Monday, November 23, 2009
The global economic-financial crisis is having a profound impact on the African continent, especially upon Southern Africa. Economic conditions are deteriorating for tens of millions, and income inequality is widening. China has emerged as S Africa’s largest trading partner, raising concerns about the threat of a “new imperialism” that is looting Africa’s resources. At the same time, new efforts are emerging from grassroots movements and social struggles that are trying to resist these conditions and develop new perspectives for social emancipation, as especially seen from the work of the shackdwellers movement in South Africa.
Join us for a discussion on these and other developments.
