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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