Campesina Seeking Justice...Venceremos

This woman was among many campesinos that camped for five days in the central square of the city of Oaxaca. The were there to protest the government's arbitrary lowering of payment for the fruit of their labors. Ultimately, joined by students and other supporters the issue was resolved non-violently and they left as peacefully as they had arrived.

Bras for Sale

This Sunday market under the volcano, Popocatepetl, outside of Mexico City, has been going on since the days of the Aztecs, so I was told. The range of items for sale was astounding. There were caged birds, tiny figures woven of straw, and this bra stand.

"It was a lovely walk."

This was the last time I saw this inspirational man. John Collier Jr. was a noted visual anthropologist, Farm Security photographer and a blessing to young documentary photographers in the Bay Area.

John was spending much of his time in his last days resting on his daybed. When I came for a visit, he was especially happy to have a friend help him down the uneven trail to the beach.

We happily headed down the hillside from the perch that was the Collier's Muir Beach home. Other than having to remove one of his shoes which got stuck in the rocks as the waves grew close, then asking a group of young men to ferry him across a briny rivulet, we finally fell together on the sand just shy of this driftwood bench. As he said as I was leaving " it was a lovely walk"!

Luncheria

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