The Ethiopian World Federation Incorporated

We would like to celebrate the election of our mew Executive head and International President Emma Young; Empress Ima. Empress Ima first came into the position of International President at a critical and pivotal time 2005 Unification Convention. Empress Ima impressed during her chairmansip of the Convention and showed a willing to learn and to be steadfast in up holding and the defense of the Constitution during a 3 term period. In 2008 Empress Ima was elected as International 1st Vice President where she continued to work steadfastly in the defence of the Constitution supporting the outgoing President Barrymore Tittle fully. Her hard work culminated in galvanisinhg spport to ensure the presence of Attorney Simms at the recent Convention 2010.

We would like to thank Attorney Simms for his support, presence and advice at the Convention and continued support. Also give thanks to our Attorney Kyesha Brookes for her continued work and Ato Adamu Shiferaw and the Addis Ababa Law University Ethiopia for their sterling work.

We would like to give a big thanks to Barrymore Tittle the outgoing International President and all officers of 2009/10. Now we continue to move forward to a more productive future with EMMA YOUNG !!!!

We the Executive Council of the Ethiopian World Federation Incorporated registered with the Internal Revenue Services, Charities Bureau and New York State Department wish to announce the successful completion of our Annual Convention held at the   Willow Winds, Salem, Runaway Bay, Jamaica 2010. The event was extremley well attended by delegates from New York, Miami, London, Montego Bay, St Ann, Birmingham and Paris with other members from across Jamaica including local 43 Kingston. Many other members and visitors came from various groups Nyabinghi, Millenium Council, Bo Bo and others were also in attendance. Local guest included the Chief of Police from Runaway Bay also a Christian Minister who gave very good speeches. All locals gave reports also individual members kept a private session where we were encouraged not to allow any small group to distract the Fedreation; all locals in Jamaica agreed to work with whoever had the legal documents.

Also in attendance and we would like to give a big thanks to was Robert Simms Attorney at law from New York who was appointed to act as our Parliamentarian. His input was invaluable and he will be making a full independent report to the members worldwide.

One of the key agreements to come out of the Convention was locals work collectively together interacting and trading also each local is to develop a local business to support its activities. Discussions also took place around the correct registration needed worldwide including Ethiopia Jamaica, French territories, USA states South Africa, Ghana etc.

Each delegate  represents 25 members which indicated a total of 175 members worldwide were represented during voting and election processes.

The outcome of elections for International officers was Emma Young (Empress Ima) President; Barrymore Tittle (Mora) 1st Vice; Trevor Clarke ( Kulcha) 2nd Vice; Wynborne Welcome Executive Secretary; Vernon Headley (Dave Judah)Treasurer; Lloyd Robinson (Obadiah Judah) Organizer; Raymond Topping (Iqulah) Chaplain and Lawrence Davis, Ivory Black and Pauline Anderson (Wolette Gabriel) 3 Executive members

We give special thanks to local Presidents Iqulah and Ras Igi for the hard work of Montego Bay Local 32 members who provided transport, video, food and other support and St Ann Local 17 members who provided acommodation, food, security and other support.

The Malaku Emanuel Bayen and Voice of Ethiopia exhibition was extremely well received

Next Convention 2011 Jamaica

Please note there is no local number 1 of the Ethiopian World Federation Incorporated with an IEN number that attaches it to the Federation 1937; if in doubt and to avoid fraud please check credentials of any group making such a claim or visit New York State Department to view the roster of the Federation 1937.

Whilst others cause mischief; the Executive Council at our own expense has been diligently getting on with the members business of reconstruction. Over the past 10 to 15 years over 45 members of the organization have sought to settle in Ethiopia with no support from those representing in Ethiopia or from various Executive Councils.

Since the UNITY Convention in 2005 we have secured the organisation in New York with the Charities Bureau, New York State Department and Internal revenues service supported by our attorney Keisha Brooks as agent.

Since the Organizers visit we can now declare that Mr Adamu Shiferaw has been appointed with full authority to register the organisation in Ethiopia to carry out our Aims and Objectives including establishing locals for Ethiopians, charitable and tax exempt projects and most importantly PERMITS for our members wishing to return. We will also begin to plan a SHEMAGALI with local chiefs around issues concerning our land grant. Over the next 4 weeks members, units and groups will be consulted as to the best projects we can present in our business plan; also to look at the development of our offices in Kotebe Addis Ababa and Shashemane. A full report and update will be presented at the Convention in Jamaica 2010; give thanks to all the officers and members whose allegiance and support  is to the Constitution and By laws and not with individuals

Meeting with New York Attorney Kiesha N. Brooks

On the 18th December 2008, the International President and the First Vice President met with Attorney Kiesha N. Brooks in New York to discuss the state of the Ethiopian World Federation Inc.

It was agreed that Ms Brooks would be retained for the purposes of liaising with the Internal Revenue Service, the New York State Department (Division of Corporation) and the New York State Charities Bureau. The organisation will need to budget for legal fees in respect of the retention of Ms Brooks.

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BREAKING NEWS

CERTIFICATION FAILED ATTEMPT

All members and public be notified that an attempt to certify an election; was made by a separate company Ethiopian World Federation Local Number One Incorporated  1996.

The above company along with others attempted to gain from the New York State Supreme Court; Certification for a meeting disguised as the Ethiopian World Federation Incorporated 1937 Convention 2009 held in New York. Part of the plan was to employ a court certified Parliamentarian who was expected to validate an election.

An order has now been issued by Hon Judge Bruce Balter April 6th 2010; in line with what has been previously stated by the Executive Council the said individuals found the situation was not as simple as they had first thought.

The Judge was not willing to grant certification.   The attempt failed because processes were not up to standard and even the Parliamentarian could not give a full endorsement to procedures.

This was an attempt by a group to fraudulently hold themselves out as Local Number One of the Ethiopian World Federation Incorporated 1937 which was and always will be easy to refute.

All member/groups wishing to operate according to the Constitution and by – laws of the Ethiopian World Federation Incorporated telephone our contact number and leave your details, Full blessings

More information to be published soon!