In an effort to build consensus across the Global African Diaspora around strategies for cooperating and coordinating, CFA collaborates with African Views to facilitate a conference call of Diaspora leaders in the Western Hemisphere, as part of the 2014 Ronald H. Brown African Affairs Series. While time, distance and travel resources have proven to be significant obstacles in the coordination of Diaspora in support of Africa, this effort can bridge the gap, by holding the first of several conference calls of Diaspora leaders around the globe to open and strengthen dialogue.
The Global African and Diaspora Leadership Teleforum is the first known successful attempt to use the one of the most simple, ubiquitous, and accessible medium of communication to facilitate serious and intelligible dialogues between various people of African descent with focus on the spirit of unity and synergy between Africa and African Diaspora.
The event is structured to combine intelligence and wisdoms...