There is a stereotype that African countries are rife with corruption. While many governments and multinationals may not stand for democracy, the people of Africa and her Diaspora do.  In every corner of the world, communities are fighting for democracy and a future for their country based on justice and equality.

The US has not always been on the right side of history.  Just a few years after our own independence from colonial oppression, we turned our back on those who fought for the same freedom in Haiti.  Our history of rebellion against tyranny should push us to support indigenous democracy and see beyond our narrow short-term interests.

Tell President Obama you care about US policy towards Africa and you expect him to stand up for human rights and dignity worldwide.

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, women’s organizations continue to fight against rape used as a weapon of war. 

In Haiti, communities are fighting for their basic survival still living under tarps after eighteen months.

In Senegal, the people are fighting proposed oppressive laws that prop up a system of cronyism and corruption.

Here in the U.S. it is the same struggle, a struggle for true independence and economic freedom, a struggle for human security and our fundamental rights.  It is a fight for domestic and foreign policy that expresses our values.

Join us in the struggle!

Join TransAfrica and tell President Obama you care about Africa and the Diaspora

This Independence weekend, tell President Obama that we need a policy for Africa and the Diaspora that benefits all Africans – farmers and factory workers, men, women and children. Please take a moment to send the note below to President Obama right now. Feel free to add your own thoughts or make it your own words.

Let’s tell President Obama that Independence Day is about more than cookouts!

President Nicole C. Lee and the entire TransAfrica team