June 2015

THIS ISSUE: VOLUME XX, NO.
6: June 2015 / NEXT ISSUE: March 2015
'Sleeping beauty': 2,000-year-old remains found in biblical city
It was this initial visit that ultimately

led her to discover the 2,000-year-old
remains of a character she fondly refers
to as "sleeping beauty."
By Daisy Carrington, CNN

stele, in an area that was once part of the ancient she says.
kingdom of Aksum, which today encompasses
Ethiopia and Eritrea. Inside, Schofield's team The unusual find suggests trade between Rome
found the skeleton of a woman posed in a resting and Aksum started at least 200 years earlier
position, with her chin laid gently on one hand. than previously believed.
A Roman-era bronze mirror was placed before
her face. The corpse was surrounded with glass As the dig is less than a month old, there's
vessels (to catch the tears of the dead), as well still a lot of information yet to come in about
as a bronze cosmetics spoon and a lump of kohl this restful lady. A bone expert wasn't able to
eyeliner.
ascertain her age at the time of death because
the pelvis -- which usually provides a close
"She must have been very wealthy, and approximation -- had been consumed by
probably well-loved to be placed in this termites. Schofield hopes that analysis of the
position, and judging by all the items of finery teeth will provide some answers.
around her," surmised Schofield.
"There was something very personal about
The dig also uncovered several other graves, all the way she was lying," Schofield says. The
of which had several bodies buried beneath. In remains were also found surrounded by clay
some, she found the remains of large warriors containers that likely contained food or drink
(these have also been sent off for analysis).
clad who each wore an iron bangle.
The grave was discovered at the stone
"We think they were warriors from a battle,"
(CNN)- It was the Queen of Sheba

that first drew Louise Schofield -- an
archaeologist and former curator at
the British Museum -- to the Gheralta
plateau in northern Ethiopia. She'd heard
tell of a 20-foot stone stele carved with
an inscription and a symbol often linked
to the biblical queen: a sun and crescent
moon.
"The story of the Queen of Sheba has a
central place in the heart of all Ethiopians,
so I became interested in the story
myself," she recalls (Sheba is thought to
be located in parts of Ethiopia).
"The food, drink and cosmetics were all
presumably left for her to use in the afterlife.

She was pre-Christian and that's how people
buried their dead then," says Schofield.
Shofield has a bit of the Midas touch when it
comes to extraordinary finds. She also recently
uncovered a Roman-era perfume flask in
the same cemetery, although by chance. The
archaeologist is also the director of Londonbased NGO The Tigray Trust, and the item was
first brought to her attention by a local farmer
she knew through the organization.
"I had been showing around a member of the
Peace Corps who had been working in a nearby
town (around the site), and we'd been out in the
blazing sun for 8 hours, when a farmer I knew
said his friend found something old, and he'd
been keeping it for me," she recalls.
"I was apologizing to the Peace Corps guy. I
told him, 'it could be an old coffee pot, but you
never know, it could be the Queen of Sheba's
perfume flask.'"
JOHNSON BABALOLA LAW OFFICE
Kunjar Sharma &

Associates Inc.
Proposal Adminisrator in
Bankruptcy

(Immigration)
(Refugee)
* Refugee * Humanitarian & Compassionate *
Deportation * Study Permits * Visiting Visas *
PRRA * Sponsorships etc
Our Staff Speak Many Foreign Languages
Light Nigusse LL.B
Barrister & Solicitor

light@jblaw.ca
333 Sheppard Avenue East, Suite 108,

Toronto, Ontario M2N 3B3 (Bayview & Sheppard)
* www.jblaw.ca
Mr. Amit Upadhyay
* 1. Mony Problem Solve * 2. Wage Garnishee

Remover * 3. Collection Call Stopper
* 4. Financial Strees Eliminator
* 5. Affordable Paymente / Arranger
Mr. Johnson Babalola LL.B
120 Eglinton Avenue East Suite # 707, Toronto

ON M4P 1E2
Barrister & Solicitor

johnson@jblaw.ca
Tel:
Tel.: 416-733-8585 * Fax:- 416-733--0009

Inter-Canada Immigration
Tawakal ExpressThe fast, easy and secure

way to send money! Contact us today, we
would be glad to assist you.
WORLD MONEY TRANSFER

www.daraltawakal.com

www.tzta.ca
For Detail information Call

416-235-0101 or 647-349-4006
Tel. 416-572-7606
or 416-572-7586
* Cell. 647-409-4142
* Fax. 416-5727501
E-mail: merigeta@yahoo.ca
1920 Yonge
Street , Suite 217
Toronto ON
M4S 3E2
KULLUBI FOOD & SPICE

Under New Management
Ato Million
For further information call:
416-364-0000
223 Parliament Street, Toronto, ON M5A 2ZA
GREAT Truck & Forklift
Driving School
Air Brake Classes Available every weekend.
Truck Training from$599.99

B,C.D.E.F. from $299.99
Forklift from $50.00
TES. Auto used car dealer &

Tel:-
2552 Finch Ave. W. # 3 (Finchdale Plaza)

1468 Victoria Park Avenue (Toronto, ON)
647-702-7528
448 Birchmount Rd. Unit 6,
228 Bering Av Unite 2 Etobicok, ON M8Z 3A3

Tel: 416-640-2841, Fax: 416-640-2842
www.dahabshiil.com www.dahabshiil.ca
Africa
bellakebenna@yahoo.ca
Global Immigration Services

828C Bloor Ste. W.
Toronto, ON M6G 1M2

Office phone:- 416-537-4800
Cell Phone:- 416-574-4900
Fax:647-351-3133
Fax:- 416-538-2297
E-mail:berhanet53@yahoo.ca
berhanetsehaye97@gmail.com
Europe
Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia

Belgium, Denmark, Finland
Kenya, Rwanda, Southafrica
France, Ireland, Italy,
Somalia, Somaliland, Tanzaniya Netherlands, Norway, Spain,
Uganda, Sudan, South sudan Switzerland, Sweden, United Kingdom
Middle East
Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait
Qatar, United Arab Emirates,
Yemen.
Toronto, ONM1K 1A1
Asia
Australia
Malaysia
New Zealand, Australia
North America
Canada, United States
From Africa to Asia, Europe to

Middle East and USA to Australia Worldwide Branches Over 150 Countries

EMYE INJERA & MINI MART
2514 Eglinton AVE., W. (Eglinton & Keele)

we specialized in fresh milled Teff Flour, Barley
flour, Coffee beans, all other Spices and more...
Mame Manager
- Citizenship Application
- Appeals
- Refugee cases
- Detention Reviews
- Sponserships
- Live in care giver
- Pre Removal and Humaniterian Cases
Commissioner of Oath
DHAKA AUTO SERVICES
USED CAR SALE
EMISSION TEST &

Service Faclity

Open 7 days a week
Call 416-745-5700
Fax: 416-322-2928

Sisay Assefa BSc. RCIC
Director, Immigration Counsel
Ontario Commissioner for TakingAffidavits
Member in good standing with ICCRC
416-975-0910 Ext.5415
416-832-1816*416-691-1500
SEFTY INSPECTION
1 Musgrave Street, Unit 1 M4E 2H3
Victoria Park & Gerrard
!!
Tel/Fax:
416-398-8044
Cell:
416-828-0863
TZTA: Page 3: June 2015: tzta@bellnet.ca/ info@tzta.ca/ www.tzta.ca.: Follow us on Facebook & Twitter
Address:526 Richmond St.F. 2nd Floor,

Toronto ON M5A 1R3
Tel: 647-721- 0932 / 416-759-8289 / 647-722-5328
Fax: 647 557 3570
Email: tekle@tekle.net
TZTA: Page 4: June 2015: tzta@bellnet.ca / info@tzta.ca / www.tzta.ca.: Follow us on Facebook & Twitter

2007
( )

* Releive Pain & Itch Instantly

* Free Conseltation & Check-up
* Registered & Licensed
* Generation of Practices & Trainig
* Specializing in Accupuncture & Chinese Herbal Medicine
Dr. Yangi Cao, TCMD, Dr. Ac.
Medical Director

_-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
For further
information call:Dr. Yangli Cao
Tel:416-733-7660
147 Finch
Avenue West
Toronto. ON
www.decao.com
TZTA: Page 5: June 2015: tzta@bellnet.ca / info@tzta.ca / www.tzta.ca.: Follow us
50 * 5
(-) 50 ::
50 - :: 50 5
:: 50 - :: :: ( !)

/

?

1933 .

/

8
9 /
/
15

6

:

1949 .

/
(
)

/

8
/

1954 .

( )

1954
.

?

/

10

60
60 60
120 60
15 1955 .

11

/
1955 . 1956
.

11

250 3

1966 .

19

?
1972

10

?

? ?
?

1968 1968

?
1963 .

16
EskinderAgonafer Comm. B.A.(Hons)Econ.,

B.A.(Hons)PolSc., B.A.(Mgt), L.P.
Licensee by The Law Society of Upper
Canada
In Association with the Law Office of:
Joseph Osuji B.A.(Hons), L.L.B.
Barrister Solicitor & Notary Public
Tel: 416-690-3910
647-886-2173
Fax: 416-690-0038
Guelph Office
Toronto
Office
Tel: 011-251-910-15-96-60
2179 Danforth Ave- 31 Wyndham Street North,
011-251-934-46-75-14
Unit 5
nue, Suite 303
Guelph, Ontario
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto Office
Guelph Office
Addis Ababa Office
N1H 4E5
M4C
2179 Danforth
Ave. 1K4
31 Wyndham St. N.
NB Business Center
Suite 303, Toronto,
ON
Suite 5, Guelph, ON
Suite
# 308
Canada
Canada
M4C 1K4
N1H 4E5
In front of Yeshi Buna
Canada
Canada
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(Sport)
ESFNA: A Brief History
TIPS
Ethiopian Sports Federation

in North America
About The Pan
Am Games
The Ethiopian Sports Federation in North

America (ESFNA) is a non-profit, taxexempt organization founded in 1984
to promote amateur soccer and cultural
events within the Ethiopian community in
North America. ESFNA holds a week long
soccer tournament every year. The soccer
tournament as a medium, the organizations
highest aim is bringing Ethiopians together
for a multitude of reasons.
ESFNAs growth in North America has its
roots in Ethiopians migration to the United
States and Canadaespecially since the
1980s. Although there were some interstate friendly soccer competitions in both
coasts of the US amongst Ethiopians, the
foundation of ESFNA was first envisioned
by Ethiopians residing in the cities of
Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Los
Angeles and Washington DC, , . The first
tournament was held in Houston with the
participation of four clubs (Washington DC,
Dallas, Houston, and Atlanta) on April 20,
1984. Because of communication problem
the Boston and the LA teams were unable
to participate in that first tournament. A
year later, the tournament was held in
Washington D.C. with additional clubs.
In 1985, in addition to the soccer
tournament, ESFNA member teams
elected officers responsible for managing
the Federation under a new format. A lot
has changed since then; perhaps the most
significant being the adoption of operating
by-laws, tournament rules and regulation
(ESFNA Disciplinary Codes) of the games
and the establishment of a federal taxexempt status in the United States.
Some of the founding principles of
ESFNA were borne out of the desire for
Ethiopians at the time and in the future to
have something they claim as their own
for generations. A week-long occasion at
which Ethiopians can come together to
celebrate their culture, identity and assure
the continuity of their ideals in perpetuity.
It was a vision of organizing a platform at
which Ethiopians can come to express their

humanity through sports and other cultural
interactions amongst themselves and the
North American community. Its goals are
also providing positive role models for the
youth by inviting famous Ethiopians who
have done much for their country through
sports, arts and the humanities.
Over the past three decades, ESFNA has
become a cultural and sports Mecca for
Ethiopians in North America. Every year,
thousands of Ethiopians and friends of
Ethiopia spend one week in one of the 25
North American cities selected as a host
city; they watch dozens of soccer games
amongst the 30 member clubs. Pilgrims
also witness and interact with hundreds of
food and dry good vendors and non-profit
charitable organizations--in one venue.
However, much happens surrounding
the soccer tournament independent of
ESFNAwhich is exactly what the
organization envisioned since its inception.
Along the way, every year, Ethiopians
spend millions of dollars in the host city-making a major contribution to the local
economy.
ESFNA, by virtue of its status, has no
political, religious, ethnic organization
and/or other affiliations. We have adhered
to this position all along because we are
legally expected to take such a stance and
our focus is sports and culture. However,
outside of the sports events, ESFNA has
contributed in initiatives to be part of
development and humanitarian efforts in
Ethiopia. Source: ESFNA
32nd Annual Soccer Tournament

