labari |a storyteller's exchange|
30 January 2020
5:30pm

Bla Xit meet up with Troy during his first day back in the Gambia. Troy has travelled to the Gambia four times and he is in love with the country. Bla Xit found him accommodation during his stay at the Sea View hotel.

Troy also took some drone shots from us which we used for our intro.

Thanks to MMJ for his music track called MMJ – Love Me which we used for the intro.

Special thanks to Makonnen Sankofa (Bla Xit Cameraman and Video Editor). Subscribe to Makonnen's YouTube channel for more great content https://www.youtube.com/channe....l/UCiP8DHZ_eEFLJdOn7

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Michael and NJ share why they have been in Gambia for over 15 years . They share what they do and why Africa is home to them. They explain how it can be a home for you too. THANKS TO WODE MAYA I now have a voice. Pease like, follow, share and subscribe. Thank you so very much for watching. This is our first attempt so leave a comment and let us know how we got on. Also if you want me to discuss a hot topic let me know.

In this video, Bla Xit Messenger Patricia expresses her desire to return to Africa.

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Urgent Notice the CRC have extended the Deadline for Submissions to 31st of December 2019. We need thousands of submissions please remember to copy us in at Blaxithome@gmail.com. Please scroll down to see full details and a draft letter that you can cut and paste.

Team Bla Xit and a panel of Diaporans including Danny King, Matthew Hypolite, Shanice Lindsay & Tony.... engaged in a press conference with 10 members of the Gambian Media organised by Kiffa introduced by Melo our camera man and editor. To share our thoughts and feelings about the Draft Constitution. We are also planning to request an audience with The President and the National Assembly regarding Automatic Citizenship sections 16, 20,247,248. .
We ask for an adaptation to section 16, we ask for it to include Disaporans, Africans Descendants of the Enslaved within the definition of a Gambian Citizen, so that we may be considered as the exceptions to and excluded and shielded from far reaching implications section of 248. Not withstanding section 20. We are black Africans descendents of the Gambia via Chattel Slavery, our ancestors were kidnapped from Gambia and we ended up being scattered around the world creating the world wide African family of the Diaspora. We require acknowledgement and automatic citizenship to all residents and land owners and homeowners/investors already living in the Gambia. We call for the Gambian Government to include us and not to leave us behind. The insecurity created within Diasporan communities have affected inward investment and will continue to as long it remains detrimental to Diasporans.
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Bla Xit call to Action for all Bla Xit Subscribers and viewers and members of the Bla xit family. This episode is all about taking emergency action with us reaching out to the media. We discovered that many important people in the Gambia was not aware of clauses 257 and 258 in the Constitution.

We urgently need all Bla Xit Viewers and subscribers to write to the CRC via the two email addresses below. We have put a stencil submission letter that you can edit and cut and past and send to these two email addresses. CRCGAMBIA@GMAIL.COM INFO@CRC220.ORG COPY BLAXITHOME@GMAIL.COM INTO ALL SUBMISSIONS
PLEASE. THANK YOU

YOUR SKELETON LETTER TO ASK THE CRC TO REVIEW AND RECONSIDER AND AMEND THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION, SECTION 16 TO INCLUDE AUTOMATIC CITIZENSHIP TO ADOS LAND OWNERS AND PROPERTY OWNERS AND INVESTORS. PLEASE SEE THE LETTER BELOW

Your letter can state the following:

Dear Secretariat, Re CRC Commission Submission I have been made aware of section's 257 and 258 of the Draft Constitution. I have some recommendation with regard to section 16 with regards to Citizenship also. 1. Diasporans that live own land and property in the Gambia are investors in the Gambia and are of African Descent and we would Gambia to follow in the footsteps of Ghana and Sierra Leone in uniting with the Disapora in offering automatic citizenship to African Gambian Descendants of the enslaved Africans in the Diaspora. This amendment to section 16 would demonstrate Gambia's commitment to unify and to invite inward investment to Diasporas and prevent them from the effects of the unfavorable land rights in section 257 and 258. We are asking for an exemption and exception to be made in our regards as this would be very damaging to both the relationships with the Diasporans, ADOS- African Descendant of Enslaved Africans world wide who may no longer wish to consider heritage tourism and property ownership and inward invest or aid to The Gambia and this would indicate that we are not welcome in The Gambia. We should not be lumped in the same category as others as we are actually coming home to build and develop and to create job opportunities and develop the infrastructure of the Gambia. There has been a long history of returnee's including Alex Haley, Automatic citizenship was offered previously at the Roots Festival and this was an excellent vehicle for us to be invited into the Gambian society to be welcomed back. We hope the Gambian society see our long term benefits to the country and engage in change the demonstrates to us that they value our contributions and offer us Automatic Citizenship so we will not be impacted by section 257 and 258 as this must be done before the sections 257 and 258 negatively impact upon Diasporan ADOS investors, land owners and home owners.

Your Truly ..................

Bla Xit call to Action for all Bla Xit Subscribers and viewers and members of the Bla xit family. This episode is all about taking emergency action with us reaching out to the media. We discovered that many important people in the Gambia was not aware of clauses 257 and 258 in the Constitution. We urgently need all Bla Xit Viewers and subscribers to write to the CRC via the two email addresses below. We have put a stencil submission letter that you can edit and cut and past and send to these two email addresses.
CRCGAMBIA@GMAIL.COM
INFO@CRC220.ORG
COPY BLAXITHOME@GMAIL.COM INTO ALL SUBMISSIONS PLEASE.
THANK YOU

PRESS CONFERENCE 15/12/19
We have organised a press conference for the 15th of December at Solomons Beach Bar and Restaurant at 4pm in Kololi Palma Rima

LAST CHANCE TO MAKE YOUR SUBMISSION TO THE CRC
Please come to the last date of the CRC at Kanifing Municipality at 10am on the 16th of December if you are living in the Gambia and are from the Diaspora.

