The Questions

Is there sufficient grassroots organizing happening?

If there is, what does it look like? What are people doing, trying to do? What do they want and envision for the future?

If the people and communities are not organized effectively and strongly in many communities, is it enough that they have a very active president full of ideas?

Is it enough that people are taking advantage of what is offered, in the new educational, medical, and land programs?

If it is not enough to have the ideas for change and what is needed only coming from the top, what does that mean for the long term future of this country?

The government acknowledges that education has to come with the programs that are creating more farms and cooperatives (McCaughghan, 172), and it looks like they are providing the training, but I am not sure yet to what degree. I am going to look into that this week. I found a government office that looks like it is involved with cooperatives, so I will try to find out what type of government support is provided to people starting cooperatives.

After I write my first paper, I need to narrow my focus to what women are doing on the grassroots level, because there are too many things to learn about.

Questions that i found interesting in Michael McCaughan`s The Battle of Venezuela, were
"Is this a matter of revolution or reform?
Will the project outlast the political career of it`s chief architect?
Has a new political conciousness been created?"