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Good morning and Happy 2013 E.C.!<\/p>\n

\nThe Board of Directors of the Ethiopian Community Association of Charlotte & Surrounding Areas (ECAC) would like to wish each of you and your families peace, health and happiness in the new year.\n<\/p>\n

\nWhile we are unable to host our usual annual celebration this year due to COVID-19, ECAC will hold an online celebration of the New Year tomorrow, September 12th at 5pm, and would like to extend an invitation to you to join us. You will find the details in the attached flyer.\n<\/p>\n

\n\nIn addition to several agenda items, this year, we are pleased to have a special guest, Assemblyman Alexander Assefa, the first Ethiopian-American serving in a state legislature (Nevada). \n<\/p>\n

\n\nWe hope you tune in and welcome the New Year with us. Please extend the invitation to any others who may not have heard.\n<\/p>\n

\n\nThank you,\n<\/p>\n

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Happy New Ethiopian New Year to all!
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We invite you to join us for our Third Annual celebration of \u201cEnkutatash\u201d.<\/p>\n

See details on the \u201cUpcoming Events\u201d page of our site.<\/p>\n

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We cordially invite you to the Second Annual \u201cEnkutatash<\/b>\u201d (Ethiopian New Year) celebration<\/span><\/p>\n

The event will be held in partnership with Providence Day School and on their campus. Additional details are included in the flyer below, including contact information.<\/p>\n

The event program will include the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Topic<\/b><\/td>\nTime<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Children\u2019s entertainment<\/span><\/b>
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12:30pm \u2013 2:00pm<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Ethiopian lunch<\/span><\/b>
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Formal open<\/span><\/b>\u00a0(welcome and event details)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2:00pm \u2013 2:15pm<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Youth presentation<\/span><\/b>\u00a0(from our Ethiopian Youth Group,
including cultural singing)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2:15pm \u2013 2:45pm<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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3:15pm \u2013 4:30pm<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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This event is open to
all \u2013 Ethiopians and non-Ethiopians alike, where we will all usher in the New
Year, 2008!!<\/span><\/p>\n

Help us spread the word
to the community at large, and we look forward to seeing you there!<\/span><\/p>\n

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This week, citizens of the world were horrified with news reports that over 30 Ethiopian Christians were brutally and inhumanely executed by the terror group known as “Islamic State”. These innocent victims were merely in the country of Libya at the time seeking the opportunity to emigrate to Europe to find a better life for themselves and their families.<\/p>\n

The Ethiopian Community of Charlotte & Surrounding Areas stands in solidarity with peaceful peoples everywhere in condemning this barbaric treatment of our fellow Ethiopians. We commemorate the lives of these martyrs and send our sincere condolences to their families everywhere.0020<\/p>\n

In connection with the above, we commend to your attention two events that will take place in Charlotte on\u00a0Sunday, April 26th<\/strong>. Please participate to pay your respects as well as to show your support of their families:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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1.<\/td>\nPrayer and \u201cFithat\u201d Ceremony & Candle Light Vigil<\/strong><\/td>\nCharlotte Korean Presbyterian Church
701 Scaleybark Rd, Charlotte, NC 28209<\/td>\n		2:00 PM<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.<\/td>\nCandle Light Vigil & Memorial <\/strong><\/td>\nMarshall Park
800 E 3rd St, Charlotte, NC 28202<\/td>\n		6:00 PM<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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THE 119th<\/sup> COMMEMORATION OF THE VICTORY AT THE BATTLE OF ADWA<\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0In 1896, Ethiopia was the last free African nation, never having been colonized by any other nation. After the Battle of Adwa, Ethiopia became the first African nation to ever win a major battle over a powerful European aggressor, Italy, who wanted to colonize it. The Battle of Adwa, known as \u201cThe Greatest Colonial Battle in Modern Times,\u201d took place at dawn on Sunday, March 1, 1896 near the 3,000-year old city of Axum. It was 119 years ago that the great Ethiopian Emperor Menelik II, his queen Empress Taitu and thousands of patriotic Ethiopian warriors scored an unprecedented victory and maintained thousands of years of Ethiopian freedom.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The Ethiopian Victory at Adwa remains a great source of national pride in the hearts of Ethiopians and indeed many others to this day. This victory also served to inspire dreams of liberation for all oppressed and colonized peoples across the world, including African-Americans who were still suffering the terrible effects of over two hundred years of slavery and subjugation.<\/p>\n

The Ethiopian Community Association of Charlotte & Surrounding Areas wishes each of you Happy Adwa Victory Day!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>We also encourage you to share with others, and especially the youth of our community knowledge about this most proud and significant day in our long and proud history. Here are some websites that can serve as reference:<\/span><\/p>\n