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00:00Now we are moving to the heart of Caracas, to the 23 de enero neighborhood where the

00:19residents of Fe Socialista Comune have transformed their environment into a

00:24living and production space. Popular organization ecology and solidarity are

00:29the response from below to the aggressions and challenges of the

00:33blockade and the neoliberal model that the Empire wants to impose. Let's see the following report.

00:40Self-management seeks to break with the neoliberal model oil renterism in order to build from the basis

00:45a new social organization that is sovereign, ecological, and participatory. The people

00:50through their assemblies are moving towards self-sufficiency. The commune always has an

00:55assembly-based principle making all decisions in communal assemblies. Neighbors in the communal

01:00territory discuss projects, choose priorities, and plan development in coordination with the city council.

01:06Every decision is subject to popular consultations where participation is a priority.

01:11At the last consultation held on July 27th, a project specifically dedicated to youth one

01:17organization which involves training courses, science, technology, and telematics.

01:24Through the INSEE and the communal councils the community has launched a popular training network

01:29for young people and adults, baking, computer science, urban agriculture, and animal husbandry.

01:34Jacqueline has been teaching the art of bread making for six years.

01:37If I'm being honest, they arrive thinking, oh, what is this? Why am I going to cook? And I don't know why,

01:45but the first time they make bread, they fall in love with it. From then on, they start asking

01:50enthusiastically, teacher, what's for tomorrow? What do I have to do tomorrow?

01:54The commune produces a varied diet in a sustainable way. It is distributed directly to families in the

01:59surrounding areas, avoiding speculations and intermediaries, and guaranteeing fair prices in believers.

02:05We serve the Fe Socialista commune. Specifically, our focus is on Sun E, although we also take

02:12surplus to other areas of our community, specifically in Sun E. We serve approximately 1,500 families

02:21who are served monthly through the club's structure. We coordinate with the club's spokesperson so that

02:26every product made in the territory effectively reach the Venezuelan table.

02:30In this space, a circular economy model is practiced that reuses resources and reduces waste. Everything

02:37is utilized. Nothing is lost. The circular economy models allow things that may otherwise be discarded

02:44to be reused. This creates an ecological model that is one of the driving forces behind our country,

02:50where ecology plays an important role. Animal waste is used for fertilizer. This gives us a surplus and a

02:56margin to be able to systematize and still have a wide margin for distribution.

03:01The project has not only transformed the local economy, but also the lives of the youngest people.

03:06Neighbors who came from industrial jobs are now connected to the countryside and food sovereignty

03:10right in the city.

03:11I never thought about working in these fields. I was working in the chemical industry and food

03:19processing. But I never thought about working in farming here in Caracas. I really didn't,

03:25and I think it has been a very beautiful experience.

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