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Changing the World through Prout

2007 Proutist Universal

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“Our Prout is Progressive Socialism”

P.R. Sarkar, “Dialectical Materialism and Democracy”

Prout is the abbreviation for the Progressive Utilization Theory, a new socio-economic model based on:

• economic self-reliance;• cooperatives;• environmental balance; and • universal spiritual values.

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Ideal Leaders in VenezuelaP. R. Sarkar, founder of Prout, visited

Venezuela in 1979. He said: “Venezuela needs good spiritual political leaders. If Venezuela can produce spiritual political leaders, it will be not only the leader of Latin America, but also the leader of the planet.”

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What we do Why we do it How we do it

Raise consciousness

Strengthen cooperatives

Promote economic democracy

Transform lives

Empower communities

Welfare of all

Publishing

Education

Research

Prout Research Institute of Venezuela

• Started Sept. 2006• Full-time staff: 8

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International Advisory Board• A “Dream Team” of 27 lifetime Proutists• Offering valuable suggestions and wisdom

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MISSION

To empower all people to improve their quality of life and live in a more just society by fostering the development of worker cooperatives, self-reliant communities, environmental protection, universal ethics and spiritual values.

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Peace ConferenceOrganized by General Raúl Baduel, Minister of Defense and Chief of the Armed Forces of Venezuela (shown with PRI-V Board members)

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Co-op Survey• Advisor Prof. Carlos José

Molina Camacho of the Central Venezuela University.

• Interviewing 50 co-ops in the Barlovento district.

• 80+ questions to diagnose co-op problems and needs.

• Determining how closely they resemble a “model” cooperative.

Atideva (Hungary)

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Documentary “Another Life is Possible”

• Dada Narada Muni from Australia with Venezuelan film makers

• Producing 30-minute film • Venezuelan cooperatives and how Prout can

empower them• In Spanish and English

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Cooperative leadership training

• Basic, intermediate, advanced and intensive courses.

• Utilizing practical exercises, discussion, cooperative games.

• Teach planning, effective decision making, overcoming stress, achieving goals, moral and spiritual values, and economic democracy.

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Prout Resources: www.priven.org

• PRI-V site becoming valuable source. • Original articles and useful download tools. • To implement Prout anywhere - in English and Spanish.

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Proutist Forum Theater for Children and Adults

• Actors present a real experience of exploitation. • Spectators invited to try responding in different ways.• Together create a better ending. • Discuss transforming our social reality. • Actively create alternative futures.• Developed by Augusto Boal (Brazil) “Theater of the

Oppressed”.

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Prout in Practice: Master Unit Community Center, 2 hr from Caracas

Didi Ananda Sadhana

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Sewing Cooperative and Sustainable Agriculture

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25 beehives produce 300 kg/year of honey

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Reading/Writing

Program

Lending a children’s book each week to mothers to read to their children.

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Financially supporting teenage mothers to complete

their high school studies

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Strength of the project: volunteers!

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New Headquarters

• Now buying this house in Caracas• Office space for 20• Residence for 12

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Visit Venezuela!

Flights to Caracas from:• Miami: $510 • NYC: $552• LA: $622• Dallas: $709• Chicago: $724

• Planning commercial Prout Youth Hostel

• Safe, healthy, inspiring• With guided reality tours

LFT Dharmapala (Hungary)

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Be an Intern!Join a dynamic research/action team. Benefits include: • Learn Prout, Spanish, experience Latin America.• Work in a global community, where every idea counts. • Food, accommodation, local transport.• (Free health and dental care by government).• A respectful and spiritual working environment to inspire

your personal development.

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If you can’t come to Venezuela, there are many

other ways to help!• Do research or translation from home• Set up radio interviews by telephone• Do writing and editing• Assist in web design• Contribute to the campaign• …?

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Arundhati Roy(Recipient of Booker Prize for The God of Small Things)

“Another world is not only possible, she’s on her way. Maybe many of us won’t be here to greet her, but on a quiet day, if I listen carefully, I can hear her breathing.”

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We are building something unique and amazing here! Come on board and help change the world through Prout for the happiness and welfare of all!

www.ve.prout.orgTel. 58-212-578-4587cell 58-412-601-6572E-mail: ivip@prout.org