Social Struggles in South Africa – meeting this Thursday
October 26th, 2009
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Apartheid has ended but the struggle for economic justice continues.
Our speaker, visiting from South Africa, will talk about the current situation: the xenophobic pogroms of 2008; the recent election of Jacob Zuma as president and what his administration means for the popular classes; effects of the global economic crisis on SA; the recent wave of strikes and community revolts.
Meeting at the Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh, 17 West Montgomery Place (directions)
Food available from 6pm, with talk & discussion following from 7pm.
July 11th, 2010 at 10:00 pm
[...] Last year we hosted a fantastic meeting on social struggles in South Africa. This update came our way a while ago. The World Cup Final gives us an excuse to dig it out of the in-pile. [...]