Publisher’s Note: Tadias received the following press release from
Ethiopians for Obama.

Project Yechalal Virginia

Press Release

May 30th, 2008

Virginia – Ethiopians for Obama is kicking off Project Yechalal Virginia . Our goal is to identify and register 10,000 Ethiopian-Americans who live in the great state of Virginia . Virginia is home to the largest community of Ethiopians in the United States. Our ability to register and vote presents a tremendous opportunity for us to be a significant voting bloc in the coming and future elections. Those who don’t vote don’t count—Ethiopians for Obama is encouraging every Ethiopian-American to be involved and register to vote.

Ethiopians for Obama will start a registration drive this weekend. We will be fanning out to various locations where Ethiopians have a robust presence. In addition to voting, we encourage as many Ethiopians to join our group so that we can be successful in our ongoing efforts.

Our emphasis on Virginia does not mean that registration efforts in other states are not important. To the contrary, Ethiopians for Obama has members in almost every state where the Ethiopian community is vibrant. We are a large network of Ethiopian-Americans who are working together—united by our common hopes—to elect Senator Barack Obama the 44th President of the United States . Wherever you are located, it is vital that you register to vote and take part in the political process.

Ethiopians for Obama at an event held at Duke City in Washington, DC.

If you would like additional information on our voter registration efforts or would like to join Ethiopians for Obama, you can email theodorefikre@yahoo.com. You can also join our yahoo group so that you get up to date information and event notifications.

You can join Ethiopians for Obama at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ethiopiansforobama/