Socialist Resistance

An archive of socialistresistance.org, 2002–2022

Day 7 - Sunday

Socialist Resistance no32  |  page 19

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out getting too defensive.

Afternoon. Marijuana March - a contradiction in terms. We march out of the camp a few yards and then have a big party.

There is ska, hip hop and salsa on two stages and people sunce into woe man road. os Wake up at 7.23am, seven minutes before the alarm is due to go off. Shower, pack up tent and say goodbye, Try catch a free WSF bus to the but well-meant directions. Eventually end up at a farepaying bus stop under a bridge.

Take a last look at Caracas and the hills and shanty towns on the way to the airport.

Jak to two women trom Venezuelan give some of the poor from the barrios a new start as small farmers.

I say that I feel ready to go back home and start building solidarity.

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