Events
Upcoming events
War on Want's upcoming events are listed below — accounts of our recent events can be found here.
Dear Mandela: film screening & panel discussion
Thursday 24 May 2012 8pm | Rich Mix, London
£7/£5 conc. With Caroline Elliot (War on Want) and Iain Bryne (Amnesty International)
Destroyed homes, threats at gunpoint and high-court action, this battle by three young people to stand up for their rights is a testimony to people power. Their shantytowns are being demolished by the government and people are being forced to leave at gunpoint. But this isn’t what Nelson Mandela’s people fought for say three young activists who are furious at the harsh treatment of their slum communities in Durban, South Africa. They start Abahlali BaseMjondolo - a new movement to fight for their constitutional rights and take the government to court to halt mass evictions.
Caroline is War on Want's Informal Economy Programmes Officer supporting the Abahlali movement in South Africa through advocacy, campaigning and project management fighting evictions. Caroline studied in South Africa, regularly visits the country, and participated in some of the filming of Dear Mandela.Â
Iain Byrne is ESCR Policy Coordinator for Amnesty International where he advises on the economic and social rights law and policy work of the organisation including housing rights and forced evictions.
