poorest and several popular leaders met in Houston, Texas, from 6 to 8 July 1990 under the aeqis of TOES (The Other Economic Summit), the International Leaque for the Riqhts and the Liberation of Peoples, CEDETIM and AGIR ICI. They produced a document which was siqned by Luiz Inacio da Silva from Brazil, Cuauhtemoc Cardenas Solórzano from Mexico, Adalberto Carvajal Salcedo from Colombia and Jesse Jackson from the United States. The text is as follows: A CALL FOR ACTION: COMMUNIQUE OF LEADERS ATTENDING THE PEOPLES' SUMMIT July 8, 1990 We have come to Houston as active participants in popular and democratic social and political movements in our own countries, to explore shared concerns and to strengthen solidarity ties as we carry forward our commoon struqqle to build more just, democratic and sustainable societies. The Seven Industrial Countries Economic Summit (G-7) is conveninq also in this city to discuss and to adopt economic directives that will affect us all. While recent political and social events, particularly in Eastern Europe, move the international system away from ideological blocks and military alliances, the rich industrial countries are still engaged in their attempt to make a new division of the world amonq themselves creating new dominant blocks and new spheres of influence. On the face of this attempts we join here to echo the hopes of millions whose voices won't be heard in those discussions. The countries of the Third World do not pretend to serve as economic appendixes of the new arrangements. We reaffirm our conviction that until Third World nations and their peoples have fully empowered themselves to direct their own destinies, we will not be able to build an international economic order truly equitable and sustainable. It is abundantly clear that while the present international system favors the interests of highly industrialized nations it frustrates at 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a communiqué from a gathering of popular leaders from various countries, discussing issues related to international economic systems, global power dynamics, and the struggles of the Third World. The focus is on the need for a more equitable and sustainable international economic order, and the leaders are emphasizing their commitment to empowering their own nations and peoples to direct their own destinies. The language used suggests a strong emphasis on social and political movements, solidarity, and the need for change.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade