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PRESS RELEASE

By Bologna Forum

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Bologna, Italy – September 2, 2014) – Eritrean organizations, civic groups, and individual activists came together for a second time in the historic city of Bologna to accelerate the establishment of a united national front against the dictatorship and for democracy in Eritrea.

Held under the theme of Eritrean Solutions for Eritrean Problems, the Summit was endorsed by twelve organizations most which sent their representatives. These were:

·         Citizens for Democratic Rights in Eritrea (CDRiE)

·         Eritreans For Action (E4A)

·         Eritrean Forum for Change (EFC)

·         Eritrean Independent Democratic Movement (EIDM)

·         Eritrean Movement for Change (EMC)

·         Eritrean Movement for Democracy and Human Right (EMDHR)

·         Eritrean National Democratic Front (ENDF)

·         Eritrean People Democratic Party (EPDP)

·         Eritrean Youth Solidarity for change (EYSC)

·         Forum for National Dialogue (FND) (Medrek)

During the four day summit that took place from August 29 – September 1, 2014 participants who came from all over the world worked diligently on a framework that will enable the progressive forces to deliver on their objectives and advance the cause for democratic Eritrea in concrete and measurable terms.

The Summit reinforced the importance of 1) Emboldening pro-democracy forces inside Eritrea; 2) Mobilizing the silent majority; and 3) Bringing the younger generation and women into leadership positions. It also stressed the immediate need for a national vision for development, national reconciliation, and international cooperation and solidarity.

To facilitate these and other important priorities, the Summit established a Task Force to immediately start working on 1) Building a United National Movement; 2) National Dialogue and Reconciliation; 3) Building a Formidable Media; 4) Responding to Refugee Crisis; 5) Mass Mobilization; 6) Building International Solidarity 7) Involving Creative Artists. The Summit also adapted the resolutions of Bologna 2013 and the Pretoria Summit Declaration.

With the contribution of its many participants, the Bologna Forum succeeded in putting in place a solid foundation for formation of a United National Movement that is able to mobilizing and harnessing resources, skills, and capacities of Eritreans to advance towards a democratic transition driven from within Eritrea.

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