Armed conflict in Goma, famine in the Nuba mountains, hate legislation in Uganda, wasted humanitarian aid and people under tents in Haiti... the list of life and death challenges faced by Africans and people of African descent around the world in 2012 is long.

As the media and charities told the stories of suffering and struggle in 2012, where was the perspective of those persevering and fighting for their lives? More often than not, the intermediaries have cast themselves as "a voice for the voiceless" and the individuals being described were never given the chance to speak for themselves.

At TransAfrica we don't believe in the myth of voiceless people. Like you, we know that the women, men and children of Africa and the Diaspora are self-determined individuals with their own rich stories, and we admire the strength that it takes for them to survive and even thrive despite the seemingly impossible challenges they face. Like you, we believe that our destiny is tied up with the destiny of families all over the world, in distant places we may never visit. We proudly declare "I Am TransAfrican" because to us it is a celebration of the ties that bind us to one another.

Will you make a donation before the end of the year 

to support TransAfrica?

Thank you for being a believer in the self-determination of Africans and their descendants throughout the world, and for taking action to support TransAfrica's work to let the people have their voices. We don't represent others or pretend to speak on behalf of voiceless masses. We hold a microphone to the lips of the brave justice advocates of Uganda, and the struggling mothers in the tent camps of Haiti, so that they can speak for themselves.

As the year comes to an end, TransAfrica needs your support more than ever. It has been a tough year for Africans throughout the world and it has been an extremely challenging year for TransAfrica. We need your support today! Will you please make a donation now? In 2013 we intend to be stronger advocates for the people of African and the Diaspora, and with your help we will strengthen the self-determination of those most affected by U.S. foreign policy by believing in their agency to speak for on their own behalf.

If you agree that our lives are bound together with the lives of our sisters and brothers throughout the world, join us in declaring I am TransAfrican today! Make a donation and forward this email to your friends and family. Challenge them to join you in supporting TransAfrica before the end of 2012!

Yours in the struggle for justice in the African World,

Danny Glover, Board Chair

For the entire team at TransAfrica

P.S. Don't subscribe the myth of voicelessness! Make your voice heard today by donating to TransAfrica now so that we can continue to fight for the rights of each and every person to speak for him or herself!