Comments on: Mexico City costumes

By: Erin

Erin — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 07:26:22 +0000

I was wondering if the poltical group you mentioned were related to the Zapatistas (EZLN), who the Mexican govenment have not been able to dispense with, even though they would surely like to. Subcomandante Marcos even published a children’s book, though it lost the support of the NEA.
Here’s what I found about UPREZ:

RICARDO HERNÁNDEZ is founder of the “Emiliano Zapata Popular Revolutionary Organization” (UPREZ), a community-based group in low-income neighborhoods in Mexico City. As director of the Mexico-U.S. Border Program for American Friends Service Committee, he is instrumental in supporting the self-empowerment of maquiladora workers.

http://www.westernstatescenter.org/programs/leadership/csti/2006/trainers.html (see site to see his cute intellectual photo)

I couldn’t get uprez.com to work, though.

So they’re Quakers? or maybe they just hang with them. I have a soft spot for Quakers, myself. I’ve spoken of politics in Mexico City and have live to tell the tale, however I was a foolhearty young thing.

Thank you for the trip diary, Kathleen. Enjoyed it.

By: Jasmin

Jasmin — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:39:02 +0000

Ah, I was actually a (girl) boy scout, one of the first in NZ, when they trialled the concept of girls being allowed to join in in the early eighties. It was fantastic, loads of camping/tramping/knots etc and I found it very beneficial I refused to join guides, I wasn’t willing to do the uniform and home-y stuff!
Eric’s vest is looking good – did he get any comments??

By: Eric H

Eric H — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:58:39 +0000

I was never a Boy Scout. I don’t think they give badges for starting fires in urban environments.

By: Natasha Estrada

Natasha Estrada — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:46:29 +0000

In New Zealand Girl Scouts are called Girl Guides (after the British System) and we had to wear skirts which kind of defeats the whole outdoorsy thing. I got so many badges that my sash was filled front and back (tightly spaced) but I dropped out as I couldn’t go through the upper levels (silver/gold) without getting my religon badge which wasn’t gonna happen (see I cant even spell the word right)

By: Todd Hudson

Todd Hudson — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:54:40 +0000

I see Eric is wearing a Fashion Incubator costume!

By: diane carter

diane carter — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:22:32 +0000

thanks for sharing the photos of your trip. the costumes are amazing. hey, isn’t eric wearing the vest he made. impressive.

By: dosfashionistas

dosfashionistas — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:31:26 +0000

Welcome home, Kathleen. And take care of that cold.