Opening Day:- Sunday, June 28th //
Commemoration Ceremony at 7PM
Sun, Jun 28, 2015, 11:00 a.m. Sat, Jul 4 2015, 11:00 p.m.
Byrd Stadium, 2740 Comcast Center,
College Park, MD 20742
Info:-Samson Mulugeta
PUBLIC RELATIONS (LOS ANGELES, CA)
Phone: 310-384-4283
Sahlu Consulting Services

A I A
-
A A !
INCOME TAX
Students
Single/Couple
Self employed
Small Business
GST & more
IMMIGRATION
Sponsorship
Citizenship
PR-Card
Invitation
Refugees & more
LANGUAGE
Resumes
Translation
Interpretation
Applications Forms
Letters & more
Drop by 1357 Danforth Avenue, close to Greenwood Subway station or

call Sahlu Bekele @ (647) 283 - 8223 for appointment.
Excellent Service for a Reasonable Fee is Guaranteed!
The pan American Games are the

worlds third largest international
multi-sport Games; they are only
surpassed in size and scope by the
Olympic Summer Games and Asian
Games.
The first Pan American Games were
held in Buenos Aires, Argentina,
in 1951 and the inaugural Parapan
American Games were held in Mexico
City in 1999. Both the Pan Am Games
are held every four years for the
athletics of the 41 PASO Members
nations, in the year preceding the
Olympic and Paralympic Summer
Games.
While the Pan Am Games have been
hosted in a dozen countries throughout
Americas. Canada has had the honour
of hosting them twice; in 1967 and
1999 and both times in Winnipeg ,
Manitoba.
In 2015 , Toronto will be the proud
Host City of the Pan Am and Parapan
Am Games.
About the
TORONTO 2015 Pan Am /
Parapan Am Games
It was a day celebration on November 6, 2009.

when the Games were awarded to Toronto,
giving the province its first international
multi-sport evens since the British Empire
Games in 1930.
Close to 7,000 athletes from across Latin
America, South America, the Caribbean
and North America will put their years of
intense training, perseverance and sacrifice
to the test in world-class competition in 36
Pan Am sports and 15 Parapan Am sports at
the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am / Parapan Am
Games.
The TORONTO 2015 Games will involve
municipalities stretching from Oshawa to
Welland. Games of this magnitude cannot
happen without the help of volunteers. Some
20,000 of whom will help deliver the best
Pan Am / Parapan Am Games ever.
Putting on a major multi-sport Games require
sound financial management to ensure
resources are well managed and the Games
remain on budget. The overall budget for
TORONTO 2015 is approximately CAD$1.4
billion, split almost equally between the
operating and capital development budgets.
The Pan AM Games take place from July 10
to 26 and Parpan Am Games from August 7
to 15.
http://www.toronto2015.org/
!! (/ )
!

! !

! !

..
!
!

. . .

! !
..

..
!

. . . . .

!
. . . !
!

!?
!

!?
! !

!
!

!

!

?
?

?

. . .

?
WIN yourself to BETTER solutions to

all your ACCOUNTING FINANCIAL
SET-UP NEEDS!
* We handle all tax problems and issues with
CANADA REVENUE AGENCY.
* Provide BOOK KEEPING, ACCOUNTNG & PAYROLL
SERVICES for small business and Corporations
* We will get you maximum tax refunds for your
personal and business (Small and Corporate Business)
* Undertake Business Planning and Consulting.
* Assist to register and incorporate all kind of businesses.

* Fair and reasonable charges for all personal and
business work undertaking
Please contact: Mr Tadesse Kiflom / Mr. Teshome
Tel #
416 885 2040
Email add:
or
416 898 1353
tadkif52@gmail.com / info@tzta.ca

!?
!

!
!
! ?
!

:
!

!

. . .

. . . . .

!
?
!

. .
!
!
?
!

!?

?

?

?
?
. . . . . ?

. . .
!

!?

!?
! Source:- The Habesha
Great Pacific Immigration

Law Services
Henry Olugbade Lanlokun Bsc. MBA. RCIC. CAPIC
Immigration Counsel
Members of Immigration Consultant of Canada Regulatory Coucne - ICCRC
Commissioner for Oath
Our Services
* Refuge Claims * Hearing and Appeal

* Citizenship Application * Detention Review, Deportation &
Admissibility * All Immigration Matters
Tel: 416-823-6674 * Fax: 416-746-9883

2428 Isligton Avenue, Suite 201, Etobicoke, ON M9W 3X8 Canada
greatpacificimmigration@yahoo.com * www.greatpacificimmigration.com

?

Bus. 416-4939560 / Cell: 416-948-2163
E-mail: yusufabdulmenan@clarica .com
www.snlife,ca/yusuf.abdulmnan

?

-

! -
? !

-

-
!
! - !
!

!

?
- ()

? ?

24 24

24

/?
/ ?

!!
- ( )
Email samilost89@yahoo.com
The post !!!
-
Source:: Zehabesha

( )

! -

(
)
/

/

!
!

?

600 6
30 24 30

30

!
30

?
?
!

?
! !

?!

..
! !
! !

/

/

/

/
/
/

!

/

? ?

30

21

.

.

!

!

..

.. .

(: )
TZTA: Page 9: June 2015: tzta@bellnet.ca / info@tzta.ca / www.tzta.ca.: Follow us on Facebook & Tweeter
5 Mistakes to Avoid This Spring

This has already been
a very busy Spring
for buyers, sellers and
real estate agents. In
order to ensure that
your deals close in an
orderly manner, without
any additional costs,
expenses or aggravation
for you and your clients,
take care to avoid the
following common errors
apartments, zoning, building permits and lot coverage

is not easy to figure out. If you are not sure, make the
deal conditional upon lawyer review or further due
diligence. Consider hiring a private planner who is
experienced with the applicable City by-laws to assist
you. If you have an issue with a tree on or near the
boundary line, contact an arborist to assist you. Cities
have different by-laws when it comes to taking down
trees or cutting roots or branches so be informed in
advance.
1.
Try not to do
everything by yourself; know when to ask for help
One of the most common errors made is when an

agent copies the information from an expired listing
instead of doing the required due diligence. It would
likely also be considered of your ethical duties of due
diligence. Remember, one of the reasons the listing
may not have sold is because of the effort put in by
the prior agent. Don't make the same mistakes. If
you are not sure about anything, even after doing due
diligence, then consider using a disclaimer clause,
that your seller is not warranting the matter and the
buyer should conduct their own due diligence. This is
especially true when it comes to room measurements
or lot sizes.
( )
!
5 2007 .

?

Elias Gibru

2

?
18 2007 .

() /

-

( )

..
.

442 100%

[

]

!

?

?

/

!
[
( )
]

[

]
15

?

( )

!

!

?

..

Mr. Gurpreet Dhillon

Sales Repesentative
Clauses: How many times have you written in that

the home will be left free of garbage and in a broom
swept condition on closing, only to find that the home
is a mess at the pre-closing visit. In order for a buyer
lawyer to be able to hold back money on closing to
solve the issue, it has to say so.
Why not include the following language: "If the home
is not in a clean and broom swept condition at the time
of the final pre-closing inspection, the buyer shall be
given a credit in the final statement of adjustments in
the amount of $XX. (You choose the amount)
Condominium Keys and FOBs. I can't tell you how
many times buyers have complained when they have
not received 2 full sets of keys, garage door openers
and FOB's on closing. How about the following
language:
"Seller agrees to deliver to buyer on closing 2
complete sets of keys, garage door openers and FOBs
for complete access to the condominium unit, the
mailbox, the building, parking garage, all common
areas and the locker unit for the property purchased.
If the seller fails to provide any key, garage door
opener or FOB, then the Seller shall immediately pay
the Buyer the actual replacement cost of any such
key, garage door opener or FOB or the Buyer shall be
given a credit for this amount on the final statement
of adjustments."
Conditions - If the condition expires 5 business days
after acceptance and the contract was accepted at 4
pm, when does the condition expire 5 days from now,
at 4 pm, 6 pm or 11:59 pm? Who wants to go to court
fighting about it? Why not insert language that just
says:
"Conditional until 11:59 pm on the 5th business day
after acceptance."
2. Planning/zoning/tree Issues. Also know when to
ask for help.
Any issue regarding parking pads or permits, basement
3. Avoid careless errors
4.
Do it the same way every time
When you review the REALTOR agreements

or your agreements of purchase and sale with your
buyers and sellers, do it the same way every time.
Make sure the clients understand all key provisions,
being the price, deposits, closing date, chattels/rental
items included and any conditions. Remember,
conditions need to be exercised in good faith or sellers
may refuse to release any deposits.
5.
Little things matter
Is the closet organizer or television bracket included?

Be clear about all the little things in your deal and
your buyers and sellers will not have aggravation after
closing.
By avoiding common mistakes, not only will you
have less aggravation this Spring, your clients will
appreciate your services even more, which should
lead to more repeat business and referrals.
If you have any stories to share about the GTA housing
market or just need some advice, please contact me
Gurpreet Dhillon
Sales Representative
Royal Star Realty Inc. Brokerage
info@gurpreetdhillon.ca
www.gurpreetdhillon.ca
Dir.416-419-6150
SUPERIOR BEAUTY SUPPLY & SALON

416-654-1406
534 Oakwood Ave. Toronto, ON
All Beauty Supplies Hair Accessories Specialized

in Ladies and Men Hair Cuts *Curls *Color
*Weavers * Relaxers *Braids *Cuts etc...
Hair Stylist
DUFFERIN CUSTOM UPHOLSTREY & DECORATION
2350 DUFFERIN STREET TORONTO, ON
We do new custom made:- Sofa, Chair, Headboard,

Slip Cover & Window Seats.
For your old furniture we do:- Re upholstery, Restyle,
Restoration & Replace foam cushion.

