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OYSU San Diego held its first meet and great event of the year By Abdirahman Hollywood San Diego, California: The Ogaden Youth & Student Union of San Diego held its first meet and great event of the year. The purpose of the event was to invite the youth from the greater San Diego area to come and meet the current board, learn more about the struggle in the Ogaden and see how to get involved.
In his opening remarks OYSU San Diego president Mohamed-Noor Mohamoud welcomed the many attendees and after a brief introduction emphasized the importance of raising awareness about the hidden and often ignored genocide in the Ogaden. It is to be remembered that the Ogaden still continues to be isolated from the rest of the world as the Ethiopian government imposed a total humanitarian, economic and media blockade, where international humanitarian aid organizations and international independent media outlets have all been denied access.
As the discussions continued, they were mainly centered around the upcoming events, notably the San Diego and Los Angeles “walk to end the genocide” which will be held in the coming months. As well as the upcoming OYSU 3rd annual international conference to be held in San Diego on May, 23-27. As this is a youth led movement San Diego expects more than 200 youths from all over the world, representatives of more than 25 countries from 5 continents to come together and critically analyze the dire humanitarian crisis in the Ogaden and to further engage in a conflict resolution dialogue.
Therefore, OYSU California will continue to raise awareness about the genocide in the Ogaden throughout California particularly high schools, colleges and Universities. Please join them as they urge the US government as well as the international community to investigate crimes against the citizens of the Ogaden by the Ethiopian military. OYSU
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