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

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

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.

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

Chris Gilbert looks at an emergent grassroots movement in Venezuela, as it attempts to build autonomous popular power in a complex relationship with the state.

Venezuela’s National Assembly (AN) has approved two bills with the aim of further empowering the communal councils and communes that lie at the heart of the country’s project of communal power.

Third episode of VA’s “In Commune” series, focusing on the combative Panal 2021 Commune in Caracas.