cultivates civic virtue

• It provides a clear vision and collective aspirations for an alliance of engaged citizens, civic organizations and political organizations to bring to fruition the fervent desire for national unity, territorial integrity, and self-governing local communities in a democratic Ethiopia.

• It relies on the power of reason and conscience to launch a protracted worldwide civic engagement that is dedicated to the respect for and protection, by government and citizens alike, of the universally accepted human, civil, cultural and political rights of all Ethiopians.