* (sofa)
*
*
416-546-1501
dufferin@custom@yahoo.com
CLASSEFIED DIRECTORY
EMPIRE EVENTS
*
*
*
*
*
*
Specialized in:
Weddings
Corporate Events
Private Events
Food Service
Beverage Service
Floral Design
For detail information Call

Zee Frazer @
416-407-1217
zee@empireevents.org
www.empireevents.org
ACCESSORIES &
ALTERATIONS SERVICES

COMMUNITY
CLASSEVedio Services
AIR CONDITIONING
& HEATING
ARIF HEATING & AIR
CONDITIONING
INSTALLATION & REPAIR OF FURNACES

AIR CONDITIONING FIREPLACES &
BOILER
24 HOURS
EMERGENCY
Call Haile Mamo
416-995-1244
DRIVER INSTRUCTORS

Driving Instructor
Early Booking for
G1 & G2
Road Test

303 - 2179 Danforth Avenue
Toronto ON M4C 1K4
Yesuf Abdulmenan
Bus. 416-493-9560
Cell: 416-948-2163
E-meil:yusuf.abdulmenan@sunlife.com
www.sunlife.ca/yusuf.abdulmenan
Printing and Art

Computer Sale & Repair
TANA PRINTING

Mice @ Work Inc
633 Vaughan Rd. Toronto

Complete Printing and copy
1600 Eglinton Ave W, York, ON
Tel: 416-654-2020
*Internet Cafe * Upgrades *

Repairs * Virus Removal
services including wedding,

inviation etc...
Computer Sale & Services

We are offering FREE Consultation &
Evaluation
For Info. Call: Ben Aregawuy
Tel:- 416-782-5959
Toronto, ON M6G M1C

Office: 416-898-1353
Cell: 416-898-1353
Fax: 416-653-3113
E-Mail:
Tel:-647-342-5355
Website:tzta.ca
fretakibrom@yahoo.com
Abiy Getachew
416-854-4409
TRAVEL AGENT/
www.heatingplus.ca
851 Bloor St. W.
Tel:-
Financial Services

844 Bloor Street West

Toronto,ON
Tel:-647-404-6755
TZTA INC
8 !
!
!
!
Yohannes Lamorie
Experienced in-Car & in-Class
Driving Instructor
647-893-2208
Monday - Saturday 10 am - 8:00 pm

Experienced for several years
61 Markbroke Lane Etobicoke
TZTA International Newspaper
info@tzta.ca
Tel: 647-868-0160
*Furnaces *Gas Firplace *Hot Water Tanks

*Gas BBQs *Pool Heaters *AC Units *Clean
Air System *Humidifications *Stove Lines
*Refrigerator Lines *Gas Piping *Duct
Cleaning.
Call Yoseph Gebremariam
E-mail:tana@rogers.com
Website: tanaprinting.com
tzta@sympatico.ca
Heating & Air Conditoning Service and Instalation
Cell: 416-554-1939
Tel: 416-537-4063
(at Sharebourne)Toronto, ON
HEATING PLUS
Mohamed Adem
Unisex
2203 GERRARD E.
Lawyer /
BEAUTY SALON & SUPPLY BLACK LION HAIR SALON

BARBER . BEAUTY SUPPLY

Rady Hair Salon
Sales Reresentative
PERCY FULTON LTD

Brokerage
Abiy Getachew
2911 Kenedy Road

Toront, ON M1V 1S8
Direct 647-965-7984
Office 416-298-8200
Fax 416 298 8200
abiy.getachew@century21.ca
www.century21.ca/abiy.getachew
ZEMEN INJERA /2048 Danforth Ave.

Tel.: 647-887-4754 or
416-572-0447
FOOD STORE
LIYU WHOLE 10
Howard St.
!

!

!
416-922-4174
*Cell: 416-830-4174
416-922-4174416-830-6546
HORIZONS TRAVEL INC.

Ali Salih, Manager
Tel: 647-347-0444
Fax: 647-347-1623
505 Danforth Avenue, Suite #202
E-mail: horizonstravel@rogers.com
Worldwide Travel
851 Bloor Street West, M6G 1M3

When planning your trip
call us first @
416-535-8872
DM AUTO SERVICES
We repair Imported & Domestic Cars
!
!

Daniel
416-890-3887
1526 Keele Street, Toronto ON

Intesection keele & Rogers
D.menghis@yahoo.com

Tel:-
416-850-4854
843 Danforth Avenue
Sylvia Pankhurst: Citizen of the World

Her Struggle against Colonial Aggression in Ethiopia
Emperor Haile Selassie, Sylvia E. Pankhurst And the Ethiopian Independence
By Berihun Assfaw (Toronto, Canada)
Ato Berihun Assefaw

TO BE CONTINUED

In 1905, when Winston Churchill
was campaigning to be a Liberal MP, there
was a confrontation between him and the
young Sylvia Pankhurst. He physically
pushed her from where she was questioning
him about his support of womens right
to votes? Because the public forced him
to answer her question he gave a negative
answer about womens votes in Britain.
She held a low opinion of him throughout
her life, most especially his support of
Mussolini and fascism, against Ethiopia,
was contemptible to her. The only time
they agreed politically was when he came
to the opinion that fascism was a danger to

the world, and later became antiHitlerMussolini Axis. Of course, he was about
20 years late in recognizing the dangers of
fascism.

From 80% to 90% of Italian
solders were already defeated by the
Patriots, who fought for five and six years
against Mussolinis troops, and shed their
blood. The one hundred British solders that
came to Ethiopia in 1941 with Haile Selassie
under the command of Col. Orde Wingate,
found morally and physically defeated
Italians. The defeat of the Italians in East
Africa boosted the morale and propaganda
of the Allied Forces, especially that of the
British in Europe. After the return of Haile
Selassie to his country it was Sylvia who
flew to Ethiopia and Eritrea in 1944 and
visited the countries which were controlled
by the British Military Authorities. She was
shocked to her core. She hadnt thought the

British would be so blatant in their treatment
of Ethiopia and Eritrea not as independent
peoples as the British government promised,
but as colonial peoples. In Eritrea she found
the British Military Authorities working with
Italian fascists, hand-in-hand.The Eritreans
were living in the localities for natives, and
were not allowed to go to the white area.
The fascists color bar was intact.

In Eritrea, Pankhurst visited
every institution, school, hospital, factory,
government department and important town.
She talked with the local people and the
British Government Officials. Wherever she
went, the Eritrean people complained about
the British Militarys Administrations grave
injustices under Brigadier Stephen Longrig.

At the time of Sylvia Pankhursts
visit, Italian fascists were still in office
in Eritrea. They controlled the courts
and imposed heavy sentences for trifling
offences by the Eritreans. Italian fascists,

who were in high office under the British
during the time of Sylvias stay in Eritrea,
were very important fascists sent from
Rome, like Major Papa, a trusted fascist who
was Chief of the Police, Commendatore
Antonio Buongiorno President of the Court
of Asmara, Commendatore Emanuele
Montsefusco Attorney General, Dr. Tucci
Public Prosecutor and Judge Dorozza, Dr.
Luigi Guerra and Dr. Tonarelli the judges of
the high court of Eritrea.

Maresciallo Baldini, a fascist
officer known to perform cruel deeds under
the Italian regime, was Chief of the Market
area Police Station under the British. The
Fascist Color Bar was intact under the
British rule. Discrimination against the
Eritrean population continued when Sylvia
Pankhurst visited Eritrea. Over the front
doors of Cafs, cinemas, restaurants and
Continued page 16

ADDISU KULLUBI
,

Ingredient: Teff, Barley & Selfrise
APPLEEAOTOOGLASS
MECHANICALL&&ELEC-
647-887-6033
1936 Danforth Avenue , Toronto, ON M4C 1J4
ZERUK AUTO SERVICES

MORE THAN 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE
Tel:_ 416-561-0015
* 416-782-9889
35-37 Clarkson Ave. (Eglinton W. & Calidonia)
Full Mechanical Services

Tune Up, Brakes, Tires, Emission Test etc..., All
Makes and Models and Warranty On All Repairs!
Call Zeruk for instant auto services:-
* !
* !
* !!
CAR INSURANCE
Specialized
Representative Insurance Broker

Rani Randhawa
Pardeep Sharma
Tel:-
416-398-4322
Fax:- 416-398-0337
201-1118 Wilson Ave. Toronto, ON M3M 1G7

Identifying & Managing Your Insurance Needs
G1, G2, new to the country,

high risk drivers, and clean drivers
Speeding tickets
G1 Tickets
Carless driving
Impaired driving conviction
Dangerous driving
Stunt driving
Accedents: All at fault accident
Commercial auto insurance

-for construction
Painting
Carpentry
Electrician
Plumber
Renovation
Floor Installation
Cleaning
Best discount for home and auto together!!

Also have visitor insurance and life insurance!
FREE QUOTATIONS! Walk-in accepted!!
Hour of Operations: Monday to Friday 10:30am-5:30pm,

Saturday by appointment only.
TAIBU

3
( 9%
)

(6-8 )
/

(Cancer) /?

/

50

stress

()

- 50 (2 )
- 50 (2 )
(cervical ) - 21 69
(3 )
- 50 PSA
416 644 3539
Yusuf Abdulmenan
303 - 2179 Danforth Avenue

Toronto, ON. M4C 1K4
Tel: 647-341-0808
Fax: 674-341-1141
Cell: 416-948-2163
yusuf.abdulmenan@sunlife.com
www.sunlife.ca/yusuf.abdulmenan
Mutual funds offered by Sun Life Financial

Investment Services (Canada) Inc.
TZTA: Page 13: May 2015: tzta@bellnet.ca / info@tzta.ca / www.tzta.ca.: Follow us on Facebook & Twitter
RADY HAIR SALON & BEAUTY SUPPLY

(UNISEX)
New Location Under the same Management
2203 Gerrard Street East @ Main Street

Bread Trim............................$5.00
Cut.............................................$12.00
Main Hair Cut & Colour....$25.oo up

Fully licensed and 15 years experience.
We are colour Specialist. We recomand
products & aaccessories.
Every Monday Senior Discount
We are colour Specialist. We recomand

products & aaccessories.
Genet
Best Prices in Town
For More Information ask for Genet @
647-868-0160
Kids,, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , $8.00
Perm.........................................$25.00 up
Relaxer....................................$$45 up
Wash & Set............................$20.00
Wash & Curling Iron......$$25.00 up
Colour.......................................$40.00
Treatment...............................$25.00
Highlight..................................$$25.00
Foil............................................$55.00 up
Weaving & Extension......$80.00 up
Mon. - Thurs. 11.00 AM - 6:00 PM
Fri. - Sat. 10:30 AM - 7:30 PM
We do Fingerprints for
Ethiopian ID & Passport!

RCMP / FBI Fingerprints, Original Police
Certificate in 3 to 4 hrs
Canadian Fingerprinting Services Inc.
416-524-5755
For information call:-
For information call:-
Downtown Toronto: 2
College Street Unit 208
(Yonge &College)
Scarborough Location:
1504 Markham Road
Scarborough (Markham
Rd & Just north of 401)
416-996-6417 or
416-625-6104
416-901-5608
info@canadianfingerprints.com or www.
canadianfingerprints.com
TZTA: Page 15: june 20115: tzta@bellnet.ca / info@tzta.ca / www.tzta.ca.: Follow us on Facebook & Twitter
Tel:- 416-516-9998
Fax:- 416-516-9994
We are your #1 value to the world!
Travelair has been serving the African community for over 25 years.
Let our experienced agents book your travel arrangements on Ethiopian
Airlines, KLM, Lufthansa, Air France, Brussels Airlines, Emirates, and
many more!
We have EXCLUSIVE rates and seat sales to Abidjan, Abuja, Accra,
Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam, Kigali, Luanda, Libreville, Lagos,
Nairobi, Douala, Bamako, Bujumbura, Conakry, Kinshasa, Kampala,
Freetown, Monrovia, Dakar, Khartoum, and many more!
We are a full service Travel Agency and can book all your Holiday needs, including: All inclusive,
Hawaii, Cruise, Disney, Las Vegas, Europe, and even cover your Travel Insurance needs!
we are currently looking for an experienced Travel Agent with their

own existing clientele.
Travelair International Inc.
416-964-1950
569 Yonge St. Toronto, ON

www.etravelair.com / info@etravelair.com
Reg#50011608
TZTA: Page 16: Jube 2015: tzta@bellnet.ca / info@tzta.ca / www.tzta.ca.: Follow us on Facebook & Twitter
Continued from Page 11
The British Officers in Asmara
great English lady with the big heart, who
hotels appeared the words Vietato per

Nativi (Prohibited for Natives). Italian
taxi-drivers were not allowed to accept
Eritrean customers under the British
regulations.
Mrs. Sylvia Pankhurst had been informed
about the unfairness of the British trading
licenses and the granting of land. The
Eritrean Elders complained to Sylvia when
the British granted import and exporter
licenses to foreign-residents which were
refused to Eritreans. The Eritreans also
complained to Sylvia that the British
Authorities granted land to the Italians, but
refused it to Eritreans.

The distinguished Eritreans, that
represent the entire Eritrean population, also
complained that taxation under the British
was excessive and at a level which the people
could not afford. Pankhurst had noticed
also the British governments imposition
of severe regulation to prevent uncensored
written and printed matter between Ethiopia
and Eritrea. Lorry drivers carrying letters
from Ethiopia to Eritrea were getting heavy
fines. Letters from Ethiopia to Eritrea had
to be sent through postal channels and pass
British censorship.

Because the Eritreans wanted to
be united with Ethiopia the Chief Military
Administrator, Brigadier Stephen Longrig,
prohibited the Eritrean population from
meeting more than three persons at a time.
This was to suffocate the voice of the
people, in order to deny them freedom
of speech. The regulation of the British
governor of Eritrea didnt have successes
in preventing Eritreans from meeting and
talking about their future. They continued
meeting in small groups in various houses to
discuss the future of their country.

Politically, the British Authorities
had divided the Eritreas populace by
ethnicity, religion, region, language and
locality, in order to divide and rule. The
promises which were given to Emperor
Haile Selassie, Eritreans, Sylvia Pankhurst,
the Friends of Ethiopia, and the British
Public were reversed.

Because of the divide and rule
method and instigation of conflict by the
British, the Eritrean people started fighting
each other. The people who wanted to be
united with Ethiopia were suppressed,
beaten, imprisoned, and some of them
killed.

In Asmara, Sylvia talked with
Eritrean political and social leaders under
the leadership of Ato (later Dejazmach)
Tedla Baheru and others. She was informed
about the political views of the Eritrean
populace-the majority wanted to be reunited with Ethiopia. She visited the native
localities and talked with people. Wherever
she went, she found out that the majority of
the Eritrean populace wanted unity, but the
British authorities acted as obstacles, using
the anti-unity, and pro-British persons like
Ato Woldeab Wolde Mariam, the Britishs
Ras, Ras Tessema and his son Dejazmch
Abraham Tessema.

The British also dismissed a large
proportion of Eritrean police and replaced
them with Sudanese soldiers. The Eritrean
police officers were dismissed because
of their love of Ethiopia and of their proEthiopian political stand. The Sudanese
solders acted brutally against the Eritreans
and the Greeks who were detained in Eritrea.
The British detained the Greeks, who were
anti- monarchists, and the Palestine Jews, in
Eritrea.
13
Pankhursttalked
with
the
distinguished Eritrean Elders, studied their
views, saw the socio-political activities of
the people, observed the divide and rule
way of the British, and took the matter to
the British Officials. She told them what
they did in Eritrea was unfair, unjust,
undemocratic and contrary to the promise
that the British government gave to Ethiopia
and Eritrea. She told them when she
returned to London, she would bring the
matter to the attention of the British public,
and government.

After she returned to London, the
worked day and night for the Ethiopian

independence, wrote an open letter to Prime
Minister Attlee, Foreign Secretary Bevin,
Mr. A. Greenwood and Mr. Noel Baker.
She explained to them what the British
Military Authorities were doing in Ethiopia
and Eritrea under the name of Britain. She
reminded them of the pledge they gave to
her and the friends of Ethiopia when they
were on the opposition. Since the turn of the
century when she was young, working with
her mother and sister for Womens Political
and Social Suffrage, Sylvia Pankhurst had
been called anti-British.
and Addis Ababa, who were the worst

colonialists, were very critical of her. They
continued to accuse her of being anti-British
and, because of her struggle for universal
suffrage and being a Pankhurst, she was
refused jobs after she finished the art college.

Back home in London, because
she wrote in her own and other national
papers about the British policies in Ethiopia
and Eritrea, the information minister of the
British government labeled her as another
Gobbles-a comparison to the propaganda
minister of Hitler.
14
TO BE CONTNUED
TZTA INC
TZTA INTERNATIONAL
ETHIOPIAN BILINGUAL
NEWSPAPER
TZTA is independent newspaper

published once a month in Toronto,
Canada. The opinion expressed in this
newspaper are not necessarily those of
the editor or publisher. We welcome
comments or different point of view
from our readers submitted articles may
be edited for clarity.
Address
Send your article, letters, poems and

other information with your full name,
address and phone number to:-
Shipping to Middle East, Ethiopia, Kenya,

Lebanon, Jordan, Dubai, Saudi Arabia ect.
................................AIR/OCEAN
SERVICES............................
* SPECIAL / CARS
* Less than container loads
* Personal effects & house hold goods
* Heavy machinary
* 20ft & 40ft containers

20 40

33

For a free quote contact: Alexander Casco
Tel. 905-676-1233 x103 Cell 647-760-8800
Fax 905-676-8800
E-mail: alex@atlanticandpacific.com
1750 Courtneypark Dr. E., Unit #5, Mississauga, ON L5T 1W1
www.atlanticandpacific.com
TZTA INC.
851 Bloor Street West

Toronto, ON M6G 1M3
E-mail your information to:-
tzta@sympatico.ca / info@tzta.ca
www.tzta.ca
Website:-
SUBSCRIPTION
One year subscription 12 Issues in Canada

$6.00 and outside Canada $12.00. Prices are
not included GST.
GST REG. # R306528806-00001
PAYMENT
Make your cheque payable to

TZTA INC.
For residence of Canada cheque and

money order are acceptable.
From outside Canada only money order
are acceptable.
Receive your next edition of TZTA by
subscribing now.
For Advertising
Call office:(416) 653-3839

Cell: (416) 898-1353
Fax: (416) 653-3413
E-mail: tzta@sympatico.ca
info@tzta.ca
Website: www.tzta.ca
Publisher & Editor
Teshome Woldeamanuel
Marketing;
Tigist Teshome
Format and Typing
Zenashe Tsegaselassie
Contributor
Mr. Tadese Gebremariam

Mr. Yonas J. Haile
Mr. Samuel Getachew etc...
Mr. Yehun Belay
Mrs. Genet Woldemariam
Mr. Desta etc...
...............................................
Members of NationalEthnic Press and
Media Council of Canada NEPMCC
Press and Media

Council of Canada
We acknowledge the financial support of the

Government of Canada through the Canada
Periodical Fund of the Department of Canadian Heritage.
TZTA: Page 17: June 2015, tzta@bellnet.ca / info@tzta.ca / www.tzta.ca.: Follow us on Facebook & Twitter
TZTA: Page 18: june 2015: tzta@brllnet.ca / info@tzta.ca / www.tzta.ca.: Follow us on Facebook & Twitter

()

3

5

?

1

3

?

(ILO)

::

?

()

/

97

30

?

?

?

?
?

? ?

?

20 30

?

97

?

?

?

?

?
97

?

2

?

97

?

?

?

/

?

? ?

?
?

?

?

-

-http://www.zehabesha.com/amharic/
TZTA: Page 19: June 2015: tzta@bellnet.ca / info@tzta.ca / www.tzta.ca: Follow us on Facebook & Twitter
COMMUNITY CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY

Ethiopian Association
in the GTA and Surrounding Regions

1950 Danforth Ave.
(Danforth Ave and Coxwell Ave)
Toronto, Ontario M4C 1J6
TZTA INC.
TZTA International Ethiopian

Newspaper
851 Bloor St. W.
Toronto, ON M6G M1C
Cell: 416-898-1353
Tel: (416) 694-1522
Office:
416-653-3839
Fax: (416) 694-8736
Fax: 416-653-3113
tzta@bellnet.ca * info@tzta.ca
* Website:tzta.ca
office@ethiocommun.org
Tel:
416-363-0884
227 Church St. Toronto, ON

(at Dundas Street Intersection

PIASSA
260 Dundas St. E. Toronto
Authentic Spices & Foods

We specialized in Ethiopianvegeterian
Dishes

Tel:
Harar Grocery
1318 B Bloor St. West, Toronto

We sell Teff, Barley, Self Raising Flour,
Rice, All kind of Spices & Calling Card.

Call A. Zakaria at:
Tel;- 647-348-0697
Cell: 647-628-0672
TZTA INC.
TZTA International
Ethioian Newspaper
Daniel Getahun
Artist
Custom made
Portraits &
Painting
Tel:-:
647-340-7461
Toronto. Ontario
Email: danielgetahun@hotmail
GROCERIES & VARIETY STORES
WARE GROCERY
851 Bloor St. W.
440 DUNDAS STREET EAST, TRON-
Toronto, ON M6G M1C
TO
Cell: 416-898-1353

!!
Office:
416-653-3839
Fax: 416-653-3113
tzta@bellnet.ca or
info@tzta.ca
Website:tzta.ca
Tel:416-551-8537
SA has shamefully flouted ICC, says HRW

?

/

416-929-9116
GROCERIES & VARIETY STORES
court order, and it immediately sparked anger

from rights groups.
Mass murder
President Omar al-Bashir

AFP

Bashir had travelled to Johannesburg
for an African Union summit that was
overshadowed by the International Criminal
Court (ICC) calling for him to be detained on
long-standing arrest warrants over the Darfur
conflict.

Even as his plane took off from
Waterkloof military airport outside Pretoria, the
local high court heard legal arguments over the
application to force the authorities to arrest him.
On Sunday, Judge Hans Fabricius ordered
authorities to stop Bashir from leaving the
country after the Southern African Litigation
Centre, a legal rights group, lodged its urgent
case.

The presidents hurried exit from
South Africa appeared to be a violation of the

[The] world stood [with] South Africa
to fight apartheid but it stands for impunity
for mass murder of Africans, Kenneth Roth,
director of Human Rights Watch, said on Twitter.
South Africa has shamefully flouted ICC and
domestic court to free man wanted for mass
murder of Africans, he added.

South Africa is a signatory of the ICC,
which has often been criticised for only targeting
Africa leaders.

President Bashirs plane took off
from Johannesburg and will arrive around 18:30
(1530 GMT), State Minister for Information

Yasir Yousef told AFP in Khartoum.
Bashir will address the crowds that will gather
to meet him.

The ICC indictments relate to the
western Sudanese region of Darfur, which
erupted into conflict in 2003 when black
insurgents launched a campaign against Bashirs
Arab-dominated government, complaining of
marginalisation.

Khartoum unleashed a bloody counterinsurgency using the armed forces and allied
militia.
International efforts
Assurances given?

