CONSTITUTION OF THE ABAHLALI BASEMJONDOLO MOVEMENT

1. ORGANISATION’S NAME

1.1 The organisation hereby constituted will be called the Abahlali baseMjondolo Movement South Africa.
1.2 Its abbreviated name will be AbM. It will also be referred to as ‘The Movement’ in this document.
1.3 The movement shall
- Exist in its own right separate from its members
- Continue to exist even when its membership changes and there are different office bearers
- Be able to own property and other possessions
- Be able to sue and to be sued
- Automatically cease to exist if the Movement Secretariat does not call an Annual General Meeting (AGM) once every calendar year and, at the AGM, open up all positions in the Movement Secretariat for election for one year terms.