But far from being a grassroots movement, the tour has been vigorously marketed by a powerful political entity – the Catholic church.
Chavez has a two-digit lead in most polls still, but aides to Capriles say his months-long, grassroots "house-by-house" tour will bear fruit soon.
In 2004, instead of the annual fashion show, the Angels (Tyra Banks, Heidi Klum, Gisele Bündchen, Adriana Lima, and Alessandra Ambrosio) did an Angels Across America Tour, a grassroots campaign for the brand visiting four major cities: New York City, Miami, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles.
Reporting on Grassroots Collaborative's "Real Chicago" bus tour, the Guardian noted the irony of NATO promising "peace through security" in a city where, in minority neighborhoods, "neither exists".
As our grassroots democracy has hollowed, Farage has toured the country, speaking to voters and (as he told me) "hanging around for a couple of hours afterwards to hear whatever was on their minds".
Or, if he wanted to take a more grassroots approach, he could arrange a showcase tour of Pyongyang's club scene.
With support of grassroots movement "Xingu Vivo Para Sempre" Cameron toured the Xingu River and witnessed the struggles of indigenous communities that would be impacted by the dam.
'Whether it's getting more women into the boardrooms or improving lives for vendors, tour guides or chambermaids at the grassroots level, there's much more to be done".
The band hopes to solidify its foundation and add to its grassroots following through continued club dates and international tours.
But this convention season has special meaning for me: I'll be watching and cheering the Patients Over Politics Bus Tour organized by Doctors for America, a grassroots group of 15,000 physicians and medical students.
Pacto por Juarez has created grassroots transparency and accountability schools and even have a bus tour that goes around the city explaining the city's budget and how it is being spent.
