Chima Ubani Honored with a Night of Poetry and Tributes in New York

Oct

2005

	By *Omoyele Sowore /Sahara Reporters* 30 October 2005

On Friday October 21st activists all over the world converged in New York City for a night of tribute to CHIMA UBANI. It was an unforgettable evening with poetry, history, a short video documentary of his life, recollections and more poetry!

The event was hosted by Global Information Network (GIN) an Africa focused news service that has helped produce more unique panels and informal exchanges on critical issues impacting the continent of Africa. The event which was organized by Friend of Chima Committee had in attendance, notable activists M'ampela Mpela of South Africa, Gnagna Kotys, Lade Adunbi, Bunmi Aborisade, Ogaga Ifowodo amongst others from Mexico and the Uniuted States.

A quiet and silent moment for Chima

A cross section of the critical mass

Ghanaian Poet

Lisa Vives and Tanya Serduik of Medgar Evers College

Ogaga Ifowodo and Lade Adunbi

Mpela and other participants

Lisa Vives and Bonadventure of Africans

Lade speaks

Student activist Carl Umunna

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Robot

# 1 | 30.10.2005 00:01

	Link to the article is here

Guest

# 2 | 30.10.2005 13:59

	I feel sad that Chima Ubani is hardly remembered, even on such a platform as the NVS. An earlier tribute to him elicited no response (as at the last time I checked). Yet he was an ardent supporter of human dignity. Fare well to eternity Chima

Guest

# 3 | 30.10.2005 15:40

	People like Chima lives in the inner recesses of history and in a fortress in the human consciousness. He may not be remembered now with fanfare but he retains a place that is safe for eternity. He will always live in our minds. His life was real, his love for the masses was genuine and his ideas will live forever!

Guest

# 4 | 31.10.2005 13:59

	I\'ve been following events in our beloved country long before I heard of the death of chima and whenever this comes to my mind am the sadest man on earth. when i heard of chima\'s death i was crying because he was somebody who has actually fouth for the masses of that country and has died in the process, he is a person who has remained poor because of the masses. what pained me most is that this guy with other like Lade Adunbi survived the Abacha regime of terror. Well, lets all give Glory to the Lord Almigthy for he knows the essence of our living. The fight continnues and our victory is certain in Jesus name. Olu (london)