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The ambiguous revolution: community culture and assemblies

Last Saturday we organised a large cultural event in our community in Belen, Merida, to celebrate Bolivar's birth and to build our community assembly later that day. Both events aimed to increase community participation and solidarity and were small things that illustrated some of the complexities of this revolution

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Last Saturday we organised a large cultural event in our community in Belen, Merida, to celebrate Bolivar’s birth and to build our community assembly later that day. Both events aimed to increase community participation and solidarity and were small things that illustrated some of the complexities of this revolution.

For the story in greater depth and analysis, see The ambiguous revolution: a communal council assembly that was both inspiring and problematic.