By Ken Fero / @KenFero
“If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything.”
Malcolm X
The power of film to document stories, inspire action and agitate for change has run hand in hand with revolutionary cells, social struggles and mass movements. One of the critical points of our current situation is a rupture within our [...]
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By Abahlali baseMjondolo / @Abahlali_ABM
Just after three this morning the River View Flats in Cato Manor were occupied. Some of the occupiers had previously been evicted from this block of flats and others were from the Marikana Land Occupation, also in Cato Manor.
The security guards stationed at the block of flats tried to prevent the [...]
By Abahlali baseMjondolo / @Abahlali_ABM
Christmas is often the time of evictions in Durban. The Municipality knows that many people are away at their rural homes and that it is difficult to get legal, media and political support at this time.
Today the municipality is demolishing homes at the Marikana land occupation in Cato Crest. About 40 houses have already [...]
By Abahlali baseMjondolo Solidarity UK
Mandela has been mourned across the world, his heroic words and deeds did far more than help end the racist apartheid system, his calm influence perhaps prevented a bloody civil war. So as Madiba has been laid to rest, it is time to much of his legacy is shown in the [...]
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By @JustinTheLibSoc
Over 1000 students marched and demonstrated through Central London yesterday, stopping police cars, bringing a blazing bin rampage in their wake. They demanded cops off campus, and lo it was so, this achievement was undoubtedly sweet and surprising. Many people put their bodies in defiance of not only state power but their well founded [...]
As heard by @JustinTheLibSoc
Creasy (Lab): Many young women are unemployed is that why you want to keep Page 3?
PM: I am getting behind working women
By Abanali baseMjondolo / @Abahlali_ABM
“If the ANC does to you what the Apartheid government did to you, then you must do to the ANC what you did to the Apartheid government.”
- Nelson Mandela, Cosatu Conference, 1993
Today Abahlali will hold a protest in Cato Crest in honour of the late Tata Nelson Mandela. On Saturday Abahlali baseMjondolo [...]
As heard by @JustinTheLibSoc
Elliott (Lab): NHS funding in my patch is redirected to richer places? WTF?
DPM: Not my problem. I love the NHS
Watkins (Con): Locally we’ve kicked out 1000+ families from their homes & got richer ones in thanks to #BedroomTax
DPM: Good work
Harman: Will this winter’s energy bills be lower or higher than last year’s?
DPM: [...]
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McPartland (Con): Justice for the 3000+ blacklisted workers, I support the RMT
PM: Yup, it is wrong when companies are caught
Ed M: Why are you intervening in the housing market now? Isn’t it Marxist?
PM: Heard on BBC that you’re loving Engels instead?
Ed M: Why you offering protection, a little love & affection for [...]
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Brine (Con): Crack cocaine addict at the Co-op! WTF?
PM: There will be no bailing out for coke-heads! Hurr-hurr
Ed M: Have you saved the Chipping Norton Children Centre?
PM: I’ve only cut 1% of all children centres across the country
Ed M: You signed a petition to save it. If only you could do something
PM: [...]
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