No land..No House……. NO VOTE..! Abahlali squatters fight back

Abahlali no vote

Abahlali baseMjondolo (Zulu[aɓaˈɬaːli ɓasɛmdʒɔnˈdɔːlo], Shack Dwellers), also known as AbM or the red shirts is a shack-dwellers’ movement in South Africa which is well known for its campaigning against evictions and for public housing.

The movement grew out of a road blockade organized from the Kennedy Road shack settlement in the city of Durban in early 2005 and now also operates in the cities of Pietermaritzburg and in Cape Town.

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It is the largest shack dweller’s organization in South Africa and campaigns to improve the living conditions of poor people and to democratize society from below.

The movement historically refused party politics, and has boycotted elections and has a history of conflict with both the African National Congress and the Democratic Alliance. (Despite this, it announced its support for the Democratic Alliance in the 2014 elections.)

Its key demand is that the social value of urban land should take priority over its commercial value and it campaigns for the public expropriation of large privately owned landholdings. The key organising strategy is to try “to recreate Commons” from below by trying to create a series of linked communes.

cresto victory.A crowd of Abahlali baseMjondolo supporters celebrate outside the Durban Magistrates Court after the release on bail of Bandile Mdlalose, who is accused of inciting public violence during a Cato Crest protest. Picture: Zanele Zulu

According to The Times, the movement “has shaken the political landscape of South Africa.” According to Professor Peter Vale, Abahlali baseMjondolo is “along with the Treatment Action Campaign the most effective grouping in South African civil society.”

Khadija Patel has written that the movement “is at the forefront of a new wave of mass political mobilisation”. However the movement has faced sustained, and at times violent, repression.

 

sin tierra.. sin casa… SIN VOTO

Abahali resiste!

Abahlali baseMjondolo (zulú: [aɓaɬaːli ɓasɛmdʒɔndɔːlo], Shack Dwellers), también conocido como AbM o los camisas rojas es un movimiento choza en Sudáfrica, que es bien conocida por su campaña contra los desalojos y la vivienda pública.

El movimiento surgió a partir de un corte de ruta organizada desde el asentamiento Kennedy Road barrio choza en la ciudad de Durban a principios de 2005 y ahora también opera en las ciudades de Pietermaritzburg y en Ciudad del Cabo.
abahali yes!
Es la organización más grande del habitante de choza en Sudáfrica y hace  campañas para mejorar las condiciones de vida de la gente pobre y democratizar la sociedad desde abajo.El movimiento históricamente ha rechazado la política de partidos, y ha boicoteado las elecciones y tiene una historia de conflicto tanto con el Congreso Nacional Africano y la Alianza Democrática. (A pesar de ello, anunció su apoyo a la Alianza Democrática en las elecciones de 2014).
Su demanda clave es que el valor social de la tierra urbana debería tener prioridad sobre su valor comercial y que hace campaña por la expropiación pública de los grandes latifundios de propiedad privada. La estrategia clave de organización es tratar de recrear Commonsdesde abajo, tratando de crear una serie de comunas vinculadas.
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Según The Times, el movimiento ha sacudido el panorama político de Sudáfrica.” Según el profesor Peter Vale, Abahlali baseMjondolo es “junto con la Treatment Action Campaign la agrupación más efectiva en la sociedad civil sudafricana.”
Khadija Patel ha escrito que el movimiento está a la vanguardia de una nueva ola de movilización política de masas”. Sin embargo, el movimiento ha enfrentado la represión.sostenido, y en ocasiones violenta.

 

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