Language was the tool of Dr Neville Alexander's fight for freedom, writes Jonathan Jansen, rector and vice-Chancellor of the University of the Free State. "I was nervous as I made my way through Salt River to my first physical meeting with my childhood hero. No youth...
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Unemployed People’s Movement Press Statement: Marikana Massacre Memorial Service in Grahamstown
Unemployed People's Movement Press Statement Marikana Massacre Memorial Service in Grahamstown A memorial service for all who fell in the Marikana Massacre will be held in the Anglican Cathedral in Grahamstown on Thursday 30 August 2012 at 4:00 p.m. People of all...
Of green economy and sustainable capitalism
The European Environment Agency recently released a report on progress towards the “green economy” in Europe. The EEA defines the “green economy” as one in which “the environmental, economic and social policies and innovations enable society to use resources...
Invite collective members to speak
The members of the Amandla! Editorial Collective are happy to speak at meetings if time permits (editing is voluntary and the editors all have paid jobs elsewhere). The Collective members have different areas of expertise, but between them can cover a wide range of...
What’re You Gonna Do? Beyond A Demanding Occupation | by Niranjan Ramakrishnan
Four weeks into its life, Occupy Wall Street has already confounded both its critics and its well-wishers. Far from twittering away its energies after an initial burst of enthusiasm as predicted (or feared), it appears to have touched something in average Americans in...

