Event Highlights

Ethiopia currently finds itself in multiple civil strife domestically and under unprecedented destabilizing attacks on its sovereignty by its implacable historical enemies and other geopolitical interests.

It is veering toward state failure, a prospect with no winners in the long run at home and abroad. A group of concerned Ethiopians and civic groups have long been mulling over these dual challenges in search of a negotiated political settlement that will extricate the country from the quagmire of winner-takes-all ethnic politics.

Stopping the political violence

Ethiopia currently finds itself in multiple civil strife domestically and under unprecedented destabilizing attacks on its sovereignty by its implacable historical enemies and other geopolitical interests.

The Ager Aden movement genuinely believes that stopping the political violence by foreign-funded domestic terrorists, in which the Government of Ethiopia itself has also been implicated and equally defending, protecting, and restoring the security of lives and livelihoods of innocent citizens is the immediate priority for all of us.

Stop polarizing and unamendable Constitution,

As explained in the document we will release on Wednesday at the Press Conference, we firmly believe that the 2021 national elections under a discredited constitution cannot fix the countries myriad problems.

To build a legitimate democratic order,

The only viable solution to these structural problems is an all-inclusive, negotiated transition program that will usher in a new citizen-based constitution as a compact between Ethiopians and their government and a guarantor of the first democratic elections in Ethiopian history.

End the ongoing violence against innocent citizens

Peaceful protests should be understood as appeals for help to end the ongoing violence against innocent citizens and should not be aggravated by unnecessary & forceful measures to suppress them.

Building Connections

Stopping the political violence by foreign-funded domestic terrorists, in which the Government itself has been implicated, and restoring the lives of innocent citizens is the immediate priority for all of us..

Establishing an inclusive national
dialog,

The only viable solution to these structural problems is an all-inclusive, negotiated transition program that will usher in a new citizen-based constitution as a compact between Ethiopians and their government and a guarantor of the first democratic elections in Ethiopian history.

National dialog and refine the roadmap

To build a legitimate democratic order, Ethiopia needs an inclusive political settlement. We must involve those political parties, civic organizations, and patriotic citizens, the litmus test being an unconditional commitment to the equality of all citizens, the unity of the Ethiopian people, and respect for Ethiopia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.

Recommendation for a fresh start

We would like to underscore the premise this bold proposal is only a recommendation for a fresh start. Accordingly, we invite all stakeholders to join the movement for an informed national dialog and refine the roadmap to make it legitimate and fully realizable.

10:30 am – 11 am

Registration

11 am – 12 pm

Speakers – Part 1

Coffee Break

Speakers – Part 2

10:30 am – 11 am

Registration

11 am – 12 pm

Speakers – Part 1

12:00 pm – 12:30 pm

Coffee Break

2 pm – 4 pm

Discussions

10 am – 11 am

Press Release

Questions to Speakers