The United Nations says 300 000
people have been killed in the conflict and
another 2.5 million forced to flee their homes.
Khartoum, however, disputes the figures,
estimating the death toll at no more than 10,000.
The ICC had called on South Africa to spare
no effort in ensuring the execution of the arrest
warrants against Bashir, 71, who seized power
in Sudan in an Islamist-backed coup in 1989.
The South African government and African
Union made no immediate comment on Bashirs
exit.

The European Union had issued a
statement saying it expects South Africa... [to
act] in executing the arrest warrant against any
ICC indictee present in the country.
The United States, which is not a participant in the
ICC, said it strongly support [ed] international
efforts to hold accountable those responsible
for genocide, crimes against humanity and war
crimes.
ts, and the Palestine Jews, in Eritrea.

2007

At the summit, Bashir attended a group
photograph on Sunday along with South African
host President Jacob Zuma and Zimbabwes
President Robert Mugabe, who is the chair of the
54-member group.

Monday is the closing day of the
summit.
Sudan officials in Johannesburg had earlier
brushed off the court case and said the South
African government had given them assurances
about Bashirs trip before the summit.
() / :-15
2

15

50 120

Stephen Lewis Is a Great Supporter of the African
part, taken a backseat and been mere observers to

the social ills of their community, the foundation
is empowering them to be the agent of change and
lead the conversation on a slew of pressing local
issues.
Samuel Getachew
The idea is simple but unique among international

organizations. According to the foundation: "It's
time to change the conversation -- to challenge our
understanding and beliefs about how philanthropy
can truly improve the human condition in times of
crisis."
Last night, at the Isabel Bader Theatre in downtown
Toronto, the foundation hosted a sold-out talk
called Ask Her and allowed us all a chance to
interact and have a conversation with some of the
remarkable women of Africa. What an impressive
list of speakers.
Mr, Stephen Lewis

There is no one Canadian that has been a better
advocate for international development and the
ideal of Canadian traditional values than Stephen
Lewis.
He is an important and a remarkable Canadian
voice in the world. As former Canadian Prime
Minister, Brian Mulroney, reflected at a University
of Toronto symposium last year, the one-time
United Nations Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in
Africa is someone that articulates "a Canadian
vision of the world that had never been heard
before."
In 1984, when Brian Mulroney won the federal
election and called on Joe Clark to assume
the Foreign Ministry, Clark's only condition
for accepting the appointment, proving Lewis'
nonpartisan appeal, was that Canada's 18th Prime
Minister appoints Lewis as Canadian Ambassador
to the United Nations. A child of an important
NDP dynasty, Lewis used his position at the UN

as a culprit to advocate to make the HIV epidemic
a universal issue and eloquently became the
international voice for millions of famine victims
in Ethiopia.
From politics, to diplomacy, academia and
now activism, Lewis, the son David Lewis, the
legendary advocate and architect of Canada's
multiculturalism policy, is now quietly and
effectively creating a signature difference in many
corners of the world. To the African continent,
where I was born and raised and where charity
organizations are our Tim Horton's, Lewis' efforts
have been far-reaching.
In an effort that is grassroots, different and
authentic, he has partnered with African women
via his foundation leaders to have them become
the main actors in combating their own problems.
In a continent where the women have, for the most
For the foundation as well as Lewis, according to

a press release: "The Ask Her Talks is intended to
give the podium to five knowledgeable, dynamic
and informed African women who will speak
about what happens when crises strike, such as
the AIDS pandemic, Ebola, and sexual violence in
conflict, and the role that philanthropy should now
be playing to meet these challenges."
I had a conversation with one of the speakers, Netty
Musanhu. The Zimbabwean lawyer and Executive
Director of the Musasa Project is passionate about
the work she is involved in and the impact it is
having on the ground.
Her group was founded in 1988 with a simple dream
of wanting to empower Zimbabwean women fight
domestic violence and advocate for their rightful
place in society. Since then, they have focused
on confronting, according to her, "gender-based
violence, support women and children affected by
domestic violence, and lobby nationally for legal
and legislative reform." In addition, they "support
women's needs by providing shelter services,
psycho-social and peer counselling, legal support

and training in advocacy in the organization's
domestic violence and survivors' clubs."
The Stephen Lewis foundation has funded more
than 1000 such initiatives in Africa and has
partnered with hundreds more small organizations
to meet its objectives. Canadians have helped
raise untold resources, over $20 million, for its
Grandmothers initiatives alone to make Lewis's
dream a reality. To the African grandmothers, who
have taken a larger responsibility to raise their
grandchildren as many are becoming orphans
because of HIV/AIDS, Lewis describes them as
citizens "who share the setbacks and the joys, the
agonies and the raptures, the struggles and the
hopes of their orphan grandchildren."
In its 12-year history, the Lewis Foundation has
become one of the most trusted international
charity organizations in the world. To countless
Canadians, such as myself, he has been an
inspiration, as we strive to fulfill the promise of
our international Canadian citizenship.
I was glad to have met Stephen Lewis last night
and have a brief conversation with him and his
equally impressive wife, Michele Landsberg. They
are both kind, compassionate, passionate and they
are everything I want to aspire to become.
As the great one-time Ottawa, the great Marion
Dewar, correctly reflected -- "To end global
poverty and injustice, we need to recognize and
nurture women's leadership." Stephen Lewis
knows that more than anyone I know.
Follow Samuel Getachew on Twitter: www.twitter.
com/GetachewS
MORE: Stephen Lewis Stephen Lewis Foundation
Marion Dewar Netty Musanhu Musasa Project
Joe Clark Brian Mulroney Ethiopia Canada
Impact News Michele Landsberg
Black Voices Don't Matter to John Tory
Samuel Getachew
Mayor John Tory,

As the debate on carding is all but settled, Toronto
had several community champions who helped
turn the tide and we should all be thankful.
Desmond Cole has been an eloquent and
reasonable voice when it comes to the issue of
carding. Andray Domise deserves a medal for
keeping the issue alive via social media, even
when it seems, it came, at a personal political
cost. Idil Burale brought an exceptional voice
and wise reasons why the issue of carding is
wrong.
Anthony Morgan is a giant and an important
voice of his generation. He continues to bring
substance and intelligence to the discussion of
carding and I am proud to know him. Audrey

Campbell, the civilian co-chair of PACER, has
shown passion and she is a role model for those
who would want to emulate such a powerful
activist role in our society. I wish Mark Warner
was successful being elected an MP in 2007 -I hope his important and smart perspectives on
important public issues found a place in our
House of Commons.
Royson James, Patty Winsa and Jim Rankin from
the Toronto Star are heroes and reflect the better
principles of John Atkinson.
Groups such as Black Lives Matter Toronto and
NEPV and many others -- thank you.
Paul Vander Vennen

Law Office
Certified by the Law Society of Upper

Canada as Specialist in Citizenship and
Immigration Protection:
Immigration and Refugee Law:
45 St. Nicolas Street, Toronto, ON M4Y 1W6
Tel:- (416) 963-3405 ext.
Fax: (416) 925-8122
235
www.paulvanlaw.ca * paul@paulvanlaw.ca
In a world, where reasonable black outrage and

passion, is still viewed as militant and fringe,
none of these voices mattered for John Tory since
he became mayor last year. Since taking over
the mayoralty, he has championed and endorsed
carding -- envisioning a second class citizenship
to those who do not share his skin complexion.
Defiant of the black communities' outrage, he had
called the practice, as "the only way forward after
an eight-month stalemate".
Saunders, who once claimed that "crime would

increase if the controversial practice halts" -- the
sudden change of heart from the mayor was an
obvious shock as witnessed on CBC's Morning
Show this morning. He sounded clueless and
unprofessional -- the way Jean Chrtien, as
Canada's first Francophone Finance Minister,
was to Pierre Trudeau a holder of title without
much contribution in the construction of rules
and policies.
Former Ontario Cabinet Minister, Mary Anne

Chambers, was even asked, "Why only black
people seemed opposed to the controversial
policing practice." Are the concerns of people
who look like me less important?
As the first Toronto black police chief, I wonder

if his milestone is in name only. How could any
smart black person defend a practice that hurts
people of color?
Last Wednesday, the mostly non-black voice -Gordon Cressy, Roy McMurtry, Barbara Hall,
David Crombie, and John Sewell -- spoke and
John Tory listened and acted swiftly. They called
carding something that reflects, "anger, hurt and
unrest" rather than any benefits to society. In
four days, the champion of the values of carding,
Toronto's 65th mayor, went from being its most
prominent supporter to calling it "illegitimate and
disrespectful." He added, how "it has "eroded the
public trust."
Which public? The white or the black community?
Should it even matter? Apparently, it does.
To the new Toronto Police Chief, Mark
At the end, Gordon Cressy, the architect of the

press conference, reflected how Tory's change of
heart was a "good start toward accomplishing the
goal" and that "It's a good beginning in the long
fight for justice," and "the mayor listened."
It is just unfortunate it took four years for the
black community to be listened to and mere days
for the "other" voice.
To John Tory, who was once asked if white
privilege exists and he responded -- "White
privilege? No, I don't know that it does." -- let
this be a lesson learned, to him and others, that
white privilege does indeed exist in our society.
TZTA: Page 21: June 2015 : tzta@bellnet.ca / info@tzta.ca / www.tzta.ca.: Follow us
National Flag of Canada Day and the

50th anniversary of our Flag Day

1The flag is the symbol of
the nations unity, for it, beyond any
doubt, represents all the citizens of
Canada without distinction of race,
language, belief or opinion, declared
the Speaker of the Senate at the
Inauguration of the new flag in 1965.

On February 15, 1965 our
national flag was raised for the first
time on Parliament Hill. Canada was
just two years away from centennial
celebrations when the maple leaf
flag was made official by Royal
Proclamation. In 1996, February 15
was declared National Flag of Canada
Day and has been observed every year
since.

February 15, 2015, marked
the 50th anniversary of the National

Flag of Canada. Canadians are invited
throughout the year to join together
and celebrate this important symbol
of our Canadian identity by organizing
their own events and by showing their
pride on social media.
Picture 2

Take part in the Share your
Moment with the Flag Challenge by
sharing a picture or video of you and
the flag with the hashtag #flag50and
challenge your family and friends to
do the same.

Share your images, stories
and accounts of Flag Day activities
on Facebook, Twitter and Flickr
(#FLAG50).
PM MEETS WITH HIS HOLINESS POPE

FRANCIS
PM meets with His Holiness Pope Francis Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen have a
private audience with His Holiness Pope Francis during their visit to Italy.
Vatican City State, Italy

11 June 2015
Introduction
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today
had a private audience with His Holiness
Pope Francis. The Prime Ministers visit
to the Holy See is part of a broader trip
to Europe from June 6 to 11 that also
included stops in Ukraine, Germany for
the G-7 Summit, Poland and Italy.
During their meeting, Prime Minister
Harper and Pope Francis discussed
ways of strengthening relations between
Canada and the Holy See with a particular
emphasis on working together to defend
religious freedom around the world. To
this end, they discussed the importance
of advocating on behalf of Christians
and other religious minorities currently
under threat in the Middle East, Eastern
Ukraine, Crimea and Africa. Prime
Minister Harper also drew attention
to the letter sent by Bernard Valcourt,

Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and
Northern Development, to the Holy See
regarding the Truth and Reconciliation
Commission.
The Prime Minister also invited Pope
Francis to consider visiting Canada
in 2017 to coincide with the 150th
anniversary of Confederation.
Finally, Prime Minister Harper also
met with His Grace Archbishop Paul
Gallagher, Secretary for Relations
with States. He expressed Canadas
appreciation for the role the Holy See
is playing in promoting peace, interfaith
dialogue and human rights worldwide.
Prime Minister Harper also highlighted
actions Canada is taking to improve
maternal, newborn and child health in
the poorest countries, which remains
Canadas top development priority.
Arrest over Amanda Lindhout

kidnapping shows Canada now
serious about defending its citizens
RCMP assistant commissioner James Malizia, left, and Insp. Paul Mellon speak in Ottawa about the arrest
of a Somali man, Ali Omar Ader (shown on the screen), for his involvement in the kidnapping of Canadian
journalist Amanda Lindhout, Friday, June 12, 2015.
IAN MACLEOD,
Analysis

OTTAWA Time and distance
are no longer a shield from Canadian
justice for foreign terrorists and other
international adversaries. Thats the
message from the RCMPs groundbreaking
arrest in Ottawa of Somali Ali Omar Ader
for the 2008 kidnapping of Canadian
journalist Amanda Lindhout in Somalia.

