ROOTS International Arts Alliance, Inc and
The Ethiopian Holocaust Remembrance Committee
www.rootsinternational.net
110^th Adwa Celebration Committee 

110^th Adwa Victory Celebration 
Organizing Committee

Ancient Ethiopia 's Contribution to Modern African History: 
The 1896 Battle of ADWA  
Press Release

The Day the Angels Cried Exhibit will be on display
throughout the program starting 2:00 pm. 

Download poster (PowerPoint) 11 X 17
Fine Ethiopian cuisine will be served by Habesha Market & Carry-Out 

Scholarly keynote and guest speakers:

    Dr. Erku Yimer:
Executive Director
Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago 
"Preserving Ethiopian History for a Future World Humanity"  

      Dr. Getachew Metaferia:  
Professor of Political Science & International Studies, 
Morgan State University
"The Battle of Adwa: National and Regional
Backgrounds, Lessons, and International Implications."    

      Dr. Theodore Vestal:
Professor of Political Science
Oklahoma State University
"Reflections on the Battle of Adwa and Its Significance for Today "  

      Dr. Mesfin Araya 
Professor at City University of New York
"Contemporary Ethiopia in the context of the Battle of Adwa."

      Dr. Bekele Molla "Adwa"

          Imani Kali-Nyah: ('Woletta Selassie Haile Selassie)
             Chair/CEO, Ethiopian Holocaust Remembrance Committee
             Goodwill Ambassador, St. George Church
             Mussolini's Revenge for Italian Losses At Adwa: 
             The Ethiopian Holocaust of 1935-1941. 

        Mr. Kidane Alemayehu
            Retired UN Expert
           "When Will the Vatican Apologize to Ethiopia?"  

Other activities include historic slide presentations, museum exhibit and historic documentaries, cultural entertainment (Artist Behailu Mengesha, Artist Alemtshay Wodajo, Artist Wondwosen Kebede, Artist Shambel Belayeneh, Artist Abonesh Adenew, Artist Getsawit, Artist Ashenafi Miteku, Artist Betelehem Melaku, Artist Melaku Gelaw and more)  vendors and fine Ethiopian cuisine.  Click here for the Amharic Announcement.

Number of visitors

Please send us any information you have in relation to the victory of the battle of Adwa . We will place the link on our web sites.

Adwa Poems  

Adwa Pictures

Adwa Books

Adwa Music

Adwa Video/DVD

Adwa Cloth

What Can I do to help

You can help by passing the press releases and the  announcements to your friends.

Please contact the committee by phone or e-mail to find out what you can do to help.  

Friday, March 3, 2006
University of the District of Columbia
University Auditorium, Building 46 East
UDC Van Ness Campus
4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington , D.C. 20008

ROOTS International Arts Alliance, Inc and
The Ethiopian Holocaust Remembrance Committee