South African Anarchist to speak in Dublin and Cork

dublin | anarchist movement | news Wednesday October 21, 2009 12:37 by Andrew

After Apartheid: Social Struggles in South Africa

The WSM are hosting public meetings in Dublin and Cork on social struggles in South Africa since the fall of Apartheid.

Hear about the strikes and community revolt, and how working people are fighting back! With a guest speaker from the Zabalaza ACF.

Dublin
Date: Mon 26th Oct,
Time 7.30pm
Venue: Central Hotel, Exchequer Street.

This meeting will present a brief history of southern African anarchism and anarcho-syndicalism and the current situation South African anarchists face.

It will also deal with the current context: the xenophobic pogroms of 2008, the recent election of Jacob Zuma as president and what his administration means for the popular classes, the effects of the global economic crisis on South Africa - the recent wave of strikes, community revolts and more, and activities anarchists are involved in.

Our comrade's presentation will also look at the situations and struggles in Zimbabwe and Swaziland, and relate how events in the southern Africa region connect with other struggles around the world, like here in Ireland.