The "Other Fair"

[NewsWhore]

No police violence or interference marred the opening of the "Other Fair", a university-inspired counter offer to the very elaborate government-sponsored fair that celebrated ten years of PLD party rule. There are plenty of small displays with photos, newspaper clippings and other exhibits showing what the students claim to be the "real" Dominican Republic. Most of the small stands belong to university student groups or the country's left wing parties. According to Milly Uribe, spokesperson for the organizers, the fair aims to present the nation's priorities in contrast to the vision presented by the government in last month's fair. Uribe pointedly said that the "Other Fair" was not an anti-government movement, but rather the way in which a group of university students wanted to express their views about the reality of life in the DR. Diario Libre says that lack of classrooms, medicines in hospitals, lack of potable water, blackouts, the high cost of living and a general rejection of the Santo Domingo Metro System were the main themes seen throughout the fair.

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