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Wednesday, 31 October 2012

Ace goes to Venezuela for the 2012 Election
Mood:

loud
Now Playing: An updated from US activist in Venezuela
Topic: CHAVEZ

REPORT BACK 2012

Hola Joe,

I returned from an invigorating trip to Venezuela almost two weeks ago, and it's been a whirlwind of activity since then (most notably moving into a new apartment and working on B Media's 6th Variety Show, Electile Dysfunction) As many of you know, I was able to raise all of the funds I needed, and wanted to give you a quick debrief.

I was in Venezuela for 14 days, where I was able to reconnect with friends and work with journalists from popular movement fronts in Argentina and Spain providing independent coverage of the elections. I was the only English translator in our group: in addition to the three articles I wrote previous to election day, I translated three updates throughout the day, added subtitles to videos, and maintained a live blog on In These Times, which included post-election analysis. I feel so proud to have been able to be part of this process, and so incredibly indebted to all of you for empowering me to be there. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

For those of you who were able to donate, I am just about ready to sit down with some tea in my new home and wrap up your perks.

Here's a recap of everything I worked on for those who are interested:

Real Time Updates from the Venezuelan Elections, (In These Times)
Includes post-election analysis, some crazy videos, and a debunking of op-eds around the elections
Link: http://www.inthesetimes.com/uprising/Real-Time_Updates_from_the_Venezuelan_Election

Independent and Community Media Collectives Prepare for Venezuelan Elections (CommonDreams.org)
Link: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/10/06-6

Ahead of Venezuela Election, Social Movements Affirm Bolivarian Revolution (CommonDreams.org)
Link: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/10/05-3

The Party in Venezuelan Politics: Understanding the Context of the Upcoming Elections (TruthOut.org)
Link: http://truth-out.org/speakout/item/11946-the-party-in-venezuelan-politics-understanding-the-context-of-the-upcoming-elections?tmpl=component&print=1

Love to each and every one of you always,

x ace.

Posted by Joe Anybody at 2:42 AM

Updated: Wednesday, 31 October 2012 2:45 AM

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