Factions of the elite fund all the political parties, and not one of them is on the side of the people.
South Africa’s Human Rights Day remains uncelebrated by the poor
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Abahlali baseMjondolo: Mcdonald’s is dumping rubbish in our community
We do not count as human beings to them.
Abahlali baseMjondolo on the ICJ
We do not see the importance of this case as being restricted to proving to the ICJ that the Israeli state is committing genocide.
Rare South African unity in support of genocide charge against Israel
We know oppression, and we are always on the side of all oppressed people everywhere.
Abahlali baseMjondolo in solidarity with Palestine
Black people were not seen as human beings in this country under apartheid, and we, as impoverished black people, continue to have our humanity denied.
18 years of Abahlali baseMjondolo
In 2005, the movement was established because the impoverished, the marginalised and the shack dwellers of South Africa were continuously rejected or left out by the system that had promised to be democratic and free to every citizen of South Africa.
ANC profits while KwaZulu-Natal residents thirst
The ANC does not care about poor black people.
Abahlali baseMjondolo Women’s League celebrate Women’s Day
Today we celebrate Women’s Day, which is held on the anniversary of the Women’s March in 1956 when 20 000 women marched against the “pass laws” which mandated people of colour to carry an internal passport and severely restricted their movement.
Statement on the police killing of Karabo Chaka
Karabo Chaka was shot dead by the police while in the yard of his family home in Slovo Park.
UnFreedom Day held by Abahlali baseMjondolo
We were made poor so that others could be made rich and we are kept poor so that others can remain rich.
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Clapton fans expelled for “offensive” banners
The militant reputation that precedes Clapton CFC fans caused Brentford security to sweat ~ Yann Dey-Helle, from Dialectik Football ~ On September 29, the Clapton CFC women’s team – which plays in the 6th tier – travelled to Brentford for a championship match.
On the practices of radical punk
From shows in squats to militant action, punk shows the convergence between class consciousness, psychedelic consciousness, and consciousness-raising (1/3) ~ Alex Ratcharge, from Audimat ~ For all intents and purposes, let us say that I am neither a theoretician, nor a philosopher, nor a specialist in political matters, but a humble 40-year-old reader, also a fanzine publisher and the author of a novel (Shortcut to Nowhere) exploring the world of punk and autonomous squats in France and Navarre – fictions inspired by my experience since, to quote NOFX, “I've been a punk- rocker for most of my life”
Migration, tourism, and the knot in English identity
Why are so many people against immigration while so many of them desperately want to leave?
Racist ‘justice’ and the death penalty
The execution of Marcellus Williams is a shocking example of power dictating its fatal whims to those society deems lesser ~ Daniel Adediran ~ The case against Marcellus Khalifa Williams, given his last meal and executed in Missouri on September 25, was riddled with miscarriages of justice, including a complete lack of DNA evidence, two
Labour freebies scandal: The system itself is corrupt
Beneath the surface of electoral change, political parties are entrenched in a system of corruption and unprincipled manoeuvring ~ Mark McEwan ~ The transition from Tory to Labour might provide a momentary sigh of relief, but corruption courses through the veins of our political system.
