Awra Amba RJ 300612 EN - Contacter un comité local d'Attac
Awra Amba RJ 300612 EN - Contacter un comité local d'Attac
Awra Amba RJ 300612 EN - Contacter un comité local d'Attac
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Executive summary<br />
secretive, cruel, lazy, pagan deviant cast group, while the <strong>Awra</strong> <strong>Amba</strong> members do not meet often<br />
their neighbours. This suspicion is due to the large cultural differences and to the past, seriously<br />
antagonistic between both groups. It would be very lightened today. On the other hand, the<br />
relationships with regional and Ethiopian authorities are excellent, <strong>Awra</strong> <strong>Amba</strong> welcoming a lot of<br />
visitors and being cited as an example very often. But the comm<strong>un</strong>ity is not very interested in<br />
external experiments.<br />
In conclusion, we try to show how this experiment actually contributes to the struggles for<br />
empowerment, in line with the comm<strong>un</strong>ities of utopian socialism, who aim at creating ideal<br />
comm<strong>un</strong>ities here and now. It takes part in the present movement of revival of the co<strong>un</strong>tries and<br />
citizens called " <strong>un</strong>derdeveloped " in the past. Therefore, <strong>Awra</strong> <strong>Amba</strong> is by many aspects a living<br />
example for the neighbouring comm<strong>un</strong>ities, for Ethiopia, and further for the empowerment of<br />
citizens and peoples, whichever their development level, including in Europe. This utopian<br />
comm<strong>un</strong>ity could nevertheless be exposed to some risks dangerous for its stability. It is especially<br />
endogamy, non opening to the world, heterogeneity and sclerosis through myth. Finally, we suggest<br />
some research topics able to improve the <strong>un</strong>derstanding of this experiment, and maybe to support it.<br />
The original version of this report is published in French.<br />
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