Abahlali meeting, Motala Heights, 24 February 2007

Star - the Sydenham Police's favourite Foreman Road punching bag. But klaps and insults don't break a spirit like this.
Star - the Sydenham Police's favourite Foreman Road punching bag. But klaps and insults don't break a spirit like this.
Shamila taking notes so carefully as always
Shamila taking notes so carefully as always
Why does the NGO left insist on chanting 'This is what democracy looks like' in their conference centres....That ain't it.
Why does the NGO left insist on chanting 'This is what democracy looks like' in their conference centres....That ain't it.
This is what the meeting really looks like - without flash
This is what the meeting really looks like - without flash
Shamila and S'bu
Shamila and S'bu
Shamila & S'bu again
Shamila & S'bu again
S'bu speaking
S'bu speaking
Mr. James at the back
Mr. James at the back
Mnikelo Ndanankulu
Mnikelo Ndanankulu
That's one serious flower arrangement
That's one serious flower arrangement
Mnikelo 'Big Smile' Ndabankulu with M'du and Bheki
Mnikelo 'Big Smile' Ndabankulu with M'du and Bheki
M'du looking serious
M'du looking serious
M'du & S'bu - both now important public intellectuals
M'du & S'bu - both now important public intellectuals
Mbongeni from the Mpola settlement, also in Pinetown
Mbongeni from the Mpola settlement, also in Pinetown
Lousia Motha
Lousia Motha

The weekly Abahlali settlement and branch leaders' meeting moves around between all the affiliated settlements. This week it was Motala Heights. The meeting hall had to be built especially for this meeting because the old meeting hall was flattened and the building materials pulverised in the last evictions. It was a good meeting.