Learning About Venezuela Through The Lens of Cira Pascual Marquina
In the aftermath of Trump's abduction of Maduro, and the attack of civilian infrastructure, I've been trying to learn and understand what led to this gross and very visible abuse of power from the U.S. I still don't feel like I can appropriately speak on it. I know so little about Venezuela's political state, and there are dozens of voices that are better to listen to than mine. That's why I wanted to focus on getting started on some reading from Venezuelan voices, and learn about the historical context of this event.
Below are articles that I'm working on reading in the next week. They are all written by Cira Pascual Marquina, who is a political science professor in Caracas, Venezuela. She is also "actively engaged with grassroots organizations in Venezuela and abroad, and is dedicated, both as a militant and as an investigator, to communal initiatives." - From Grassroots Economic Organizing. I'll be posting follow-ups in reblogs to this post on thoughts and take-aways. Thanks for following me as I learn!
In Venezuela, the commune is not just a utopia: A conversation with Cira Pascual Marquina
The Caribbean’s Zone of Peace Under Threat: A Conversation with David Abdulah
‘The Imperialist Offensive is Nothing New for the Bolivarian Revolution’: A Conversation with Ana Maldonado
Geopolitics, resistance and the battle for Venezuela: A conversation with Atilio Borón
