live to fight another day...

[asakiyume]

In 2018, Wakanomori and I went for the first time to Colombia. We went just as an election was happening. We were in Bogotá, and we ended up walking through rallies for both candidates--the progressive ex-guerrilla and the conservative son of privilege. We ended up with some of the flyers for the progressive guy--they were bright and optimistic, and I made them into postcards:







We didn't know much about Colombian politics at the time, but we hoped he'd win:

But he lost. The conservative candidate, Iván Duque, won.

But then in 2022, the progressive ex-guerrilla won. And that's Gustavo Petro, who's in office now. So you know ... change does happen.



Candidate Anaue's rally ended abruptly with his arrest; now his political flyers were #forlorn confetti:

“We’re fighting the rising cost of living. Never again will you have to choose between food and meds. This isn't the same old politics. It's an end to them! Join us in schools, streets, fields, factories! Replace weeping with singing! Victory will bring a better tomorrow!”

Nawee made a blackout poem:

We're rising again
This isn't the end
Join us
Singing Victory tomorrow

Comments

[sartorias]

Hope things are better for the people there!

[asakiyume]

I hope so too! It's hard for me to tell. It's a VERY diverse country and some parts are pretty majorly left behind compared with other parts, and in some there's still low-grade conflict happening. Petro definitely wants to do good things, but whether those good things are actually happening or not, I don't know.

[f0rrest]

The pendulum always swings back and forth, until the rope gets cut.