Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign

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At 12h00 on Saturday, 5^th of July, 2008, the abahlali of QQ Section in Khayelitsha will hold an Annual General Meeting to approve the launch of Abahlali baseMjondolo of the Western Cape. The event will be held at the new QQ Community Crèche that was built and funded by abahlali.

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An evening of solidarity to support the struggles against evictions and privatisation in Cape Town. Organized by For a left current (felS)

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On Monday 2 June there will be a solidarity anti-xenophobia march. Those affected directly by the xenophobic violence will be marching to highlight government’s role in the violence. We invite you all to show solidarity and to call for a united stand for human rights for all.

Stop big business from ruining the local culture of Gugulethu. Stop big business from destroying local livelihoods. Stop big business from evicting the poor though gentrification. Stop big business from increasing the price of living.

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Joe Slovo residents are attending the high court proceedings in town by the thousands. Abahlali (residents) welcome all other communities that wish to join them to express their solidarity.

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Mass meeting against evictions in Gugulethu this weekend at Gugulethu Sports Complex

Last weekend on 10th February 2008, the Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign and the communities of Gugulethu, New and Old Crossroads, Khayelitsha “in and around”, Nyanga, Langa, Mandela Park, Station Park, Hazeldene, Mandalay, Luyoloville, Tambo Village and Settlers (Langa), invited all Ward Councillors to our weekly meeting.

They never showed respect to the community by coming and responding to the community. Therefore this week we have called on the Mayor to attend our meeting.

There are many eviction problems in Gugulethu. Last week on Tuesday police came to five houses in Gugulethu, escorted by someone claiming to be the Sheriff. Those police took peoples furniture out of the houses and evicted the whole family from each of those houses. Three of those houses are council houses and two are bond houses. The man who claimed to be a Sheriff, he did not produce any eviction order from the court. Most people who were at those houses were women.

Those women were complaining that they were not expecting to be treated in that manner because those houses are council houses. The way in which the police behaved, they manhandled most of these woman. Most of the women are complaining about Captain van der Ross, the Gugs station superintendent. The community of Gugulethu and other areas are not happy about that. And now we ask the Mayor of Cape Town to respond to these problems of eviction in Gugulethu as well as other areas.

The media are invited to attend.
Date of mass meeting: Sunday 17th February 2008
Time and place: Gugulethu Sports Complex 2pm
Contact person: Mncedisi on 078 5808646

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Sunday 10th February 2008
Gugulethu Sports Complex at 2pm
HOUSING CRISIS MEETING

We have asked all WARD COUNCILLORS to address residents from these areas at the meeting:
· Gugulethu
· Khayelitsha
· Nyanga
· Langa
· Mandela Park
· Station Park
· Hazeldene
· Mandalay
· Luyoloville
· Tambo Village
· Settlers (Langa)

Contact people: Wiseman 021 6389024; Mncedisi 078 5808646