How an Indigenous commune in the Venezuelan Amazon has resisted the U.S. blockade.

A Huo̧ttö̧ja̧ community in the Venezuelan Amazon discusses their culture and organization as well as the Indigenous peoples’ rights established in the 1999 constitution.

A socialist commune in the Venezuelan Amazon draws inspiration from the collective practices of its Indigenous members.

A Huottüja leader easily dispatches most of the major political issues the country is facing, including the electoral dispute.

In light of recent imperialist aggressions, Chris Gilbert reflects on the challenges and complexities of using elections as a tool for socialist construction.

Located on the outskirts of Biruaca, in Apure state, Nacidos para Vencer con Chávez [Born to Triumph with Chávez] is a women-led commune in a rural context that has a long history of patriarchal oppression. This fledgling commune seized upon Chávez’s idea as a way forward in difficult times, attempting to build community and increase production, while connecting with other communes through the Communard Union.

Coporo Indigena is an Indigenous community in Apure state that has resisted settler violence, displacement from their land… and now the U.S. blockade.

When production dropped, Venezuelans from the plains region turned to the commune to find solutions.

How communards in the Venezuelan plains region produce, organize, and resist the impact of the U.S. blockade.

The main spokesperson of El Maizal Commune is trying to put institutional power at the service of the commune.

A new book exploring the theory, practice and history of socialist commune building in Venezuela.

PROINPA is a grassroots campesino organization promoting food sovereignty, endogenous seed production, and an agroecological transition.

A grassroots organization is building a new model for the production and distribution of food based on mutuality.

Chris Gilbert and Cira Pascual Marquina look at the Venezuelan communes as a key force in an extended process of national liberation and social emancipation.

Communards from two rural communes in Yaracuy tell their story of a common struggle for the land.