In the Comuna El Maizal, 4,500 families build a socialist project for Venezuela
Venezuela
Published Nov 11, 2021
Tridge summary
"Commune or nothing," ex-president Hugo Chávez said. For him, this was the path to the Bolivarian Revolution. And the commander's word comes true in the Comuna El Maizal, the greatest experience of communal property in Venezuela. For 12 years, in the interior of the country, between the states of Lara and Portuguesa, around 4,500 families live and produce healthy food in a totally collective way. The land was the result of an occupation in 2009 that guaranteed the plot for agrarian reform. "Chávez promoted a new geometry of power that institutionality did not allow, he said it was illegal, but for us, the commander's word is the law and that's why we assume this format of commune here. And we have a community that, instead of being separated by visions different, it is united around a fight, a project", recalls Angel Prado. With a working day of 6 hours a day, 180 community members are responsible for the maintenance of 14 social production companies founded by the Comuna. In addition to corn, coffee, pulses, and vegetables, farmers also process corn flour and produce milk, cheese, and meat from cattle and pigs.
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"Commune or nothing," ex-president Hugo Chávez said. For him, this was the path to the Bolivarian Revolution. And the commander's word comes true in the Comuna El Maizal, the greatest experience of communal property in Venezuela. For 12 years, in the interior of the country, between the states of Lara and Portuguesa, around 4,500 families live and produce healthy food in a totally collective way. The land was the result of an occupation in 2009 that guaranteed the plot for agrarian reform. "Chávez promoted a new geometry of power that institutionality did not allow, he said it was illegal, but for us the commander's word is law and that's why we assume this format of commune here. And we have a community that, instead of being separated by visions different, it is united around a fight, a project", recalls Angel Prado. With a working day of 6 hours a day, 180 community members are responsible for the maintenance of 14 social production companies founded by the Comuna. In addition ...
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