The RCMP announced the arrest
Friday morning, describing Ader as one
of the main negotiators for the Islamist
group that seized Lindhout and Australian
photographer Nigel Brennan in August of
2008. Ader, 37, came to Canada a few days
ago and was arrested Thursday.

Lindhout and Brennan were
released from more than a year of
captivity in November 2009, after their
families paid a ransom. The RCMP had
been working on a criminal investigation
since Lindhout was kidnapped, involving
undercover operations, wiretaps and other
surveillance, much of it taking place in
Somalia.

While a direct link to terrorism
is so far tangential Somali Islamic
extremists were allegedly behind it, but
Ader is charged with the non-terrorist
offence of hostage-taking the point is
all about terrorism: Canada now appears
capable and serious about defending its
citizens and national security through nonmilitary action, no matter how far-flung in
space and time.
Consider the enormous operational
difficulties and presumed dangers
investigators and undercover agents would
have faced in discovering and collecting
hard prosecutorial evidence against Ader
amid the chaos and anarchy of the Islamist

insurgency and warlords in Mogadishu and
southern Somalia before the installation of
a new federal government there in 2012.

Its a measure of just how
far Canada has come since Sept. 11,
2001, when the country woke up to the
realization it had few defences against
such ruthless threats and raced to catch
up. Now, it seems, Canadian laws and
institutions have evolved to a level where
the Mounties and supporting agencies
have taken a page from al-Qaidas strategy
and adjusted their methods by going after
transnational targets.

(Section 7.(3.1) of the Criminal
Code gives police extra-territorial
jurisdiction for crimes against aviation,
maritime shipping, cultural property,
internationally protected persons and the
kidnapping of Canadians.)

Terrorists
monitor
nations
capabilities to counter threats and will take
notice of the intelligence-gathering, police
work and the extra-territorial reach of the
Criminal Code behind the investigation,
called Project Slype. It is unlikely to stop
the committed, hard-core extremists of
the Islamic State, but may cause overseas
recruiters and other operatives and
supporters to think twice.
That the Mounties grabbed Ader in Ottawa
is another success, though how and why
the Somali national arrived in capital a few
days ago is a mystery.

The city has a large Somali
diaspora. Was he visiting family and
friends or somehow lured here by a
police sting operation? Or was Ader here
on business or some mission several
Somali-Canadians have been linked to the
terror group al-Shabab and under police
watch?
Rehobot
Variety & Beauty Supply

647-764-1467
1927 Devenport Road Toronto ON.
Ethiopia's crackdown on dissent drives opposition to push

for 'freedom first'
TZTA: Page 22: June 2015: tzta@bellnet.ca / info@tzta.ca / www.tzta.ca.: Follow
Since then, electoral politics has

presented a dilemma for the opposition,
which participates in a process it calls
undemocratic. Some observers say the
opposition must work within this narrow
political space to build from the grassroots,
aiming to make gains first in local
elections in 2017. In addition to the federal
parliament, the EPRDF holds almost all
other elected positions in the country.
Beyene Petros from the Medrek coalition,
the main opposition party, disagrees,
arguing that peaceful resistance is necessary
to push this group to the negotiating table
on levelling the electoral landscape.
Ethiopians in Addis Ababa read newspapers on the day before the country went to the polls. Photograph: Tiksa Negeri/Reuters
The Guardian
By William Davison,
Governments critics weigh options after
ruling party landslide leads to loss of faith
in ballot box while case of Zone 9 bloggers
discourages free speech
On the very day Ethiopias ruling party
celebrated another crushing electoral
victory, a young blogger on trial under
anti-terrorism laws in an Addis Ababa
courtroom lashed out at the authorities.
You yourself should respect the law,
said Abel Wabella, 28, from the Zone 9
blogging group, after judges denied him
the chance to protest against the tortuous
pace of legal proceedings that began more
than a year ago.
The case of nine journalists and bloggers
arrested in 2014 has been decried byhuman
rights groups as an example of Ethiopian
authorities crackdown on dissent. The
nine were detained on allegations that they
worked for foreign human rights groups or
had used social media to incite violence.
Prosecutors have yet to present any
evidence of illegal activity against the
Zone 9 defendants, who say they merely
exercised their constitutional right
to freedom of expression. Wabellas
frustration is symptomatic of a generation
of politically engaged Ethiopians who have
no faith in the ballot box and are wary of
expressing dissent through other channels
in a country that is regularly criticised by
rights groups for stifling basic freedoms.
The latest landslide at the ballot box
means that Ethiopia will be ruled until
at least 2020 by the Ethiopian Peoples
Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF),
a former rebel group, which took power
in 1991 by unseating a military regime.
All 442 constituencies announced so far
have gone to the ruling coalition, giving
them a majority in the 547-seat parliament.
Opponents of the government despair
at this stagnant environment, said one
government critic on social media, who
did not want to be identified for fear of
being harassed by the authorities. If Zone
9 is not tolerated then it seems there is no
political space to engage, he said.
The opposition lost in all 23 constituencies
in Addis Ababa last month, including the
one seat they had won in 2010. Local
newspaper reports suggest the EPRDF
increased its share of the popular vote by
10% to 64%.
Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegns
government says it has delivered economic
development and stability, but critics
maintain this has come at the cost of
human rights.
Yilkal Getnet, leader of opposition rising

star the Blue party, says the claims of
economic development are not real. The
Blue party captured 16% of the vote in
Addis Ababa this time, but failed to secure
a seat under the first-past-the-post electoral
system.
But the party, which was formed in 2012,

now needs a more substantial and moderate
programme, he said. The vast majority of
the voters are in the middle. You have to
focus on them rather than those that have
made up their mind.
With more than 2 million Facebook users
in Ethiopia, the opposition should also use
social media more to reach out to young
undecided voters, Asrat said.
The suggestion for every political actor is

therefore to stick to the hard but the possible
and relevant political path available, ie the
formal democratic way, he wrote in an
essay in May.
Some opponents agree that new leaders
wont change systemic problems. What
is needed is a shift to more consensual
politics that accommodates Ethiopias
diverse viewpoints, said the critic on social
media, who did not give his name.
The idea of urban disobedience forcing Asrat, the entrepreneur, is pessimistic

change is anathema to the EPRDF, which about the chances of change or of increased
styles itself as the party of the rural masses. political engagement, given the EPRDFs
entrenched dominance. Could social media
Addis Ababa University lecturer Nahusenay activists like him ramp up the pressure?
Belay, who supports the EPRDF, points to
what he identifies as the failures of the Arab I think my own fate would be like [that of]
spring, where elites mobilised primarily Zone 9, and that scares me a lot, he said.
against the incumbent regime rather than
Live -in Caregiver
Getnet says the oppositions plan is to push

for freedom first rather than challenging
the governments policies.
Abel Asrat, an online entrepreneur who is
politically independent, said the Blue party
shrewdly capitalised on popular anger over
the execution by Isis militants of Ethiopian
migrants in Libya in April.
for a common set of values or policies,

to warn against any similar attempts in
Ethiopia.
Title: Live-in caregiver for children

Terms of employment: full-time and live-in; Salary: $11.50 cad /month
Location: Employers home for the duration of employment; private
accommodation will be provided;
Amount charged for the room and board $85.25cad/week
Skills requirements: must complete high school or equivalent - "postsecondary education is an asset"
Experience: must have a 1 year experience as a live-in caregiver
Employer's Name: Mr. Eyob \mengistu

TEL: 647-832-3962
Please call between 6:30Pm-8:00pm
Live-in Caregiver for a senior citizen elderly woman
Blue party spokesman Yonatan Tesfaye said

he was encouraged by the huge support
the party received in the May vote. Now
it wants dialogue with the government on
reforming election and press laws in order
to create a fairer environment. If that
doesnt work, it will be up to people to
come out and confront repression, he said.
Terms of employment: full-time and live-in; Salary: $11.50 CAD/hour

Location: Employers home for the duration of employment
Private accommodation will be provided;
Free meal and acomedation
Skills requirements: must complete high school or equivalent - "post-secondary
education is an asset"
Experience: must have a 1 year experience as a live-in caregiver
Expecting a person who speaks Amharic and Tigrigna"
and a person who cooks Ethiopian traditional food
There are tentative signs that some ruling

officials recognise a need for change:
privately, individuals fret at the lopsided
results produced by the partys ruthless
efficiency and the first-past-the-post
system.
Employers Names:
* Tsegereda Woldegebreal Tel. 416-875-4168 Call: 416-875-4168
* Mussie Woldegebreal Tel. 416-803-4965Call: 416-803-4965
Please call between 6:30Pm-8:00 pm
Getachew Reda, a special adviser to

Desalegn, said the overwhelming victory is
natural given the EPRDFs achievements
and protest votes against opponents who
were there for the noise and blood of it,
rather than as serious contenders.
The most significant challenge to the
EPRDFs domination came in a 2005
vote, when an opposition coalition made
significant gains in urban areas. The results
were disputed, and thousands of people
took to the streets to protest. Security
forces killed 193 people and opposition
leaders were imprisoned. Seven policemen
were also killed.
The government said the opposition
was trying to use violence to force an
unconstitutional change. It enacted
laws to restrict dissent and began to
solicit investment for projects such as
roads, universities, low-cost apartments,
hydropower dams and sugar factories.
Dr. Zahir Dandelhai
DENTIST
NEW PATINT AND EMERGENCY WELCOM

Main Danforth the Dental Clinic
206-2558 Danforth Ave. Toronto ON
Monday to Saturday: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Te l : ( 4 1 6 )
690-2438
Consultation free Service we give:

General Dentistory Work * Crown $ Bridge
Ortho (Braces * Root Canals, Dentures etc.
Denture * Implant * TMJ Problem
Long flexible hours days and evening schedules
FINANCING
All dental plans accepted
Smile
Again...
Smile Again...
TZTA: Page 23 May 2015: tzta@bellnet.ca / info@tzta.ca / www.tzta.ca.: Follow us on Facebook & Twitter
Ethiopian representative in Hong Kong a staunch Adonay Zekarias found guilty of 1 murder, faces
defender of controversial ivory trade
trial in another One verdict returned guilty while
Honorary consul says destroying the stockpile would end precious
another trial set for spring
tradition of ivory carving
Bryan Harris
A photo of Adonay Zekarias, 42, released by

Toronto Police Service on Monday, September
30, 2013.