YOUR SKELETON LETTER TO ASK THE CRC TO REVIEW AND RECONSIDER AND AMEND THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION, SECTION 16 TO INCLUDE AUTOMATIC CITIZENSHIP TO ADOS LAND OWNERS AND PROPERTY OWNERS AND INVESTORS. PLEASE SEE THE LETTER BELOW
Your letter can state the following:

Dear Secretariat,
Re CRC Commission Submission

I have been made aware of section's 257 and 258 of the Draft Constitution.
I have some recommendation with regard to section 16 with regards to Citizenship also.
1. Diasporans that live own land and property in the Gambia are investors in the Gambia and are of African Descent and we would Gambia to follow in the footsteps of Ghana and Sierra Leone in uniting with the Disapora in offering automatic citizenship to African Gambian Descendants of the enslaved Africans in the Diaspora. This amendment to section 16 would demonstrate Gambia's commitment to unify and to invite inward investment to Diasporas and prevent them from the effects of the unfavorable land rights in section 257 and 258. We are asking for an exemption and exception to be made in our regards as this would be very damaging to both the relationships with the ADOS- African Descendant of Enslaved Africans world wide who may no longer wish to consider heritage tourism and property ownership and inward invest or aid to The Gambia and this would indicate that we are not welcome in The Gambia. We should not be lumped in the same category as others as we are actually coming home to build and develop and to create job opportunities and develop the infrastructure of the Gambia. There has been a long history of returnee's including Alex Haley, Automatic citizenship was offered previously at the Roots Festival and this was an excellent vehicle for us to be invited into the Gambian society to be welcomed back. We hope the Gambian society see our long term benefits to the country and engage in change the demonstrates to us that they value our contributions and offer us Automatic Citizenship so we will not be impacted by section 257 and 258 as this must be done before the sections 257 and 258 negatively impact upon ADOS investors, land owners and home owners.

Your Truly

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Bla Xit Family, this young and talented subscriber Unekwe has sent us a
Bla Xit messenger video to tell us all about his platform MY AFRICA TV.
He wants to share why we should start telling our own stories. Please support him by subscribing and sharing his content and liking it too. Wode Maya helped us on my journey he started it in fact and so the least Bla Xit could do is to also share the same kindness and generosity to Unekwe.
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Bla Xit Family, 62 Gambian's drowned at sea going the BACK WAY from Banjul to Spain recently. It is with a heavy heart and tear filled eyes that we make this episode. When discovered that our friend a local shop owner lost four family members. We felt that we owed it to Gambia to send our condolences to the families that have lost loved ones to the BACK WAY and also to discuss this sensitive issue. Exploring prevention and solutions.
This episode was made in the Bla Xit studio and we thank Melo for recording and editing and graphics. We also thank Sandro for his ****istance from Starq productions. We also thank Harona Drammeh for the snippet from his how Harona in his interview with Juliet on the 23rd of September on Paradise TV. We thank Haddy, Adrian and Ousman, Melo for their contributions. We hope the 80 survivors find shelter and comfort. We hope the families who have lost family members act as warning beacons for others to stop the BACK WAY.
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This Vlog is a discussion with Makonnen Sankofa (Pan-African Activist and Author) currently residing in Gambia. We have a hard hitting discussion about South Africa, Robert Mugabe, Repatriation & Rastafari

Makonnen YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channe....l/UCiP8DHZ_eEFLJdOn7

Please support Makonnen Sankofa with his book The Rise of Rastafari, which you can purchase on Amazon via the link https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Ra....stafari-Resistance-R

Bla Xit family thank you for your ongoing support our Bla Xit family is growing and we are getting more connected. We are really getting to know each other . I am meeting new members of the family every week at Bla Xit Link Up and at our Head Quarters in Kololi. As you know I like to party and enjoy myself, so I have taken you out with me to a Wakanda Night in Senegambia. courtesy of Secret Rendezvous CEO Sophine & Judith Jones of Gam Jam Fest . We catch up with Matthew from Hypolink who has several exciting excursions and trips coming up that I am planning to join him on. We are also planning a pool party could be for my birthday in March. Also the planning of the Trip to Sierra Leone with Dynast Amir from Search for Uhuru and Zina Craft is in full flow, I will be sharing about early bird tickets very shortly. Thanks you for your ongoing support and we really love being a part of such a wonderful Family. Bla Xit family everyday I meet new members so all I can say is thank you so very much. Please continue to support us as we are appealing for endorsements and sponsors of our channel. You can donate using Paypal at BopCollective@yahoo.com Or Western Union if you wish to use that please email us at blaxithome@gmail.com Please watch share and subscribe and watch please give us a thumbs up too. We love you all so much and we appreciate you all. A special shout out to our supporters and donors.. Thank you to Matthew from Hypo Link book your luxury apartment and get a good deal by letting us know you want to stay at Hypolink via blaxithome@gmail.com Thanks for a great night Sophine. You can contact Sophine by joining Secret Rendevous on FB.