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image.gifYou are welcome to the official website of our two days event in Washington DC and five days follow-up conference in Guinea-Bissau. The Refugee committee of America International conference on STANDING AGAINST RACISM is an annual international conference. It is anticipated that this year?s event and conference in Washington DC and Guinea-Bissau respectively will attract over 3000 participants from different works of life.

Our Event/Conference is free, participation is solely based on invitation, as an invitee, you must partake in both the opening session in United States and the closing session in Guinea Bissau. All applicants must apply in a group of three / five from each country. Unlike last years program the R.C.O.A. will provide accommodation for all participants in Washington DC. USA, while all participants are advised to make their hotel reservation in Guinea-Bissau with CASTELLO HOTEL.

CASTELLO HOTEL (GUINEA-BISSAU) All invited participants are advised to book their hotel reservation with the Refugee Committee of America approved Hotel in Guinea-Bissau - CASTELLO HOTEL www.castellohotel.xaper.com Phone (245) 667 16 14. It is advised that you apply and pay for your reservation directly to the hotel management through western union. A copy of this payment slip should be faxed or sent through e-mail attachment to our administrative secretariat in Washington for record purposes. The management of CASTELLO HOTEL will send a hotel reservation form to you as soon as you apply for reservation. We will provide free tickets and visas assistance to the first registered 300 groups.

REGISTRATION: - For the event/conference registration form and information on hotel reservation in Guinea-Bissau, kindly mail to rcoa@usa.com  

Note that registration for our forth-coming event/conference is free. You are advised to apply to Dr. Pedro Jose Greer for registration form. You are to fill in the necessary information on the registration form and submit to our administrative secretariat in Washington DC along with the western union payment slip for your reservation and the completed reservation form that will be given to you by the management of CASTELLO HOTEL as soon as you apply for reservation. Ensure you make your hotel reservations for the closing session in Guinea Bissau, as it is one of the criteria qualifying your participation.

You are expected to submit your completed registration form and a hotel reservation confirmation receipt showing that you have fully booked for your reservation in Guinea-Bissau on or before the registration deadline.

For information and up-dates in Guinea-Bissau, contact:- Dr. Ricado Caprian Numero 25 Rua Santa Lucia, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. E-mails rcoa_representative@j-mail.info  Phone (245) 672 0302

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: - Our aims and objectives are to bridge the existing gap between deferent races, the rich and poor and provide a framework for reintegration of deferent cultures.

SPONSORS: - This forth coming Event/Conference is jointly sponsored by: - McDonalds International Charitable Trust, De lords? foundation of America, McDonalds foundations and Yamamoto of Japan.

SPEAKERS AT THE CONFERENCE: - The R.C.O.A. is sponsoring six Internationally acclaimed motivational speakers:

Dr. Lewis Woodlyn of the Catholic university California

Dr. (Mrs.) Grace Arthur, a mother and ardent youths adviser on Aids

Miss Zara Tehatchel, an Islamic scholar

Professor. Edward Anang of Ghana, Leader of Youths movement against Racism

Miss Lisa Mile of Unicef Guinea-Bissau Barrister Njorge Roselyn of the Christian Youths movement of Uganda.

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