Adonay Zekarias, seen above,
has been convicted of first-degree murder
in the death of Nighisti Semret. (Toronto
Police Service)
Ethiopias diplomatic representative in

Hong Kong has emerged as one of the
citys most outspoken defenders of the
ivory trade, despite the East African
nations efforts to stem the flow of white
gold across its borders.
Dennis Ng Wang-pun heads up the
Ethiopian diplomatic office in Hong Kong,
based in the Hung Hom premises of his
company Polaris, a jeweller that previously
traded in ivory.
Both the business and the consulate share
the same fax number, according to the
company website and that of the Hong
Kong governments protocol division.
Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa is a key
transit point for ivory leaving Africa en
route to Asia and last year authorities there
arrested 106 people in connection with
illegal ivory trafficking - nearly all of them
mainland Chinese transit passengers.
The Ethiopian government has made
stringent efforts to stop the trade, including
hosting workshops for Chinese citizens
living in Africa and publicly incinerating
its entire 6.1-tonne ivory stockpile.
However, documents seen by the Sunday
Morning Post reveal Ng as an outspoken
opponent of destroying seized ivory, as
well as banning the trade.
Destroying the stockpile or [banning] the
trade cant solve the problemDENNIS NG
In a letter sent to the Hong Kong
government last week - obtained by the
Post - Ng said: There are many ways to
handle the ivory stockpile. Destroying the
confiscated stockpile or issuing a complete
ban on the trade cannot solve the problem!
In previous letters to the government and
legislators, Ng said that as a former player
in the ivory industry he was deeply
heartbroken to hear the authorities would
destroy Hong Kongs then-stockpile of 28
tonnes.
The destruction would end the precious
tradition of ivory carving, Ng said,
adding that the government could use the
materials to instead build an ivory theme
park to promote elephant protection.
As an honorary consul, Ngs powers
fall short of those of a career diplomat,
but his comments are likely to cause
embarrassment amid heated debate and
shifting attitudes on elephant conservation.
Ng did not respond to messages left with
his assistant.
Emails sent to the Ethiopian consulate in

Hong Kong and the embassy in Beijing
went unanswered. A spokesman for the
embassy said: Let me think it over.
Since last year, Hong Kong has been
gradually incinerating its ivory stockpile
- a move aimed at demonstrating the
authorities determination to stop the
illegal trade.
However, the city also maintains a legal
market, which allows 413 anonymous
dealers to trade ivory obtained prior to a
1989 international ban.
Yet the size of those private reserves
has not dropped significantly over
recent years, leading many anti-ivory
campaigners - including some prominent
pro-establishment legislators - to believe
ivory is being smuggled and mixed into the
cache.
A recent University of Hong Kong study
showed overwhelming public support
for a ban on the local sale of ivory - a
prospect the government has ruled out as
unnecessary.
The
Agriculture,
Fisheries
and
Conservation Department, which oversees
the citys ivory regime, says the current
regulatory framework is effective.
The sentiment is increasingly at odds with
Beijing, which is becoming more vocal
about wiping out the trade.
We will strictly control ivory processing
and trade until the commercial processing
and sale of ivory and its products are
eventually halted, said Zhao Shucong,
minister of the state forestry administration,
following the destruction of 662kg of ivory
in Beijing late last month.
Ng is not the first diplomat ensnared in an
ivory row.
A report by NGO the Environmental
Investigation Agency in November found
Chinese officials travelling to Tanzania
on a state visit with President Xi Jinping
bought so much ivory the local market
price soared.
The claims were rejected by both the
Tanzanian and Chinese governments.
This article appeared in the South China
Morning Post print edition as Ethiopian
representative defends local ivory trade
bryan.harris@scmp.com
Susan Adams, Zekarias's lawyer.

Semret had once been helping Zekarias
with his English and both were Eritrean
refugees.

Sentencing will commence on
Friday at which time Semret's son will
make a victim impact statement.
Charged in another murder

Some information, however, was
not allowed to reach jury members before
making their decision.
Zekarias, 43, has been charged in another
murder, that of 28-year-old Rigat Ghirmay.

Details about the other charge
came out in an investigation led by police
homicide Det. Gary Giroux
Picture

Adonay Zekarias was convicted
on Tuesday of first-degree murder in the
stabbing death of Nighisti Semret.

Semret, 55, was found stabbed
to death on a rainy morning on Oct. 23,
2012 as she walked down a Cabbagetown
laneway following a night shift a nearby
hotel.

She was stabbed seven times.
Court heard that Semret fought her
attacker, getting blood under her nails.
"Justice was served today," Crown
Attorney Mary Humphrey said.

The jury came back with a guilty
verdict within four hours. The conviction
comes with an automatic life sentence.

"My client and his family are
very disappointed with the verdict," said
Rigat Ghirmay
The remains of Rigat Ghirmay were found
in a duffel bag. Adonay Zekarias now faces
a trial in her death in the spring.
who questioned Zekarias on Sept. 30, 2013,
about 11 months after Semret's death.
Ghirmay's remains were found in a duffle
bag in Toronto's west end about six months
after Semret was killed. Some remains are
still missing.
Science versus Propaganda: the Case of Boset

District in Ethiopia
By Emebet Bekele Asegidew
Introduction
Immediately after it came to power

in 1991, the government of Ethiopia
declared that its economic development
strategy was going to be AgricultureLed-Industrialization (ADLI). Only
God knows how agriculture leads
to industrialization. This strategy
primarily focuses on the promotion of
agricultural-led industrialization, export
development, and expansion of labor
intensive industries. After over two
decades in power, the government claims
that it has achieved an economic miracle
by using this magic formula hitherto
unachieved by any previous government
of Ethiopia and any other current or past
government in sub-Saharan Africa.
Despite this inflated claim of economic
transformation and double digit growth,
agriculture is still the most important and
single economic sector in the Ethiopian
economy as it was 24 years ago. The
sector directly supports about 85% of the
population in terms of employment and
livelihood; contributes about 50% of the
countrys gross domestic product (GDP);
generates about 88% of the export
earnings; and supplies around 73% of
the raw material requirement of agrobased domestic industries ( Gene et al.,
2011). It is also the major source of food
for the population and hence; the prime
contributing sector to food security
(Yesuf, 2008). However, small-scale
farmers who are dependent on low input
and low output rain-fed mixed farming
with traditional technologies dominate
the agricultural sector.
In addition to this, as researches conducted
on the vulnerability of agriculture to
climate change indicated that decline in
precipitation and increases in temperature
are both damaging Ethiopian agriculture
and has increased its vulnerability. What
makes the situation even worse is that
the government of Ethiopia does not
admit the findings of these researches.
It wrongly assumes that the researches
are malignantly aiming at agricultural
and economic transformation. In spite
of my best effort to remain neutral
the result of the following survey I
conducted in the Boset Wereda in 2012/3
indicated that science is not in favor of
the state propaganda, especially with
regard to climate change and farmers
vulnerability.
To gather information, focused group
discussions (FDGs) and key informant
interviews were carried out. The Key
informants were Peasant Association
(PA) administrators, development agents
and community based organizations
office holders whereas the focused group
discussions were conducted with elders,
women, youth groups and sector office
experts.
Farmers perceptions on local

climate variability/change
All participants of FGDs, key informant
and expert interviewees recognized that
there have been changes in the amount,
timing and distribution of rainfall in
the study area over the past 30 years.
Farmers of the area were aware of the
fact that the local climate has been
changing as compared to the situation in

the past thirty years. 95.7% and 93.1% of
the respondents claim that there has been
an overall increase in temperature and
decrease in rainfall, respectively over the
past three decades. They also perceived
that rainfall has become more variable
and erratic as compared to the situation
in the past. They reported that in some
years the rain starts late and stops early.
As a result, the crops cannot get enough
rain and time to give the intended
product and sometimes it leads to total
failure of crops. What one key informant
said summarizes everything:
I lived here in Boset Woreda for about
48 years. I can tell you that climate of
the area was different from that of today.
For example, before ten or fifteen years,
at least we received enough amount of
rain to harvest during the meher
season and there was belg rain which
was helpful to prepare our agricultural
land for the next harvesting time.
However, these days there is no enough
rain and if it comes, it is very intense
and stayed for short period which
resulted in flood. For the belg rain,
most of the time it does not come or is
not enough to wet the farm land. As
a result, there is an increase in weeds
during the harvesting season.
Perceived Impacts of Climate

Variability/Change in the Area
Almost all of the respondents in the
study area recognized that climate
variability/change has been affecting
the area in different ways. The reduction
of production has been the foremost
effect of climate variability/change in
their Woreda. Increase in incidence of
plant diseases and insects, increase in
incidence of animal diseases, weeds,
and flood and drought were also impacts
which were spotted by the respondents.
With regard to the impact of climate
variability on livestock, the respondents
reported that livestock numbers have
decreased in the area and the main
reason for the decrease in the numbers
of livestock per households had been
shortage of animal feed and water. The
death of livestock due to animal diseases
is also another reason. The land use/
land cover trends of the area are also
supported the idea of the farmers related
to shortage of forage for animals as the
coverage of bush and grasslands were
replaced by farmlands and settlements.
During the FGDs, the members explained
that the decreasing number of livestock
especially oxen make the farming
activity difficult as they are dependent on
them for the preparation of farm lands.
One of the members of the FGDs said
that:
The unpredictability of the rain affects
all of us as our life is totally dependent
on the availability of enough rain water
for our crops and livestock. These days
being a farmer is very difficult and
disappointing. You cannot get what you
are expecting at the end of the harvesting
time either due to the shortage of rain
or crop diseases and pests. Besides
you have to suffer with your livestock
whenever there is shortage of water and
pasture/ forage for them.
How the Government Treats the

Information
Unfortunately, the development agents

and agricultural officers in the study
area are assigned by the government.
They are selected based on their political
affiliation to the ruling party regardless of
their merits. In line with their loyalty they
try to refute any finding which may have
an implication on the achievement of the
economic strategy designed by the late
dictator Melses Zenawi. Therefore, they
zealously argue against the experience of
the farmers and knowledge and findings
of agricultural experts. They explained
that livestock diseases and crop pests
and insects were not new for the study
area and it has nothing to do with climate
variability/change. They also stated that
all the stated problems were the idea of
some farmers and individuals who could
not appreciate all the achievements
scored by the government. According
to them though there is a slight change
in the climate of the area, the farmers
were not impacted by it. The reason for
this assertion was that the government
is applying different strategies such as
irrigation activities and well planed early
warning system so that the farmers can
easily cop up with the change. However,
all the reality which was observed in the
study area during the survey was totally
in contradiction with the claim of the
agricultural officers and development
agents.
Moreover, the government of Ethiopia
portrays itself as the driver of an economic

miracle in Africa and would not allow
the opinion of famers and agricultural
experts on climate change to interfere
with the utopia. The government goes
an extra mile to convince the farmers
that all is well and climate change is
controlled, despite the experience of
the framers to the contrary. There is
ample evidence showing that farmers
who make suggestions that contradict
government reports and figures are
subjected political harassment and
alienation The opinions of the farmers
on climate change therefore could be
contradictory when given in the presence
of the political cadres and alone. It is high
time for International organizations and
donor countries to turn to questioning
the credibility of government reports
about the transformative changes in the
lives of Ethiopian farmers. I suggest they
conduct their researches in the absence
of cadres who are invariably designated
as development agents and agricultural
officer and make sure farmers speak only
positive things about the government of
Ethiopia.
The Author of this article Emebet Bekele
Asegidew is an Ethiopian refugee who
currently resides in Toronto, Ontario,
Canada. This article is prepared based
on her findings in the research she
conducted for her thesis for Masters
degree at Addis Ababa University.
Acupuncture and Natural Therapies

for Migraine Headaches
Acupuncture and Chinese medicine have misuse of ones ambition. When this is the
enjoyed a long and successful history
of treating a wide variety of headache
patterns. Migraine headaches currently
affect around half a million Canadians.
The cause of migraines eludes many of
its sufferers. Certain foods have been
identified as triggers. Stress, anxiety, and
hormonal imbalances have also been
found to play a role. Many people with
migraines feel hopeless, as they have tried
conventional medications such as imitrex
without good effect.
In Chinese medicine, migraines have a few
different causes. The number one pattern
underlying migraines is liver qi stagnation.
This means that the functional energy of
the liver becomes stuck and hyperactive.
This is usually due to pent up anger or a
chronic inability to express ones emotions.
Liver related headaches tend to run along
the temples, as the gall bladder meridian,
which is closely connected with the liver,
travels through this area.
Another cause of migraine headaches is
kidney deficiency which is synonymous
with adrenal fatigue. This pattern is due to
overwork, excessive will power, and the
An Aging Population Leads to

