Members of the Kensington Welfare Rights Union Meet withHomeless and Housing Leaders from the Assembly of Neighborhoods in MexicoCity

April 5, 1999

In a wall to wall packed room, members of the KWRU participated in theAssembly of Neighborhoods meeting. The meeting seemed very similar to KWRUmembership meeting, upcoming evictions of the groups members were discussedwith the plan on how to deal with them aswell as problems of resources forthe organization. Members of KWRU were able to engage in an intense dialogueabout the struggles of poor people trying to stay alive inthe US and theimportance of building alliances with the people of Latin America. Theywere warmly greeted with chants such as 'Si se puede' 'You can do it' and'Dura' 'Strength'. Many members took down the information regarding theMarch of the Americas and we discussed the possibility of Mexico's mascotof the poor and homeless 'Superbarrio' participating in the March.

Prior to the meeting with the assembly of neighborhoods, the day gotoff to a rocky start where we travelled to the housing projects in orderto get acupuncture after Cheri twisted her neck.

We also were treated to a lovely lunch with Luis Lopez Alvarro and hiswife Christina who had just returned from Thailand where they were doingresearch on alternative currency and attending another conference of academics.

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Miembros de la Kensington Welfare Rights Union se reunieron con personassin casas y lideres de la vivienda de la Asemblea de Barrios en la Ciudadde Mexico. En un cuarto, pared a pared, lleno con gente, miembros del KWRUparticiparon en la reunion de Asemblea de Barrios. La reunion parece muysimilar a las reuniones de miembros del KWRU por la discussion de desalojasactuales de sus miembros y los planes para evitarlos y tambiÈn porla plactica de la problema de la falta de recursos para la organizaciÛn.Miembros del KWRU pudieron participar en un dialogo intenso sobre las luchasde gente pobres tratando de sobrevivir en los Estados Unidos y la importanciade hacer allianzas con la gente de America Latina. Les saludaron el KWRUcon gritas de 'Si se puede' y 'Dura'. Muchos miembros apuntaron la informacionpara La Marcha de Las Americas y discutieron la posibilidad de la mascotade los pobres en Mexico 'Superbarrio' participar en la Marcha.

Antes de la reunion con la asemmblea de Barrios, los miembros del KWRUtenian unas dificultades. Viajaron a la vivienda publica a una acupunturistapara Cheri, porque ella torcio su cuelo.

TambiÈn almurzaron con Luiz Lopez y su esposa Christina quienya regresaron de Thailandia donde estaban estudiando la moneda alternativay en otra conferencia con academicos.

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