Thursday - September 8, 2005 1:14 PM

So, after years of neglect the government, in various forms, is suddenly very interested in Kennedy Road. Militant struggle produces the interest that passive suffering does not. On Monday 29 August a cavalcade of yellow cars from various departments rolled in (up to two hours late) for a meeting to discuss the work being done, by the community, for people with AIDS. The community organisation currently provides various forms of support to orphans (including food, clothes, liaison with schools etc), food for the sick, assistance with grants, linkages with hospitals and clinics and so on. The meeting was opened by an official from the Department of Agriculture, Health and Welfare. She said the following in her opening statement: