Letter to Ambassador Amina Salum Ali African Union

Honorable Ambassador Ali
Permanent Representative to the United States
African Union
Washington, D. C.

Dear Ambassador Ali:

It was a great honor meeting you during your visit to Atlanta last week. We are excited about establishing a relationship with the African Union. We will be working closely with Chief Tunde to insure a successful meeting in October. The establishment of the African Village will cement the relationship between Africa and the people of Georgia.

As we discussed, I am most anxious to facilitate meetings with other African leaders living in the Diaspora both in Europe, the Caribbean, South and Central America along with others living here in the United States. The urgency for unity is at a feverish pitch, I sensed it at the United Nations Conference in Durban, South Africa in 2001 and it has been steadily growing ever since.

When we take inventory Africans are in key positions in strategic regions of the world. While these leaders are patriotic to their respective nations there is a loyalty to Mother Africa that transcends nationality. Our four bearers have taught us, “Blood is thicker than water.”

The vast majority of Africans living in Europe, The United States, Brazil, Columbia, Haiti, Jamaica, or on the Continent the vestiges of colonialism and racism has rendered us on the margins of society. The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund are the Siamese twins of “white supremacy.” The World Trade Organization and the G-8 does not work to the advantage of Africa and it people! New vehicles must be established to take control of our common destiny.

I will be going to Nairobi, Kenya June 4-15, 2007. I will be accompanied by a group of educators from the University of New Orleans. We hope to establish student exchanges between Kenya and that University. We will be exploring ways we can begin to deal with housing in Kenya. As I mentioned to you, we are exploring a new building technique, www.tronco-system.com.

Additionally, we are working with Firestone Tire Company in an effort to relieve the suffering of the people of Liberia. We challenged Coca Cola to move its African operations out of the United Kingdom on to the Continent; they are now complying with the request. I addressed their shareholders meeting last month and urged them to look at a new arrangement on the ownership of their bottling operations in Africa and further challenged them to “outsource jobs” into Africa. Will send you copies of my letter to Chairman Isdell.

I share your sense of urgency you expressed when addressing the business meeting at Antioch Baptist Church. Now is the time for change! I look forward to keeping in close contact with your office. May God continue to bless you in your important work.

Sincerely,

Joe Beasley