Delft Anti-Eviction Campaign Event Invite

Event: The Heart of Struggle: A Pavement Exhibition
Date: Sunday 12 October, 2008
Time: 12h00-16h00
Venue: Symphony Way Informal Settlement

On Sunday, the Symphony Way Pavement Dwellers will be host to the first ever Pavement Photography Exhibition.

For over a month now Antonio Angelucci, an independent photographer from Italy, has been visiting the community and working with the children here on Symphony Way.

The kids have had to opportunity learn how to take photographs with both film SLR cameras and digital cameras. At the same time, the children have been teaching Antonio a thing or two about their lives and what it is like to live in an informal settlement. More importantly, Antonio has had the chance to experience the power of community solidarity as the Symphony Way Pavement Dwellers struggle for the homes they so rightfully deserve.

The Pavement Photography Exhibition, held on the barbed wire fence separating the community from the houses they once occupied, will present the professional work of Mr. Angelucci side-by-side with the amateur work of the children. Both Angelucci’s work and that of the children will be supplemented by short narratives about their respective experiences visiting and living in the settlement.

It will contrast an outsider’s viewpoint with that of residents, an adult’s viewpoint with that of children, a white viewpoint with that of non-whites, a privileged viewpoint with that of the poor.

The purpose of the event is to build bridges of creative solidarity in our struggle against oppression.

To see a slide show with some pictures and a statement by Antonio Angelucci, click here.

This statement has also been translated into Italiano, Afrikaans, and isiXhosa

For comment and directions to Symphony Way, please call Ashraf at 076 1861408 or Auntie Jane at 078 4031302

Basic directions from town:

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Take the N2 towards Somerset West
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Take the R300 towards Bellville
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Take the first turn-off onto Hindle Rd and then take a left onto Hindle Rd
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Hindle Rd will end at Symphony Way. Take a right turn into Symphony Way and go through the barriers until you get to the settlement.