About almariam
Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam teaches political science at California State University, San Bernardino. His teaching areas include American constitutional law, civil rights law, judicial process, American and California state governments, and African politics. He has published two volumes on American constitutional law, including American Constitutional Law: Structures and Process (1994) and American Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights (1998). He is the Senior Editor of the International Journal of Ethiopian Studies, a leading scholarly journal on Ethiopia. For the last several years, Prof. Mariam has written weekly web commentaries on Ethiopian human rights and African issues that are widely read online. He played a central advocacy role in the passage of H.R. 2003 (Ethiopia Democracy and Accountability Act of 2007) in the House of Representatives in 2007. Prof. Mariam practices in the areas of criminal defense and civil litigation. In 1998, he argued a major case in the California Supreme Court involving the right against self-incrimination in People v. Peevy, 17 Cal. 4th 1184, which helped clarify longstanding Miranda rights issues in criminal procedure in California. For several years, Prof. Mariam had a weekly public channel public affairs television show in Southern California called “In the Public Interest”. Prof. Mariam received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1984, and his J.D. from the University of Maryland in 1988.
Selam All: I am leading a small group of volunteers in identifying and contacting Ethiopian Diaspora intellectuals and professionals in all fields to be listed in a “Declaration of Support for TEAM ABIY AHMED- ETHIOPIA”.
We would like to invite you to become an original signatory to the “Declaration”.
A bound volume of the “Declaration” will be presented to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed when he visits the U.S. at the end of this month.
The principal aim of the Declaration is to demonstrate support for PM Abiy’s core principle of “Medemer” and express willingness to serve as “force multipliers” for PM Abiy and his leadership team.
The Declaration essentially expresses support for PM Abiy’s demonstrated commitment to pursue a robust democratic political agenda based on accountability and transparency, undertake structural economic transformation and launch a social reform program built on the healing principles of love, forgiveness and reconciliation.
The Declaration also aims to acknowledge PM Abiy’s accomplishments over the past 100 days.
By agreeing to be listed as a signatory to the Declaration, you are expressing your willingness to consider volunteer service in the cause of Ethiopian democracy and human rights at a time and place of your choosing.
If you agree to be listed as a signatory to the Declaration, please provide 1) your full name, 2) highest degree/education achieved, 3) current profession and 4) email address (which will NOT be listed in the Declaration but will be used for future communications with you).
Please respond to teamabiyahmedvolunteers@gmail.com with the requested information.
Special request: We would appreciate it very much if you could help us contact other Diaspora Ethiopian intellectuals and professionals within your network to sign up. Thanks!
“Let us be force multipliers of Team Abiy Ahmed!”
Thank you.
Prof. Alemayehu (Al) Mariam
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