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Reb Steve will share coffee with Dawit Demoz, our anchor person for our sponsored refugee family. They will have a discussion about the Ethiopia-Eritrea conflict and the current causes of conflict between Ethiopia and Tigra.
This week's conversation will be broadcast live to the Beth Tzedec Facebook page and YouTube channel. Comment with your questions for Dawit on either platform!
Why Is Ethiopia at War With Itself? Rise and fall of Ethiopia’s TPLF – from rebels to rulers and back The ‘peace’ that delivered total war against Tigray
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/05/world/africa/ethiopia-tigray-conflict-explained.html
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/25/rise-and-fall-of-ethiopias-tplf-tigray-peoples-liberation-front
https://www.ethiopia-insight.com/2021/01/23/the-peace-that-delivered-total-war-against-tigray/
Dawit Demoz is a former refugee from Eritrea and lived in Israel for more than six years before moving to Canada in 2016. He is a Candidate for M.A., Development Studies, at York University and he works as a Refugee Sponsorship Trainer at the Refugee Sponsorship Training program (RSTP).
Dawit also holds a B.A. in Psychology from York University. Dawit has a strong background in social and immigration services including the experience of working with different refugee-serving organizations in Israel and in Canada. Dawit has collaborated with groups and individuals from the Jewish community in Toronto to raise awareness about the issue of African refugees in Israel.