Theirs was a journey of hope as they travelled from the Great Lakes region (DRC, Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda) seeking a better future in South Africa. Many of them are civil war refugees and victims of ethnic tribal violence. Since the 1960s, the Great Lakes region has experienced conflicts that havemarked its difficult transition from …
On the 1st Zimbabwe Global Solidarity Day which coincides with international peace month as well as the assertion of heritage in South Africa, Zimbabwe Solidarity Forum- South Africa (ZSF-SA) recognises the milestones achieved in peace building, democracy and human rights in the Southern African Development Community region after the fall of decades of apartheid rule …
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On May 25 1963 the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) was formed in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. On this day the African leaders that met from the 32 countries represented agreed to change the date of the Africa Freedom Day from 15 April to 25 May. Since that day Africa and Africans from around the …
Following the announcement by President Ramaphosa of a national state of disaster regarding the COVID-19 virus, public concern about the outbreak by South African residents and citizens is fully understandable. As an organisation dedicated to conflict mitigation and community peace, ACTION Support Centre believes it is paramount for everyone to remain calm and not to …
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A group of predominantly refugee women, men and children have been staying at Lindela Repatriation Centre in Krugersdorp following an incident in October 2019 were they were forcibly removed from the front space of the UNHCR offices in Pretoria. The refugees include nationals from Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia. Representatives of …
In heightening ASC’s levels of regional solidarity work, our representatives joined over 450 delegates drawn from labour, student, youth, economic justice and human rights networks and other social movements’ grassroots movements, community-based organizations, faith based organizations, women’s organizations; who gathered at the 2016 Southern African Development Community People’s Summit between the 17-19th of August 2016 …
With funding from Foundation for Human Rights, ACTION Support Centre is currently undertaking a Roll Back Xenophobia Program in Gauteng and Kwazulu-Natal which is centered on civic education to teach civic responsibility, which is a way to promote and enlighten responsible citizenry committed to democratic principles. The goal of the program is to enable and facilitate …
“Peace in Africa is in our hands” Currently around the world, refugees, asylum seekers, migrants, and others viewed as “foreign” have been the targets of violent attacks. ACTION Support Centre is currently at the forefront, addressing xenophobia motivated violence in four local communities in different provinces of South Africa. We acknowledge with appreciation Freedom House, …
Zimbabwe Solidarity Forum The Escalating Zimbabwe Crisis A demand for socio-economic and political transformation The Zimbabwe Solidarity Forum (ZSF) joins all progressive forces that are deeply concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian situation, ongoing human rights violations and the inability of the Zimbabwe government to effectively respond to the demands and needs of the people of …
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