Officials did not work.
Politicians talk but do not say.
Voters vote but do not choose.
The media misinform.
The schools teach to ignore. Judges condemn
victims.
The military is at war against their countrymen.
The police do not fight crime because they are engaged in such acts.
The bankruptcies are socialized, profits are privatized.
money is freer than people.
People serves things
Eduardo Galeano ("The Book of Embraces")
around
ago 10 years, something began to change in the reality of the street kids of Rosario.
Tired of discrimination, internal and external abuse, exclusion of the system itself, the injustices of justice, many found a place to be. With the strength of themselves and with the collaboration of people from the prison work Coordinator (CTC), which was already working themes of childhood and adolescence, organized a march called "March for Kids Pueblo , and he was invited The Tomi (Thomas D'Esposito), a local artist who drew some banners. It was he who told them the work a magazine called "The Firefly" , and was at that time dreamed that began with the possibility of a similar project but that would be called "The Tin Angel."
After a while, with the help of organizations like "Aire Libre" (Centre for Education, Communication and Public Library) and "vagrancy" , a neighborhood youth group Luduena, in July 2000 comes to the street the first publication of the magazine.
According tell their members, Claudio "Pocho" Lepratti , had much to do in this project, since he had named of "vagrancy" that group of kids gathered in the neighborhood Ludueña for different kinds of cultural and recreational activities, and the one who threw the idea of \u200b\u200bthe magazine and who helped in the early numbers.
After his assassination on December 19, 2001, the neighborhood was empty, but were so wanting to thank him for his work by young people, who until León Gieco him a song.
is defined as passing the days with him in the dining room located in the heart of the neighborhood. Apart from having the different situations of the neighborhoods, the magazine, as shown on their website, conducting research as an example the issue of malnutrition, which happens so close. Today I met Alexander through a friend I could get there and know the truths of the boys of
Tin Angel. As also that of his mother, Eva, one of the few women who are at the beginning of the magazine and together with their children are those who today still stand for sale. Alexander, a native of
Chaco
, tells me that is very hard work in the magazine, "because not only accompanied the kids to sell, but we help in family issues, giving them the support that they have in their homes." "When we see someone who is doing drugs or drinking out there, we invite you to participate in the magazine." But Alexander acknowledges that would really need a better organization in the magazine. Putting more people to take charge of retail outlets, because there are many who come the first day out and then down the sale when no one else appears. And there are always the same. It would be good, mind Ale, people to achieve a record. Our partner
stories are excited to have the kids ask for help, and the like that can give help and advice because he also was a street kid, same thing happened to them. The magazine guys get together every morning, now it's hot in the Plaza Pringles
and start kicking the street. Many recognize that people treated badly at the center, but they do not want to spend more than that and seek help to change that, and often turn to Alexander, who has always extended a hand to hold. also have the support of those who gave their life stories so that others are aware of other realities, as we call ourselves, that came out published in various issues of the long life that brings the "Angel"
is very difficult to think that in the era of technological advances, cultural progress, there are people living without water, without electricity, the same system excluding the go. Today's society, ourselves, we are becoming increasingly individualistic, worrying about the things we have, without looking at our side there is a guy who is trying to sell, but mostly is trying to tell us that reality different from that, being so immersed in our reality, we can not even imagine. "We are tired of us come from different sides and interviews nobody does anything to change this, come talk and then disappear as politicians do, "says Alexander. That's what we can see that there are people screaming for help, a hand that is extended not only to buy them a meal.
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