Harambee - Kuchangia Mazishi ya Shadrack Balira

There will be a fundraising event THIS FRIDAY, March 25, 2011 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church , 2730 East 31st St , Minneapolis , MN 55418 . The event will begin at 7:00 PM SHARP. Doors will be open at 6:30 pm.

Our goal is to raise $20,000.00 needed to transport the deceased to his final resting place in Minziro, Bukoba. We are now at 25% of our goal.

We thank you all for your assistance and much needed contributions thus far. Your attendance is very crucial for us to reach our goal.


THE VENUE:
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
2730 East 31st Street
Minneapolis , MN 55418

In case you cannot make it to the event, you can drop your contribution at Meshack and Rose Balira’s house. The address is:
4701 Decatur Avenue North
New Hope , MN 55428

If you are out of state – You can still send your contributions via:
(1) Bank wire transfer – Please call Patrick Vedasto - 763-458-0353 for wiring instructions
(2) Money Transfer or Western Union to Meshack Balira then call Patrick 763-458-0353 for the withdrawal instructions.

You can also contact the following people if you have any questions:

Patrick Vedasto - 763-458-0353
Josiah Kibira - 763-229-2495

Dennis Kiberu – 612-607-8616
Joel Mburu - 952-217-0264
Charles Semakula - 952-465-1130
Mchungaji: Andrea Mwalilino - 952-201-5054

Msiba Minnesota - Shadrack Balira

(Pichani Marehemu Shadrack Balira)

Familia ya Meshack Balira iliyoko New Hope Minnesota, Inasikitika Kutangaza kifo cha ndugu yao Shadrack Balira, Kilichotokea ghafla (3/20/2011) Bloomington Minnesota.
Maandalizi ya kuusafirisha mwili kwenda Bukoba Tanzania tarehe 3/28/2011 bado yanaendelea.
Kama sehemu ya maandalizi ya kusafarisha mwili wa marehemu tunategemea kuwa na harambe siku ya Ijumaa tarehe 3/25/2011. Tutawajulisha mahali pa kufanyia hiyo harambe kabla ya Ijumaa. Gharama ya kutunza mwili, kuusafirisha na pamoja na wasindikizaji itagharimu dola za kimarekani elfu ishirini ($20,000)

Kwa wale ambao hawataweza kufika unaweza kutuma rambirambi yako kwenye account hii

Meshack Balira
TCF Bank
Route# 599913501
Account # 3862282359

Kila siku tutakuwa tunakusanyika nyumbani kwa Meshack kuanzia saa 1 jioni,
Anwani ni:

4701 Decatur Ave North
New Hope, MN 55428

Tutaendelea kuwataarifu kuhusu mipango ya maandalizi kwa ujumla.

Kwa maelezo zaidi unaweza kuwasiliana na watu wafuatao:

Patrick Vedasto - 763-458-0353
Josiah Kibira - 763-229-2495
Joel Mburu - 952-217-0264
Charles Semakula - 952-465-1130
Mchungaji: Andrea Mwalilino – 952-201-5054

Professa Kutoka Marekani Akamatwa Rwanda

Professa kutoka William Mitchell College of Law huko Minnesota amekmatwa nchini Rwanda. Professa Peter Erlinder (Pichani), alikuwa amekwenda huko kumsaidia mgombea rais wa kutoka chama cha upinzani, Bi Victoire Ingabire.

Alifikishwa mahakamani Kigali na kushitakiwa na madai kuwa alidai kuwa maangamizi ya 1994 haikutokea na pia aliandika habari ambazo zilitishia usalama wa nchi.

Polisi wa Rwanda wansema kuwa Professa Erlinder alimeza vidonge vingi katika jaribio la kujiua. Lakini familia yake hapa Marekani wanasema kuwa hawaamini kuwa atajaribu kujiua.

Jumatatu jaji atamua kama Professa Erlinder anaweza kutoka jela kwa dhamana (bail).
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By EDMUND KAGIRE

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) - A Rwandan judge has charged a U.S. lawyer with denying Rwanda's 1994 genocide and publishing articles that threaten the country's security.

Peter Erlinder pleaded not guilty to the charges during a five-hour court hearing late Friday in the Rwandan capital, Kigali.

