Left Unity Meeting

On Sunday, February 14th, a Marxist group held a meeting in the Santa Domingo Plaza - near the main plaza - the Zocolo. This group is a tendency within the Party of Democratic Revolution (PRD) and they support the left-wing popular newspaper La Jornada, and are big fans of Obrador - the legitimate President who was rightly elected in the 2006 elections, but whose position was stolen by the current President Calderon. Calderon is with the Party of National Action (PAN), it is the most conservative Party in Mexico and has a strong relationship with the Catholic Church.

This group are calling for a vote for the PRD in the upcoming elections - July 2009 - and are working with the best elements within the PRD to further the demands of the social movements.

The meeting held around 150 or so people within it. Three speakers gave talks about Mexican revolutionary history, the history of the PRI (Institutional Revolutionay Party) and a look at the victories within Bolivia (recent constitution), Cuba, and Venezuala.

Many brigades of the defense of the petrol campaign were within the meeting. Many old fighters. Was great to see. Fiery, upbeat, optimistic mood. A candidate of the PRD was at the meeting. A wirey, indigenous old revolutionary.