The All Liberian Diaspora Conference seeks to bring organizations and individuals that are critical resources for progressive movement-building in Liberia and its diaspora. The purpose of this conference is to rethink our ethical and social actions since the foundation of Liberia nearly 200 years ago, and especially since the last 25 years when a brutal civil war destroyed the fabric of our nationhood—a trauma the nation is still reeling from despite ten years of a very fragile democracy.
A recording of the conference can be found below.
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
Williametta Simmons, PsyD/MBA
Clinical Psychologist, Integrative Psychological & Consulting Services, LLC
PROCESSIONAL
The conferees/delegates and honorees led by conference staff
NATIONAL ANTHEM
The Reverend Clifford Hooke
WELCOME REMARKS
Mr. John Lloyd, Chairman, CCL
GREETINGS/RECOGNITION
OPENING STATEMENT
Artemus W. Gaye, PhD, Chairman, ALDC
The Audience
INVOCATION
Gaye D. Sleh, ULAA
1ST PANEL DISCUSSION (9:00AM- 9:45 AM)
“Rethinking National Security for Genuine Nation-Buildingâ€
Wollor Topor, PhD, Natural Resources and food as Security Matters, The Philippines
Williametta Simmons, PsyD/MBA, Health as Security Matter, Philadelphia
Mr. Tamba Aghailas, Reform, Redress, and Reconciliation as Security Matter
2nd PANEL DISCUSSION (9:50AM- 10:30AM)
“Rethinking Institutions and Infrastructures for Nation-Buildingâ€
Dugbeh Nyan, PhD/MD, Healthcare & Nation-Building, Natl. Institute of Health (NIH)
Joe Gbaba, EdD, Education, Culture & Nation-Building (Educator)
Reverend Kenety Gee, The Role of Diaspora NGOs in Nation-Building in Liberia
Manfred D. Makor, MBA, Sports, Recreation & Nation-Building
3rd PANEL DISCUSSION (10:40AM- 11:35AM)
“Rethinking Democracy & Nation-Buildingâ€
Gaye D. Sleh, M.A., Diaspora Community & Nation-Building, ULAA,
Vivian Elkins, The Role of Youth and Women in Nation-Building, Brandeis University
Jackie Sayegh, Citizenship & Nation-Building, Cornell University
Cllr. Cyrus Tarpeh, LBB, Law & Nation-Building, OLM
4th PANEL DISCUSSION (11:40AM- 12:25AM)
“Rethinking the Economy & Nation-Buildingâ€
Emmanuel Smith, Diaspora Organizations & Nation-Building Natl. President, UNIBOA
Jerry R. MaCaulay, Finance, Economics & Nation-Building, World Bank(IFC)
Janjay C. Johnson, The Diaspora Community and Economic opportunities in the Homeland
Bleejay Innis, Entrepreneurship and Partnership in Nation-Building- The Diaspora Response
LUNCH—12:30-1:30 PM —LUNCH
KEYNOTE ADDRESS (1:35PM-1:50PM)
Hon. Kathleen O’Connor, US Dept. of Justice, Deputy Chief of the Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section
RESPONSE (1:50-1:55PM)
Jacob Massaquoi, ALDC
GROUP SESSIONS (2:00 PM-3:00PM)
GROUP#1
“Rethinking National Security for Genuine Nation-Buildingâ€
GROUP#2
“Rethinking Institutions and Infrastructures for Nation-Buildingâ€
GROUP#3
“Rethinking Democracy & Nation-Buildingâ€
GROUP#4
“Rethinking the Economy & Nation-Buildingâ€
GROUP PRESENTATION (2:00PM-3:45 PM)
ANNOUNCEMENT
CLOSING (3:55PM)
Featured image by Flickr’s jbdodane
