Manila: The meeting of the Leaders and Organizers of Community Organizations of Asia (LOCOA) was fascinating, somewhat exhilarating, and absolutely educational. Having spent the better part of 4 decades listening to organizing reports, it adds a different dimension when there is a section on the agenda for “country reports. But, it was appropriate as community …
Month: February 2005
Walking through BASECO
Manila, Philippines: I was a visiting guest at the directors meeting of LOCOA — Leaders and Organizers of Community Organizations of Asia. This was a quick and painful trip — 20 hours flying out from a Friday to a Saturday night and then 2 days in Manila, and 20 hours flying back to hit the states …
The Real Union Problem in Venezuela
Caracas: A highlight of our visit was going to be our meeting with a number of the board members of the UNT — the National Workers Union. We arrived promptly for our appointment in their offices in the Labor Ministry building. We could hear the loud talk of a meeting in progress when we got there, …