Dora María Téllez

We are so fortunate to be taking the history portion of the thematic seminar with Dora María Téllez. She was a Revolutionary and had a high command post. She also founded the MRS party, which broke off from the FSLN (The Sandinista Party).



Look at this for more info...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dora_Maria_Tellez

Today, she spoke about the social projects after the Revolution and the economic, social, and political rights that the new government promoted. She also read from the Constitution. The passion that she had well she read sent shivers up my spine. You can tell that she loves her country. She spoke about the Constitution as a contract between the State and the citzens. However, the Constitution does not guarentee rights like the US Constituion. Instead, there needs to be laws enacted to guarentee these rights.

Dora María Téllez also spoke about generational changes. She founded the MRS party and she talked about how each election the numbers of votes for the MRS is increasing. She has hope for the new generation and the future of her political party. Finally, she spoke about how this generation can access the world with the internet and phones. They can talk to other people and Nicaraguans that live in other countries. It was a hopeful and poignant talk.