13 May 2011
Launch at Book Lounge of “No Land! No House! No Vote!” and picket by Blikkiesdorp in front of Parliament
Launch at Book Lounge of “No Land! No House! No Vote!” and picket by Blikkiesdorp in front of Parliament
Picket by Symphony Way Pavement Dwellers and Blikkiesdorp Residents
* Where? at Parliament (Cnr Roeland St & Plein St)
* When? 12noon–1pm on the 16th of May
* Why? To promote their new book and to protest against the horrible conditions in Tin Town and the government’s failure to honor their agreement to engage with us on our struggle for housing. No Dignity! No Vote!
* For more information on our struggle, please contact Aunty Tilla @ 0764772508 and Sarita @ 0764772508
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From there, the authors will walk over to:
* The Book Lounge at 71 Roeland St
* at 5:30 for 6 – entrance is free
* RSVP to booklounge@gmail.com or 021 462 2425 or RSVP on Facebook
The Symphony Way Pavement Dwellers will be holding a book launch to present to the public our new acclaimed anthology: No Land! No House! No Vote! Voices from Symphony Way
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Acclaim/:
“A compelling testimony to the ingenuity of people to organise themselves and invent newer forms of struggle.”
– Issa Shivji, University of Dar es Salaam
“An extraordinary collection of writings from the spirit of resilience and strength of the collective which lay bare the betrayal of the people in post-??apartheid South Africa.”
– Sokari Ekine, author and award-winning blogger
“This anthology is both testimony and poetry … The stories blew me away.”
– Raj Patel, bestselling writer and activist