"It is the first time I have come to know that my obscure publications back in America were that bad and could amount to genocide denial," Erlinder told the court. He suggested it may be a case of misinterpretation or misunderstanding.

If convicted, he faces up to 25 years in prison. Erlinder was upset when the judge said he will decide on Monday whether to grant bail.

Erlinder - a professor at William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota - has a reputation for taking on difficult, often unpopular defendants and causes. A past president of the progressive National Lawyers Guild, Erlinder leads a group of defense lawyers at the U.N.'s International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, which is trying the alleged leaders of the 1994 genocide.

The genocide claimed the lives of more than 500,000 people, mostly Tutsis and moderate Hutus. The massacres ended when mostly Tutsi rebels led by President Paul Kagame defeated the mostly Hutu extremist perpetrators.

Erlinder said Kagame's party might dispute his writings, but "not all Rwandans."

He said he had ignored warnings from his tribunal colleagues not to travel to Rwanda, where he had spent several days helping opposition leader Victoire Ingabire in her presidential election challenge before his May 28 arrest.

"I believed the country has grown democratically, but if I am detained and prosecuted, my case will be confirm what is being said out there," Erlinder said.

Appearing weak in court, Erlinder asked to be granted bail so he could return home for treatment, and promised to comply with any conditions the court sets.

He said he hadn't been mistreated, but also had not had contact with anyone while in Rwandan custody.

"I haven't talked to anyone in my family, I haven't listened to the radio or watched TV since I was arrested. I haven't talked to my doctor," he said.

Judge Maurice Mbishibishi said he would decide Monday whether to grant bail.

Prosecutor Richard Muhumuza argued against it while investigation was ongoing, but agreed not to object if a medical examination determined Erlinder needed treatment in the United States.

Authorities are considering a joint medical evaluation involving a doctor of Erlinder's choice, Foreign Affairs Minister Louise Mushikiwabo said, while rejecting a U.S. request made Thursday for the lawyer's release on compassionate and humanitarian grounds.

"We are sensitive to medical and health conditions, whether it's for American citizens or others, but we cannot short circuit the legal process, so we stand advised by mental health professions on what needs to happen," Mushikiwabo said.

Erlinder was hospitalized Tuesday after police said he took dozens of pills in an attempted suicide. Erlinder's family said it did not believe that.

Meanwhile, the Hutu opposition leader Ingabire was in court Friday to attend Erlinder's hearing.

She plans to challenge Kagame for the presidency in Aug. 9 elections, and had asked Erlinder for legal advice in defending herself against charges of promoting genocidal ideology.

After returning to Rwanda in January from the Netherlands, Ingabire had visited a memorial to Tutsis killed in the 1994 genocide and asked why Hutus who died weren't also remembered.

She was arrested and freed on bail, but her passport was seized and she cannot leave Kigali. If cnvicted, Ingabire, 41, could be sentenced to more than two decades in prison.

Familia ya Wamisionari waponea chupuchupu - Ajali ya Ndege

Mosier Family

Kuna habari kuwa familia ya wamisionari kutoka Minnesota wamenusurika kifo katika ajali ya ndege iliyotokea jana huko Congo.

Familia hiyo ni wamisionari wa Seventh Day Adventist (waSabato) huko Iringa. Walikuwa Congo kumtembelea mtoto wao ambaye ni misionari Congo. Wanaitwa Mosier family.

Habari zinasema kuwa binti wao mwenye miaka 14 ambaye anaongea kiswahili vizuri alisaidia kupata watu wa kuokoa familia yake.

Familia hiyo inasema kuwa wanamshukuru Mungu kuwa wote walitoka na hai kwenye hiyo ajali. Wanasema kuwa ni ishara kuwa Mungu ana kazi maalum ambayo anataka wafanye.

Kwa sasa wanasema watu 36 waliokuwa ndani ya ndege walikufa, na watu zaidi ya 100 waliumia.
Ndege ilianguka kwenye soko nje ya uwanja wa ndege ya Goma huko Congo.

Kusoma habari kamili bofya:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/16/congo.crash.survivors/index.html

http://www.kttc.com/News/index.php?ID=24090

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/199302,at-least-33-dead-at-least-120-injured-in-congo.html

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080416/ap_on_re_af/congo_plane_crash