Africa Day celebration event in Ireland made it clear for many that Ethiopia is not Oromia and Oromia is not Ethiopia
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May 30, 2012 (Oromo Community Ireland) – The African Day was celebrated colourfully on 26 and 27 of May 2012 in Dublin, Ireland. Many African embassies and communities across the country came together in open space to show of their culture, identity and the best of their community, their country and their continents at large. Association of Oromo Community in Ireland was not only one of these communities on the event but also the shining star of Africa and its people. Starting from the first day of the event, the community’s members and leaders were there at the event and were very busy in explaining, demonstrating and participating on different competition on the event.
The Oromo community’s pavilion was just beside that of the Ethiopian Embassy. Oromo community displayed beautiful Oromo artefacts including cultural costumes. Most of the Oromo gents and ladies, including leaders, were in their attractive costumes. The visitors have to wait for turns to see our artefacts, to try them and to take pictures wearing the Oromo customs, jewelleries, and ornaments. The Oromo community pavilion was full of Oromo culture. We had live Oromo coffee ceremony during the event where many enjoyed the fresh aroma and taste of Oromo coffee. We had the pictorial display of the world famous runners from Oromia such as Abebe Bikila (Ababa Biqilaa), Derartu Tullu (Daraartuu Tulluu) and Kenenisa Bekele (Qananiisaa Baqqalaa), whom many recognised them but did not know that they are Oromo children.
The members of the Oromo community used this big opportunity to tell every visitor that Oromo people are subjugated people under the tyranny of successive Abyssinian regimes for more than a century. Since most of them, even our African brothers do not know that we Oromos are under colonial rule, we explained that why Ethiopia is said to be a country that has never been colonised. We used the analogy of why British has never been colonised because it was a coloniser. By doing this we the Community members sent many to read more about Oromo. Many visitors promised to continue to be the friends of Oromo and left their contacts to be in touch with our community.
Our community and our people became the focus of discussions even after our beautifully dressed lady aaddee Ayyaantuu Bantii won the awards of “The Best Dressed female” on Africa Day 2012 competition of the event. To everyone’s surprise Aaddee Ayyaantuu, aaddee Seenaa and aaddee Makkiyaa; all three from Oromo community were the top three best dressed Ladies. All of them were in our well decorated and beautiful Oromo customs. Then came the questions like who are Oromos? Where are they from, etc?
We the Oromo community members used the opportunity to tell Kenyans, Sudanese, Ugandans, Somalis, South Africans etc communities, nationals and diplomats to support and understand Oromo refugees in their country. We explained that Oromos left and will leave their country to run away from colonial persecutions and they never migrate for economic reason as Oromia is naturally a rich country.
While this trend continued into the second day of the event keeping the Oromo members overwhelming busy, no one has visited the pavilion of Wayane which is just metres away from Oromo’s pavilion. To our surprise their pavilion was mostly without supervision and only occasionally an Irish lady comes into and goes out of it, no any other members of the Wayane Embassy in Ireland came except at the beginning and end of the show.
The first day we observed that there was one Oromo item in their show but the next day there was no any items that shows Oromo in there exhibition. We exhibited that we are not Ethiopian and the Ethiopian Embassy exhibited that Oromo is not Ethiopia too. Actually their pavilion has nothing to do with other Ethiopians at all. There were some pictures from the north part of the country, and a picture of Ethiopian Airlines. An Irish who occasionally goes in and out of the pavilion was in Tigre costume. We told the Irish lady who claimed that she is the former Irish Ambassador to Ethiopia, that Oromo is a great nation who is suffering in Ethiopian aristocracy whom her government is deaf ear to their cause for many years. She sympathised with us saying that if real democracy exists in Ethiopia, things would have been better. The lady informed us though that the Ethiopian Embassy was busy in politics of Somalia where she said “the Ethiopian diplomats are in meeting with Somali community”.
The African Day was a great success for Oromo Community in Ireland where the Community clearly and precisely provided information for many African and European nationals and diplomats that Oromo is a great peace loving nation which is denied of freedom of any sort and being subject to incessant aristocratic rule and slavery.
