Remembering day one...

30 January 2009

This evening our European network SOLIDAR invited us and other members to dinner. After some difficulty finding location - our restaurant was a block away from another of an identical name -- we joined our friends for a meal of tasty fish and vegetables where we shared our experiences of the WSF. A Brazilian student came and sat with us and told us about her frustrations at the lack of interest in indigenous people within Brazilian society. She said there was far more interest in international issues than in issues at home. This makes the Pan-Amazonian day which opened the forum seem all the more important.