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hephzibah v. strmic-pawl, PhD

Cecosesola was established in Barquisimeto, capital of the State of Lara, in the central western region of Venezuela, as a cooperative integration organization on December 17, 1967. It is a meeting place where more than 50 community organizations are active, integrated in a network of production of goods and services that brings together more than 23,000 members from the popular sectors. Our raison d'être lies in a transformative educational process based on equity, mutual support and responsibility.

Ter García is a journalist based in Madrid. Founder of the Spanish magazine El Salto, she specialises in human rights.

Cira Pascual Marquina is Political Science professor at the Universidad Bolivariana de Venezuela in Caracas and a writer and editor for PI Wire partner Venezuelanalysis.com. 

Chris Gilbert teaches Marxist political economy at the Universidad Bolivariana de Venezuela. His upcoming book, Commune or Nothing!: Venezuela’s Communal Movement and Its Socialist Project, will be published by Monthly Review Press in 2023.

Gilbert and Pascual Marquina are creators of the Marxist educational program Escuela de Cuadros, broadcast on Venezuelan public television.

The Gotham Center is a university-based research and education center, devoted to advancing scholarly and public understanding of New York City’s rich and living past. The organization was founded by Mike Wallace, Distinguished Professor of History at John Jay College and The Graduate Center, CUNY, after his landmark work Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898, co-authored with Edwin Burrows, won the Pulitzer. Our goal is to support independent and professional historical work examining the various forces and figures that have shaped life in the city, as well as New York’s contributions to the development of the nation and the world. We endeavor to make research on New York City history accessible through a variety of public-facing initiatives, such as our free lecture series and digital resources.

The Vermont Employee Ownership Center is a statewide non-profit whose mission is to promote and foster employee ownership in order to broaden capital ownership, deepen employee participation, retain jobs, increase living standards for working families, and stabilize communities. We provide information and resources to owners interested in selling their business to their employees, employee groups interested in purchasing a business, and entrepreneurs who wish to start up a company with broadly shared ownership.

Faculty of Education, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada

Zanetta Jones is a marketing and communications specialist with a background in digital media and content strategy. After falling in love with advocacy work while working as a staff writer on a close friend's grassroots political campaign, she adopted a new approach to marketing and communications focused on merging impactful strategy with socially-relevant content. She has worked in partnership with a variety of advocacy groups and organizations on campaigns whose missions include racial equity, housing justice, reproductive justice, and voting rights. Zanetta earned her BSBA in Integrated Business from the University of Central Florida. She is based in Orlando, FL where she lives with her family, young son and beloved dog Duke.