Oromo awareness has just started two weeks before Africa Day by running Oromo cultural exhibition in Fingal County Council public library in Blanchardstown, Dublin 15. The exhibition continues until 15 June 2012 in Dublin City Council public library in the ILAC shopping centre which will start on Friday 1st of June 2012. The exhibition so far attracted a large number of visitors.
–Oromo Community Ireland
You guys have done great job!! keep it up!!
good job!!
Lets connect Oromo&Oromia.Our couse.keep passing it on!!! You have done your part what a grat job! The day is near that name ethiopia Will be replaced by OROMIA soon becouse we the Oromos are the majority.
An excellent job! No Oromo community has so far done such marvellous job in the spirit of Oromummaa like you.Yours can be the best model for other Oromo communities in Europe and North America, particularly in USA. Many thanks Oromo Community Ireland!
Oromoo Ireland fi Australia jajjabaadha isiniin jenna. Warri addunyaa kan mararra jirtanis dirqama lammummaa akkasii kana ba’uu qabna.
Ilmaan Oromoo Iyerlad jirtan fakkii guddaa diaspora Oromo waan godhuuqaban wallaalaniif taataniittu jedheen amana galata guddaa qabdu galatoomaa.Hojii fakkaataa hojjechuun carraa argattan hundatti gar-gaaramuun yakka koloneeffattoota Ampaayera Itoophiyaa saaxiluu irraa akka hin dhaabbanne amantee guddaan isin irraa qaba,Galatoomaa jabaadhaa.
Ana B/A/B
Jabaadhaa! Hojii gaarii fi boonsaadha! Akkuma yeroo dabre Jaarmiyaa Hawaasa Oromoo DC, USA sosso’e isinillee kan caalu dalagdan. Waan guddaan garuu Jarmiyaaleen hawaasaa keenya wal-dorgomaa wal-quunnamuun marsaa (network) uumuu irratti hojjechuu hojii keessan duraa godhadhaa. Isini biyya biyya jirtan keessatti lammii keessan kan bakka buutanii akka EMBASY OROMIYAAtti tajaajiluu qabdan, waan qaama seeraan bakka nu buhuu danda’u ammatti hin qabneef. Akkasumaan eegala injifannoon!!
Wow! Akkam namatti tola. Galatoomaa oromoota Ayer-laandii. Hojii akkanaa kana akka ittifuftan abdii kiyya. Komuniitiin oromootaa biyyoota kabiroo jirtanis hujii aadaa fi afaan oromoo guddisuu akkasumas qabsoo bilisummaa deeggaruu akka jabeessitan abdii qabna.
Yes!!! This is the truth. Ethiopia is not oromia and Oromia is not Ethiopia.Any time,any place we never ever go back for Abyssinian to tell them this word. because, we are oromo and oromia is belongs only for oromos. ishoo..galatooma. ilman oromoo Ayerlaand fi kan biyyoota biraa kessa jirataan maqa kana mulissuuf…socha, taataafacha jirtaan galani kessan bilisumma ya ta’u..namuu bakka jiru maqaa kana mulisuuf dalagu qabna.
U people get a grip of 21st century! Enough with nationalism! Who is Oromo? and who is not Oromo? I am a prime example. My mother is from a tirian man and an amhara woman; my father is from a guragie father and an oromo mother. What am I then? How many out there are like me? In this era, people, communities, countries and groups search for any possible similarities between them to enhance and mature their mutual interests for the sake of building one economy, country, identity and democracy that they collectivlly accept as thier own. Now which flag should I fly? That common ground to all the four tribes i belong to is Ethiopia. All tribes, clans, classes and individuals at some point have suffered some sort of oppression. No tribe is exceptional to the past and present abuse, subjucation, negligence to citizine’s rights. To fight for our right, easier done collectively than as singles because millions like me would opt out for the luck of identity that the fight incompasses. I hate to see clans and tribes deliniate the country’s issues as thier oun; where everyone is living under the effects. My point; how about one Ethiopia? Ethiopia that speaks for everyone? Then I and millions like me will joing the wagon.
