Chawora expressed serious concerns about continuing violence being visited on members of his party in Zimbabwe as one of the impediments to serious dialogue to resolve the Zimbabwean conflict. Mutasa took the view that the Zimbabwean political actors and civil society should be informed by the nature of imperialism which has two tendencies namely militarisation and neo-liberal globalisation.
Magaisa urged Zimbabweans to desist from engaging in what he called “cry baby politics” and start seeing the opportunities that can and should be exploited. He said citizens in the Diaspora should be proactive and more organised. Â
Prior to the Forum a group of passionate Zimbabweans from diverse professional backgrounds sought an audience with the Chair, Peter Soko, and constituted themselves into a Think Tank for the Zimbabwe Diaspora Forum UK. The need for some representative for the Diaspora in the Zimbabwean government dedicated to the Diaspora affairs is another idea that was well received and the Forum intends is lobby for it. Â