Talk to us not about us

September 05, 2009 16:00

Published: August 27, 2009 17:31 by London Coalition Against Poverty |

Tagged as: free_spaces social_struggles solidarity

Places: hackney

‘Talk to us, not about us' - talk and discussion with representatives from Abahlali baseMjondolo and Church Land Programme.

Fifteen years after the end of apartheid, poverty and inequality in South Africa have increased. The heritage of the liberation struggle means that today many communities are taking action to challenge this injustice. Durban's shack dwellers started to build a movement in 2005 and Abahlali baseMjondolo is now the largest social movement of the poor in post-apartheid South Africa. The movement's key demand is for ‘Land & Housing in the City' but it has also successfully politicized and fought for an end to forced removals and for access to education and the provision of water, electricity, sanitation, health care and refuse removal as well as bottom up popular democracy. Amongst other victories the Abahlali have democratized the governance of many settlements, stopped evictions in a number of settlements, won access to schools and forced numerous government officials to ‘come down to the people'.

Children welcome at the talk. Venue is wheelchair accessible and has accessible toilets.

 

Contact email: londoncoalitionagainstpoverty@gmail.com

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