Hizbawi Mekete in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania On May 18, 2008, Eritrean’s from the Harrisburg and Lancaster area held a successful Hizbawi Mekete Seminar in Harrisburg. The guest speaker was Prof. Asmerom Legesse, emeritus professor from Swarthmore College who currently lives and works on different projects in Eritrea. Prof. Asmerom gave a first hand account on Eritrea’s current affairs. He conducted a lively and interactive seminar on a wide range of subjects that include the Boundary Commission and virtual demarcation; Claims Commission and its implications; internally displaced persons and our government’s effort to return them to their villages; and Weyane’s illegal occupation of Eritrea’s sovereign land and the world community’s negligence. He also explained the government’s successful long term strategy on national development. He gave examples that Eritrea is making a great progress to distribute education to all, clean water, and eliminate many contagious diseases. He also mentioned the fact that Eritrea is among one of the few countries that is expected to reach the Millennium Development Goal on health.

The seminar was concluded with a public resolution to show maximum steadfastness and vigilance to foil Weyane’s and its collaborators evil design, and also to safeguard our sovereignty and independence; calling on the United Nations and the world community to shoulder its responsibility to end Weyane’s illegal occupation of Eritrea’s sovereign land; supporting our governments and our peoples efforts on national development; agreeing each family to make a financial contribution toward national defense and economic developments.
Wetru Awet N’hafash!
Hizbawi Mekete Committee - Harrisburg
May 18, 2008