http://antieviction.org.za/2008/05/21/housing-and-evictions-at-the-n2-gateway-project-in-delft/ “When large numbers of people live in abject poverty, a handful of people living in comfort and luxury amounts to a kind of violence.” Mahatma Gandhi Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:11:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 http://antieviction.org.za/2008/05/21/housing-and-evictions-at-the-n2-gateway-project-in-delft/#comment-693 Cape Town: Police attack the Symphony Road Occupation « The Struggle for the City Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:25:09 +0000 http://westerncapeantieviction.wordpress.com/?p=397#comment-693 [...] Delft-Symphony — Last night at 22h00, three police vans pulled up to Symphony Way dressed in riot gear. Without warning, they began pepper spraying people in the settlement and attempted to arrest a 58 year old resident named Auntie Tilla. When it was all over, the road’s pastor had been assaulted, beaten and abducted and five residents had been pepper sprayed multiple times. An American journalist had also been sprayed merely for taking photographs of police officers. The Anti-Eviction Campaign believes this intimidation and violence is uncalled for and condemns such cowardly actions by police. As of today, residents and the American journalist have laid charges of assault against Superintendent Van Wyk and the police under his command. Pavement Dwellers call on police to work with them to protect them from speeding drunk drivers rather than against them. [...] [...] Delft-Symphony — Last night at 22h00, three police vans pulled up to Symphony Way dressed in riot gear. Without warning, they began pepper spraying people in the settlement and attempted to arrest a 58 year old resident named Auntie Tilla. When it was all over, the road’s pastor had been assaulted, beaten and abducted and five residents had been pepper sprayed multiple times. An American journalist had also been sprayed merely for taking photographs of police officers. The Anti-Eviction Campaign believes this intimidation and violence is uncalled for and condemns such cowardly actions by police. As of today, residents and the American journalist have laid charges of assault against Superintendent Van Wyk and the police under his command. Pavement Dwellers call on police to work with them to protect them from speeding drunk drivers rather than against them. [...]

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