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Party founding congress and the challenges ahead of us Eritrean Liberation Front – RC Information and Cultural Office 27.06.2008 Both ELF-RC and new party members will hold their broad base political party founding congress on July 25 2008. The necessary party draft documents to be presented at congress have been finalized. As is known, a series of discussions and campaigns on the party draft documents have been under way for quite some time now. In addition, such discussions and campaigns will continue during and after the congress. Now, the party formation process is on its final phase. And the process of nominating delegates to the founding congress is under way. The phase we are in is the result of relentless effort of members of party formation commission, members of ELF-RC, and new party members. We also recognize the support and role of interested citizens during the entire process. This is one-step in the right direction. This is not our final goal. Our final goal is to register political, economical, cultural, and social … etc changes in Eritrea. Because change is a journey, like a continuous and full flowing river, we do not view ourselves to be the first and the last of this process (change is an ongoing process). Our aim is to introduce and lay foundation for change, in which the future generation contributes and participates in the process. For this reason, it is imperative to understand that the struggle for change belongs to Eritrean people and not to organizations or few individuals. Our party must reflect our national identity/formation. The party that we are about to establish must achieve the interest and participation of all Eritrean social groups. With this objective in mind, individual party members must contemplate with purpose and ask themselves on how they can actively participate in the process of change we desire to register. Furthermore, our vision must point beyond the founding congress. Of course, those who heard about the party formation have questions; they have been raising, scrambling, and processing question in their minds. For example, what kind of programs would the congress adopt? What kind of changes would the party bring? What kind of different activities would the party run or engage in? So far, when asked whether they would join the party, some of them said they would think about it after the congress is convened. We have also a great number of Eritreans who are observing the party without showing any reaction. In addition, we should be aware of the hundreds and thousands of Eritreans who have not heard about the party and its objectives. On the other hand, we should also be conscious of those who hold negative viewpoints about our party, those who do not want our party to develop and strengthen, and those who hold hatred and grudge against our party. All these will continue to stand against our party. Therefore, following the conclusion of the party congress, we should be ready to make necessary sacrifices in order to pursue the principles of the party on one hand and to face the underlying challenges on the other. Our struggle must be to register the trust of our people in the party. Such public support will enable us to have more friends outside the confinement of Eritrean people. It is also imperative that we establish relationship with neighboring countries, international communities, foreign political parties that have similar programs, governmental and nongovernmental institutions, civil society organizations, and news media. Our task must be to promote reconciliation, harmony, peace, common development, and the spirit of cooperation among various Eritrean social groups on one hand, and between Eritrean people and neighboring countries on the other. We believe we cannot achieve development or sustain peace being independent of other nations. We have no enemies other than poverty, illiteracy, disease, and repression. However, we cannot overcome those enemies by war, hatred, and weakness…etc. We overcome those enemies by education, knowledge, work, strong unity and cooperation; and by fostering peace, justice, and prosperity. Therefore, let us rise up to establish people based party, with unity as its central goal, and change as its trademark.
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