Posted on X on July 6, 2026
https://x.com/AlMariam1/status/2074137946093928567
Chief Commissioner of the Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission (ENDC), Prof. Mesfin Araya, says all logistical preparations for National Dialogue Conference participants are ready.
After 4 years of hard and challenging work of agenda-gathering and conferring with hundreds of thousands of participants in over 1,234ย weredas (districts) throughout Ethiopia, the ENDC will hold the National Dialogue Conference on July 15, 2026. It is expected to last at least three weeks.
The ENDC is a unique and historic experiment in modern world conflict resolution. It is designed toย bypass the traditional elite monopolies and go directly to inclusive, grassroots participation. It is also unique in its aim of resolving historical grievances and structural conflicts directly with everyday citizens rather than relying solely on political leadership or power elites.
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ?
Grassroots Representation: Instead of exclusively negotiating with political elites or rebel factions, the commission gathers input from everyday citizens across distinct societal sectors. Participants include women, youth, religious leaders, traditional elders, civil society groups, and pastoralists, whose voices carry equal weight.
Bottom-Up Agenda Setting: The Commissionโs thematic focus is structured around core issues collected from hundreds of thousands of citizens nationwide. These central topics span nation-building, the political and governance system, federalism, human rights, and socio-economic and religious affairs, among others.
Systematic Hierarchy: The process is designed to progress from local community levels (districts/woredas) to regional states, ultimately culminating in a broad national plenary.
Mandate for Sustainable Peace: Unlike temporary, localized ceasefire negotiations, the ENDC focuses on resolving deep-rooted historical questions and disrupted social fabrics to create long-term, structural consensus.
I am proud, honored and privileged to be part of this monumental and historic Conference. For over one-half century, I waited for an opportunity to participate in a process such as the ENDC conference.
I am humbled in he face of the fact that now I have to walk my talk of the past one-half century. It will probably probably prove to be the greatest challenge in my life.
For nearly all of my adult life, I have argued in the courtroom, the classroom, the dorm room, the meeting room, the board room and the pressroom. I have argued in the courthouse, the jailhouse and the statehouse. I lived my professional life playing a hardball zero-sum game. Winning is all that mattered. Now, I have to play a game of win-win for all. I now have the monumental opportunity to be part of a 4 thousand-strong Dialogue Dream Team Ethiopia. I canโt think of a greater blessing!
๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐!
Posted on X on July 6, 2026
https://x.com/AlMariam1/status/2074137946093928567
After 4 years of hard and challenging work of agenda-gathering and conferring with hundreds of thousands of participants in over 1,234ย weredas (districts) throughout Ethiopia, the ENDC will hold the National Dialogue Conference on July 15, 2026. It is expected to last at least three weeks.
The ENDC is a unique and historic experiment in modern world conflict resolution. It is designed toย bypass the traditional elite monopolies and go directly to inclusive, grassroots participation. It is also unique in its aim of resolving historical grievances and structural conflicts directly with everyday citizens rather than relying solely on political leadership or power elites.
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ?
Grassroots Representation: Instead of exclusively negotiating with political elites or rebel factions, the commission gathers input from everyday citizens across distinct societal sectors. Participants include women, youth, religious leaders, traditional elders, civil society groups, and pastoralists, whose voices carry equal weight.
Bottom-Up Agenda Setting: The Commissionโs thematic focus is structured around core issues collected from hundreds of thousands of citizens nationwide. These central topics span nation-building, the political and governance system, federalism, human rights, and socio-economic and religious affairs, among others.
Systematic Hierarchy: The process is designed to progress from local community levels (districts/woredas) to regional states, ultimately culminating in a broad national plenary.
Mandate for Sustainable Peace: Unlike temporary, localized ceasefire negotiations, the ENDC focuses on resolving deep-rooted historical questions and disrupted social fabrics to create long-term, structural consensus.
I am proud, honored and privileged to be part of this monumental and historic Conference. For over one-half century, I waited for an opportunity to participate in a process such as the ENDC conference.
I am humbled in he face of the fact that now I have to walk my talk of the past one-half century. It will probably probably prove to be the greatest challenge in my life.
For nearly all of my adult life, I have argued in the courtroom, the classroom, the dorm room, the meeting room, the board room and the pressroom. I have argued in the courthouse, the jailhouse and the statehouse. I lived my professional life playing a hardball zero-sum game. Winning is all that mattered. Now, I have to play a game of win-win for all. I now have the monumental opportunity to be part of a 4 thousand-strong Dialogue Dream Team Ethiopia. I canโt think of a greater blessing!
๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐!
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