Our Movement has many faces
Posted on 08. Dec, 2010 by annac in United Kingdom
Today I escaped from the un (and when I say I escaped I really mean it, at one point none of the buses were running to get us out of there). This was because today was the day when activists from across Latin America descended on Cancun to try and have their voices heard in this process. In two separate marches across Cancun peasants, farmers, indigenous people, young and old alike, came together. They came bringing the message that these talks are about their lives.
About their tomorrow. About their today.
I escaped to go join them. To have my voice heard, but also to listen to theirs.
Unfortunately I don’t speak much Spanish…
But it turns out it didn’t matter. Just being there, seeing so many Latin American faces there, I realised I didn’t need words.
Just seeing the faces of our movement was enough.
Enough to know why we are here in Cancun. Enough to know what this is really all about. Enough to know who needs to be heard in this process.
Our movement is beautiful, our movement is powerful, because it has many faces.
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Andrea Arzaba
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