Teams of popular alternative communication within the Bolivian social movements such as the Assembly of the Plaza and the Warriors of Red Tinku Alba, will be covering news concerning both the Process of Change which Bolivia is experiencing as well as the electoral campaign of the 2014-2019 General Election in Bolivia. Given the importance of these issues in Bolivia there is a need to inform the electorate before and after the elections from a point of view of the citizen participation, social movements and indigenous peasants - all players who are protagonists of the current Process of Change.
WORK:
- Report in the social networks, popular press and radio all social and electoral events of the Process of Change in Bolivia. - Conduct interviews, surveys, opinion polls, etc. in popular locations in Bolivia. - Visit local media and support popular and alternative media. - Guided tour of the place where "Che" Guevara died. Rural community La Higuera, Vallegrande, Santa Cruz. - Photo shoots in popular sectors.
LOCATION :
Cochabamba and provinces of Bolivia.
ACCOMMODATION :
Volunteers will stay at the Social Centre "La Tinkuna" in Cochabamba.
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