(PRI, Venezuela) – Economy, ecology, community health, indigenous rights, cooperatives, women’s rights, and spiritual wisdom were presented by nationally and internationally recognized authorities at the “Building a Solidarity Economy based on Ethics and Ecology” conference in downtown Caracas. 400 people attended the three-day event on July 7-9, 2011 organized by the Prout Research Institute of Venezuela. Speakers represented numerous progressive non-government organizations, a government-owned bank, two large cooperatives, and universities.