She’s organizing a march to raise awareness for Belay’s case, contributing to a larger effort by the Ethiopian Community Association of Greater Philadelphia to raise funds for his recovery and legal expenses. The Horn of Africa organization’s application to block off streets for the protest is pending, Gebru said. Leaders from the Ethiopian Community Association of Greater Philadelphia, including Addisu Habte, explained what they know about the shooting in both English and Amharic to attendees at a fundraiser for Belay on March 16 and 17. There will be another fundraiser for Belay at the Ethiopian community organization on Chestnut Street near 44th on Saturday and Sunday. “Now, it really just hits home because it’s in our community…especially within the Ethiopian community, I feel like people were just blindsided.”

Source: Ethiopian News March 26, 2019 03:56 UTC