It was a good day today. The opposition marched to protest the fact that the CNE should have, by law, decided yesterday whether there would be or not recall referenda agaisnt President Chavez and both opposition and pro-Chavez Deputies to the National Assembly. It has been so long since the law has been enforced in Venezuela that our rights can be violated without anyone saying much about. We did not hear all week from the “Fiscal” the Attorney General/Prosecutor whose name is Isaias Rodriguez, who is in charge of upholding the law and defending the rights of the people. In fact, the only thing we heard from this shameless personality of this stupid revolution was when he came out to complain about the attacks on the Electoral Board. But he said nothing when Chavez said he would not accept a favorable decision by the CNE for his recall.
But it was a good day. People marched, peacefully, cheerfully and protested once again against the injustices that are taking place day after day. There was no violence whatsoever. Even if we were not allowed to reach the CNE, demonstrating the inequality under the law prevailing in Venezuela, a huge number of people went out as shown in the pictrure above. At the end of the march, Sumate, the ONG that organized the petition drives, set up tables with volunteers to hand out digitized copies of the forms in which people had signed. The copy had the form in which you signed, digitized with the other nine names fuzzied out. Th copy would include te number of the form, the line, the “Acta” number and the box in whichit was handed in to the CNE. The objective of this was to have people be able to prove they signed if their signatures were to be disqualified. Thus, a very clever move against the tricks of the Government.
I actuall worked as a volunteer handing out thee forms to the marchers. I missed the march, but I had a great time watchng people’s emotions when giving their copy of their signature. I saw just about everything everything in terms of emotions. People would turn happy, solenm, some would get teary eyes. Others thanked us profusively for a job well done. Others shook hands. Some screamed in joy. It felt good, really good!
Since I was working, I was unable to take many pictures. I took most at the beginning of the day, when the lines were light. I hope they convey some of the emotions I felt ans saw.
People setting up early on the morning. The boxes with their signs, ready for the people. The team I worked with before we started.
On the left a true victim of the violence and the impunity of the Chavez era, Mr. Mohammed Merhi, picks up his copy that he signed in favor of the recall against Hugo Chavez. Mr. Merhi’s son was killed on April 11 2002. To this day Venezuelan justice has been unable to tell him who killed his son.
In the middle a very happy nun picks up her proof she signed. On the right, this girl is tense as her proof is not found.
Happiness and suprise at the same time, when first seeing your signature. Very happy that she is there. Older lady with sign saying the recall will go through, waits for her copy.
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