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 …
Category: International
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, …
High-Rises and High Ground in the Caracas Barrios
Caracas: Key for us in getting some sense of the real level of community participation in the “process” as they called it was getting our feet on the ground and visiting with some folks who were in the middle of the day-to-day work. We had excellent guides, including Efrian Valenzuela, a well known community leader in …