Bless you all!
Taye, Ethiopia is a Greek word, and its meaning is burned face, primitive, backward, uncivilized, and people with no history and culture. We call ourselves Oromo not as you said Ethiopians. Taye, as my friend once said keep the word “ethiopia” in the museum.
We, do not rest untill we create our separate homeland called Oromiyaa. You are an Ethiopianist and better to call yourself an Amhara or Gurage. Period. You have an identity crisis or you are trying to justify there is no as such people called Oromo. Wether you like it or not we are from Rayya Azaboo in the north to Moyaale in the south. We are also from Qeellam in the west to Wachaale in the east. We are like oxygen in the Empire. No body can kill our spirit for independence. The creation of Oromiyaa is inevitable, and it is a matter of time. Taye, you cannot reverse this wave. The wave will turn you into dust. This is non negotiable; no compromise. The Amharas’, your relatives proverb goes like this: “yeferut yidersal, yetelut yiweresal.” Surely, it will happen.
Taye, nothing impossible. Remember, once chikens were eggs.
No More or Less Than Oromiyaa!
That is what I am saying; who is not Oromo! Your geographical allocation of the present country to Oromos stretches far and wide. How about Marsabit? Iseolo? the entire North Kenya? Why dont we all exert our energy, resources and effert into creating a place everyone likes? Tribalizm is dangerous, will not succeed as evidenced in Somalia (the ambition to create greater Somalia) is still causing the somalis years of failed productivity and it will take many years for them to understand tribalism is thier biggest obstacle to prosperity. I hate Woyane….period. Amhara side of my family suffered a lot during “his magesty”, derg and now. The same to the guragies, and the tigres for that matter. We all were victims of empty ideologies time after time. We will get out of it, but not by tribalism; rather by being role-model. If some hate the name Ethiopia, mind you, there are others, including Oromos, that respect the name. It is a name under which all people unite. This is time for us to think outside the box, meaning, globalization and the success first and most would be contrary to tribalizm. I don’t have identity crisis. As i was grwing up, what happened to every kid has happened to me. We were all in it, and we want out; together.
Dear Taye
Sorry for your confused identity. It is up to you to find yourself. Whe are not speaking about identity we are speaking about country, poeple and right. We are not test DNAs for who is Oromo or not, I know their were and are many none Oromos, even none Ethiopian, none Africans who stood and are standing for the right of Oromo because they know Oromos are under colonial rule. If you have a good mind of feeling for someone under such prolonged prision, attack and disappearance you stand by us, by Oromos. If that is impossible for you you do not have to worry we never said we expel non Oromos out of Oromia, brother your can live freely and peacfully in Oromia. I just invite you to read the history of Ethiopia, how it was formed when and why. I love the way you write your concern, and I can see your hambleness in your words ,but we Oromos suffered a lot under that name you may like (‘Ethiopia’) and we hate that name sorry I have to be free. We have not intention to concur or control any nation, people or group in Oromia, they are free to live, as they were and are doing, though without our permission. God bless
Dear Taye,
You do not need to go to “blood chemstry laboratory” to identify yourself. It is none of Oromo’s buisness. Oromos do have well organized and best defined social laws in granting citizenship to anyone who wants to be a member of Oromumma way of life, which immiyye Ethiopia is dead in having that.
If you continue to diagnose your blood chemstry,certainly, you will not pass the criteria for citizenship in Oromo. Hence, you better stay with your mother Queen Sheba of Ethiopia, that counts on mother’s blood line for political advantage.
Hello Mr/Mss Taye:
One of the points the enemies of the oromo people raise to belittle our nationalism is exactly the question you raised. If U were born from parents with mixed national origin, so what?
Inter-racial marriage can never be a reason to reject national struggle for independence.
Oromia is not the only nation to struggle for independence. Several other nations have struggled and freed themselves from colonialism. Does it mean there were no inter marriage between these colonies and colonizers?