If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Carlos Martinez, co-author of "Venezuela Speaks!" and program director for Global Exchange in Venezuela, explains how the stories in "Venezuela Speaks!" offer a different perspective than that of the mainstream media, which has focused mainly on the country's controversial president, Hugo Chávez. For the last decade, Venezuela's "Bolivarian Revolution" has captured international attention. Poverty, inequality, and unemployment have all dropped, while health, education, and living standards have seen a commensurate rise. "Venezuela Speaks!" is the real, bottom-up account of the country's bloodless uprising and reorganization. The World Beyond the Headlines is a project of the Center for International Studies, which brings scholars, journalists, and world leaders to the University to discuss issues of current global importance. For more information on this event, visit cis.uchicago.edu/events/2010-2011/martinez-venezuela-speaks-grassroots-voices Information on the entire The World Beyond the Headlines series can be found at cis.uchicago.edu/wbh This program was organized by the University of Chicago Center for International Studies and co-sponsored by the Center for Latin American Studies, the Seminary Co-op Bookstore and the International House Global Voices Program. April 14, 2011.

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