somalis. Bantus primarily reside in southern Somalia, near the Jubba and Shebelle rivers. They are the descendants of people from various Bantu ethnic groups originating from what are modern-day Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique who were brought to Somalia as part of the Arab slave trade in the 19th century. Bantus are ethnically, physically, and culturally distinct from Somalis, and have remained marginalized ever since their arrival in Somalia." Most of the families I know had been living in Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps since around 1992.
I grew up in 3 different suburbs of Denver. I went to University in S. California - just to the east of LA, by the San Gabriel Mountains. I then lived for 4 months in very rural Georgia, which is where I was teaching English, and meeting lots of families who were just arrived in the US. I studied Spanish in Guatemala for 4 months, and then went back to Georgia for another 8 months. Then :) I decided to move back to Denver to be near family and try to work through some bad feelings I had/have towards the brand of christianity I was raised in. I've been back here in Denver for 3 years now.
What are you studying?
Do you have family in the UK? I've met quite a few Somali Bantu people here in the US. I used to teach English to families who had just arrived with refugee status, and now I teach preschoolers, some of whom are Somali. Were you born in Somalia?
our guys also occupied but fortunately they only had to occupy for 1 night and the uni agreed to the demands. hence our reason to come down to help put 2moro.
there are up to 10 of us coming, so not a big crowd but a small and passionate band of mercenary like fellows lol.
Jamie from flobots was really really impressed so well done to you all for the hard work so far.
and well done for not falling for the cowards tricks of negotiations if you left today.
we leave at 9 so should be in manchester for 1.
where is a good place to leave the cars in manchester?
looking forward to meeting you hardcore group 2moro.
peace and support from strathclyde stop the war!!!
I'm curious to hear more of the story - how did you decide to occupy those rooms? How did you decide that you wanted to be a part of the group doing that? Does the group have one main objective that you want to see realized before you end the occupation of the rooms?
I'm glad Jamie and Stephen got to meet you all! Aren't they engaging?
Free Free Palestine!
P.S join up to the UK group