Homage to Porto Alegre


porto alegre

the joyous port

the happy harbour

you are an allegory

of the possible world

that is emerging all over the world

porto alegre

the birth place of forum social mundial

your port has welcomed us

from all over the mundial

from africa,from asia

from latin america and north america

from oceania and europa

from the caribbean from the middle east

to celebrate the promise

of a better,more just more equitable world

porto alegre

in january twenty ten

is the home for this kenyan

global citizen

penning these lines

right inside the unisa gasometro

cultural centre

housing

the tenth anniversary celebrations

of the forum social mundial

i have enjoyed

the ambience

the joie de vivre

the tremendous joy of living

struggling, fighting

for a new world

a better world

i have savoured

the energy

of activists and dreamers

organizers and change agents

from all over the dunia

and all i can say is

muito obrigado

a lutta continua….

Onyango Oloo

Porto Alegre,Brazil

January 27, 2010