Uneasy

We arrived in a cooler, over cast Kwa Thema a bit later this morning. We had spent the morning planning our next move. Yesterday we attended another Council meeting, a follow up to the one we had last Thursday. It was amazing how little can be accomplished in an hour long meeting. Most attending just don’t seem to listen to the issues at hand, and we were confronted by a very difficult council member who seemed to want to block our path at every opportunity, he was rightly ignored and after lots of random, not really focused questioning, the meeting ended.
So we were in Kwa Thema today to hand out pamphlets advertising our aims to the community and also calling for assistance from some residents. We really need to find welders, electricians and artists. There was a very strange vibe in Kwa Thema today, almost a hostile feeling in the air, most of us seemed to feel it. This might have been down to the crisper weather or the two dead dogs we found on our site, we just didn’t feel at ease. Catherine and I split from the group and spoke to a very interested take away shop owner, and a woman who has lived in the township from the beginning. Later on in the day we had lunch at the library and drove off to stick up the latest newspaper. This was great, discovering interesting artists and a very slick bar owner along the way. We then left for Johannesburg.
We have lots of work to do for a presentation next Thursday, and then we start building. It’s amazing how much time has passed, and how quickly the construction part has sprung on us. Let’s hope we’re prepared to attack it head on, and as successfully as possible.

Interview Sound Clips:
http://web.omnidrive.com/APIServer/public/z6wuGYW3nhTkLJbpd8agz2yP
Sparks (Ekasi Owner) - drinking in the 60's
Joseph Cindi and Stanley Sibanyoni - Beer hall memories