Openings in the Medical World
notably through this new form of training.
predominant pattern, one will experience

migraines when they are resting. They
work hard all week and run on adrenaline,
then collapse on the weekend and get a
migraine. The bladder meridian, which
is closely associated with the kidney
meridian, runs along the nape of the neck.
This is the primary origin of headaches due
to a kidney deficient pattern.
Acupuncture is certainly worth pursuing as
a powerful treatment option for migraines.
The typical course of treatment in my
practice is once a week for 6-8 visits, at
which time we will assess where to go
from there. Acupuncture is usually a
deeply relaxing experience that optimizes
ones overall level of health. It has no side
effects.
Chinese herbs are typically used in
conjunction with acupuncture. The
following herbal formulas can be
considered in the treatment of migraines:
For further information call:Dr. Yangli Cao
Tel:- 416-733-7660
www.decao.com

While the Montessori Method is
regarded as one of the greatest methods for
teaching pre-school and elementary children,
one finds that it also works wonders in
establishing a greater sense of confidence
while engaging patients in activities that
THEY find rewarding. With this unique
training under a PSW's (Personal Support
Worker) belt, they are not only equipped for
dealing with the challenges of Dementia in
their patients, but for the challenges of every
day life.

Canada cannot seem to make up its
mind regarding unemployment rates, with
part time jobs enduring the biggest fall of the
past four years, with 66.5 thousand jobs lost.
To offset this, full-time jobs have gradually
been climbing, with 46.9 thousand full time
jobs added. Although more people are out
of work, more full-time jobs are being filled
up. This means that thousands of part-time
workers, some of whom hope to find a fulltime job are simply out of luck.

Fortunately, there is one industry
in particular that has maintained a healthy
growth rate, with the only requirements for
entry being a basic high school education.
This industry is none other than healthcare,
and there has been a stark rise in employment
and job offerings throughout the past year.

Due to a compound of both
advancements in modern medicine and the
baby boomer generation reaching old age,
there have been dozens of colleges and
hospitals who've made a name for themselves
in the past few years. One in particular
espouses an older method of teaching that
has yet to be seen outside of that restrictive
barrier; the Montessori Method. Peak
College, located at Sheppard and Bathurst,
has taken giant steps in this industry, and
15
1.
2.

3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

10.
11.
12.

13.

14.
15.
http://satenaw.com/amharic/archives/574#sthash.5cZm3BnO.dpuf

Perhaps the greatest reason to
become a Personal Support Worker is
the tangible difference you can make in
your community. On top of the previously
mentioned benefits, there is not only an aging
population to account for, but an aging caretaker population. In Canada, one finds that
the majority of Personal Support Workers are
aged 50 to 59-years-old, and thus will be
retiring soon (CRNCC & PSNO, 2009).

Consider the possibility that
someone might wish to work more intimately
in the medical field, however lacks the
qualifications to do so. All one needs to
secure a job as a Personal Support Worker is
a 1 semester diploma from a certified college,
lasting over 26 weeks; to be eligible, Peak
College requires a bit more, with a personal
interview and minor admission test required.
As a result, new colleges such as Peak have
made tremendous waves in the world of the
Personal Support Worker, and graduates find
themselves set to launch even further towards
their hearts desires.
For inquiries regarding the 26-week PSW
course, call PEAK COLLEGE at
416-756-4846
www.peakcollege.ca
judy@peakcollege.ca
Women only East African Hair salon & Spa/

Weaving, Braiding, Henna, Bridal, Facial
threading, Waxing, Manicure , Pedicure, etc...
1801 Lawrance Ave. East Unit #6 Scarborough
Tel: 647-436-1009 / 647-535-2025
TZTA: Page 26: June 2015: tzta@bellnetca / info@tzta.ca / www.tzta.ca.: Follow us on Facebook & Twitter
Grow your business with online services
Online Directory
MobileWebite
Video Marketing
Call us today for details at (416) 898-1353
Ultra
Pharmacy
Bloor
PERSONAL SUPPORT WORKER DIPLOMA PROGRAM
ADMISSION
REQUIREMENT
* Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
Service we Provide
WeehaveeOpeneddTheeSecondd
UltraaPharmacyyatt12544BloorrSt.
ComeeanddVisttuss
Ontario Drug Benefit Accept

All insurance plan Accepted
Free Consultation
Walk in Clinic
Free delivery service
(Around GTA)
Speak Your language
10% Seniors discount
No $ 2:00 Deductable
Deductable for Senior
UltraaPharmacyyUltraaBloorrPharmacy
y
or Grade. 12 * Grade 11 Biology or Equivalent

* Medium Fluency in English, & * Interview
and assessment with mature students
WE ARE CURRENTLY OFFERING:
* PSW DIPLOMA
* Certificate Programs
* Bridge Programs Diploma

* Post Gratuate Diplome
* !

! !! 416-653-1012
Graduates Are Now Emloyed In: These Areas:
* Hospital * Long term care facilities * Seniers residence *

Nursing homes * Retirement homes * Clients home * Group
homes * Sghools
Class will be started July 6, 2015

* Morning & Days & Evening Class (Full Time & Part Time)
* Flexible Payment Plan * Assisting them finding job
* They can apply for government assistance
* Second Career, unemployed and under employed may qualify for assistance
*We help one to one language barrier

* Licensed with the Ministry of College and University
* School Administrator: Register Nurse B.A. in Nursing
Many years experience in Canada and America
Call to Register:
T: 416.653.1010 * F: 416.653.1012
944 St. Clair Avenue West, Unit B Toronto, ON M6C 1C8 CANADA
10. Castlemore/Mcvean,
Sold in 14 Days,
List:$639,999 Sold:$637,000
5. Audley/Taunton,
2.WhitesRd
& Sheppad Rd, Sold in
inof
13 asking
Days Price
4 Days,Sold
97 %
3. Westney/Kingston
Sold in 3 Days,
101 % of asking Price
4. Westney & Rossland,

Sold in 13 Days
List:$450,000
Sold:$448,000
2.WhitesRd & Sheppad Rd,

Sold in 4 Days
List:$389,900 Sold:$380,000
6. Hwy 10/Ray Lawson,

Sold in 11 Days,
List:$490,000 Sold:$485,000
97 % of asking Price
GURPREET DHILLON
Sales Representative
For detail information call or email

7. Clarkway/ Castle Oaks Crossing,
Sold in 2 Days
List: $509,900, Sold: $515,000
8. Raylawson & Mclaughlin,

Sold in 13 Days,
List: $569,900 Sold: $570,000
* Complete MLS Service

* Home Staging Consultation
* Marketing UNIT SOLD
* Virtual Tour & Pictures
9. Gore/Ebenezer,
Sold in 12 Days
List: $574,000 $570.501
FREE
HOME
EVALUATION
Guppreet Dhillon
Direct: 416-419-6150
Office: 905-793-1111
170 Steelwell Road, Unit 200
Brampton On L6T 5T3
gurpereetdhillon@royalstarrealty.com
1. Rossland & Ritson,

List:$299,900 Sold:$298,000
www.RoyalStarRealty.com
They got
to enjoy life.
I got to believe
in endless
love.
Its amazing how much you receive

when you send money.
Ethipoia Agent logos
877-716-6940
moneygram.ca
Receive
Agents:
MoneyGram, the Globe and MoneyGram Bringing You Closer are marks of MoneyGram. All other TM/MD are the property of their respective owners.
2015 MoneyGram.
0415-81267TZT

June 2015

Uploaded by

Document Information

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

June 2015

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

THIS ISSUE: VOLUME XX, NO.

6: June 2015 / NEXT ISSUE: March 2015

'Sleeping beauty': 2,000-year-old remains found in biblical city

It was this initial visit that ultimately

By Daisy Carrington, CNN

The grave was discovered at the stone

"We think they were warriors from a battle,"

(CNN)- It was the Queen of Sheba

"The food, drink and cosmetics were all

presumably left for her to use in the afterlife.

JOHNSON BABALOLA LAW OFFICE

Kunjar Sharma &

Light Nigusse LL.B

Barrister & Solicitor

333 Sheppard Avenue East, Suite 108,

Mr. Amit Upadhyay

* 1. Mony Problem Solve * 2. Wage Garnishee

120 Eglinton Avenue East Suite # 707, Toronto

Barrister & Solicitor

Tel.: 416-733-8585 * Fax:- 416-733--0009

Tawakal ExpressThe fast, easy and secure

WORLD MONEY TRANSFER

For Detail information Call

KULLUBI FOOD & SPICE

Under New Management

For further information call:

223 Parliament Street, Toronto, ON M5A 2ZA

GREAT Truck & Forklift

Air Brake Classes Available every weekend.

Truck Training from$599.99

TES. Auto used car dealer &

2552 Finch Ave. W. # 3 (Finchdale Plaza)

448 Birchmount Rd. Unit 6,

228 Bering Av Unite 2 Etobicok, ON M8Z 3A3

Global Immigration Services

Toronto, ON M6G 1M2

Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia

Toronto, ONM1K 1A1

New Zealand, Australia

Canada, United States

From Africa to Asia, Europe to

2514 Eglinton AVE., W. (Eglinton & Keele)

DHAKA AUTO SERVICES

USED CAR SALE

EMISSION TEST &

Open 7 days a week

Address:526 Richmond St.F. 2nd Floor,

* Releive Pain & Itch Instantly

TZTA: Page 5: June 2015: tzta@bellnet.ca / info@tzta.ca / www.tzta.ca.: Follow us

EskinderAgonafer Comm. B.A.(Hons)Econ.,

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

ESFNA: A Brief History

Ethiopian Sports Federation

The Ethiopian Sports Federation in North

which Ethiopians can come to express their

32nd Annual Soccer Tournament

Commemoration Ceremony at 7PM

Sahlu Consulting Services

Drop by 1357 Danforth Avenue, close to Greenwood Subway station or

The pan American Games are the

It was a day celebration on November 6, 2009.

WIN yourself to BETTER solutions to

* Undertake Business Planning and Consulting.

* Assist to register and incorporate all kind of businesses.

Internet Cafe Upgrades *

Furnaces Gas Firplace *Hot Water Tanks