Welcome ! This blog is a space for critical conversation on the state of global crisis, democracy and transformation. It has a particular focus on post-apartheid South Africa and its multi-faceted crisis. The South African crisis is linked to the crisis of global capitalism. This blog will feature critical analysis, debates, crucial documents from grass roots movements and useful online resources as part of Defending Popular Democracy.
Sunday, 15 January 2017
Discussion on the state of the nation and role of citizens. All invited.
Active Citizens Movement (PMB )
Cordially invites you to attend its inaugural workshop. This workshop will seek to establish the ACM purpose & vision in its quest to achieve an active citizenry. In so doing it would seek to hold government to account and promote a developmental strategy to empower and organise communities to best employ their rights which are contained in the Constitution of SA.
Date: 21 January 2017 (Sat)
Venue: Regal Inn Conference Centre, 47 Alan Paton Drive, Pietermaritzburg.
Time: 1pm - 6pm AGENDA
Speakers
1) Professor Vishwas Satgar - State of the Nation
2) Judge Thumba Pillay - The role of the Constitution in SA
3) Siva Naidoo: Dbn ACM chair - Role of active citizenry
4) Pacsa community speaker - Day to day struggles
5) Fish Maharaj - ACM Presentation:
6) Four Commisions would be talking to the expert input from the first
4 speakers. the ACM will develop its programme of action from this.
Plenary session - 90 minutes
7)The Keynote Speaker
Professor Khushta Jack - Save SA - Reclaiming the legacy of people power vs. the politics of power
Snacks/supper
RSVP:
a) Sibusiso Khanyile, sibuk@pacsa.org.za • +27833294554 b) Chris Whyte, chriswhyte@mweb.co. za • +27824158138 c) Babu Baijoo, babu@futurenet.co.za • +27837800504
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