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   World African Diaspora Union July 17, 2009

   IMMEDIATE RELEASE

   July 15, 2009

   Leaders Set for Pan African Economic Summit in ATL

   Contact: Reverend P.D. Menelik Harris

   404-527-7756/404-822-2049/http://www.wadupam.org/

   African and African Diaspora leaders such as Her Excellency Madame Amina Salum Ali of the African Union, ‘Living Legend’ His Excellency Dudley Thompson, Dr. Julius Garvey of the UNIA and Mel Foote of the CFA will participate with Africans from across the Diaspora in the World African Diaspora Union (WADU) Summit celebrating the 109th anniversary of the Pan African Movement. The theme for the WADU 2009 Summit is Economic Self-Determination – for Cultural and Political Rebirth. The Summit will be held at the historic Atlanta University Consortium (AUC), Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) in Atlanta, GA from July 22-26, 2009. The AUC campus is consisted of the historically black colleges such as Spelman, Morehouse, Morris Brown, Clark Atlanta and ITC.

   The WADU Summit participants will consist of African leaders, community activists, business leaders, educators, ministers, students and officials from across the African Diaspora and from Africa to commit to a common agenda for African economic self-reliance and empowerment. The Summit will focus on ways and means of developing African traditional and contemporary local and global businesses, investments and trade enterprises. The Summit will also explore and engage issues such as: The United States of Africa; the New Scramble & Militarization of Africa; the Effects Global Economic Meltdown on African people; and the African Diaspora as the sixth region of Africa.

   In calling for the 2009 Summit, His Excellency Dudley Thompson has stressed that “our goal is to establish a new global order of Justice and Equality” and that the 2009 WADU Summit is critical to ensure we “build a peoples’ Pan African union movement to create greater opportunities for future generations.” At 92, His Excellency Dudley Thompson has being an enduring and relentless servant of African people and humanity. A WW11 veteran of the Royal Air Force (RAF), he was a participant of the famous 5th Pan African Congress (PAC) of 1945 in England with leaders such as President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, Dr. WEB Dubois of the USA, Amy Garvey of Jamaica and George Padmore of Trinidad. He was also an attorney for Jomo Kenyatta during the famous Mau Mau revolution and a key supporter of the struggles for African independence. Born in Panama, he was a Foreign Minister under the Honorable Michael Manley of Jamaica, ambassador of numerous countries, especially in Africa and recently served as an advisor to the late President-elect MKO Abiola of Nigeria. In 2007, he was elected the President of WADU.

   In addition to His Excellency Dudley Thompson, other key participants include: Dr. Leonard Jeffries, Africana Studies at CUNY; Prof. James Small, the Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU); Min. Akbar Muhammad, the Nation of Islam; Dr. Nicholas Agbohou, France; Queen Nzinga Heru, ASCAC; Nana Yaa Farika, Rastafari Movement; Dr. Ron Daniels, Institute of the Black World 21st Century; QM Dorothy Lewis, NCOBRA; Mukasa Dada, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee/All African Peoples Revolutionary Party (SNCC/AAPRP); Joe Beasley, the RainbowPush Coalition/Africa Ascension; The Honorable Cynthia McKinney; Dr. Line Hilgros, Guadeloupe; The Honorable ‘Able’ Mable Thomas, Georgia; Nana Dr. Niara Sudarkasa, former president of Lincoln University; Dr. Josephine Bradley, Chair of the African Studies at CAU; Dr. Joyce King, Georgia State University; Dr. James Turner, Africana Studies at Cornell University; Dr. Shelby Lewis, Africa Consultant; Dr. David Horne, SRDC; Martha O. Osamar, the United Kingdom; Barryl Biekman, Holland; B. Jawara, Ghana; Derrick Price, businessman; Prof. Yaa Ngemi, Congo; Bro. YaYa, Sudan; Rev. Dr. Carolyn ‘Akua’ McCrary, ITC; Ben Kalala, Congo; Dr. Chenzi Ra, the Caribbean; Mr. Tunde Adetunje, Nigeria; and Dr. Akinyele Umoja, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement. Also participating are other ambassadors, faith leaders, entrepreneurs, officials, community activists and students.

   For more information on the World African Diaspora Union (WADU) Summit from July 22-26, 2009 in Atlanta, GA, please visit our website at WADUPAM.ORG or call us at 404-527-7756.