*YCLSA Free State Press Alert* * *
January 04, 2012 *YCLSA Free State to hold Annual Joe Slovo Memorial Lecture.* ** The Young Communist League of South Africa [uFasimba] in the Free State Province Amid the exuberance and jubilations of the ANC’s 2012 centennial celebrations will host its annual Joe Slovo Memorial Lecture scheduled as follows: *Date: 06 January 2012* *Venue: Bram Fisher Building in Bloemfontein, Free State* *Time: 17:00pm* ** The Memorial Lecture will be held under the theme: “Reminiscence of a communist discipline and cerebral contribution to the 100 years of selfless struggle”. The lecture will be attended by members of the National Committee of the YCL-SA, SACP Provincial leadership, ANC Provincial leadership, COSATU Provincial leadership together with many other distinguished guests. The public, particularly young people and members of the media are also invited to witness this prestigious occasion. This memorial lecture is aimed at commemorating the life and times of the late Comrade Joe Slovo, a former General Secretary of the SACP and a long time leader of the African National Congress. The lecture will, among other things, focus also on the significant role of communists inside the liberation movement and their iron discipline that has since the formation of the Alliance ensured that the ANC lives and it leads. Communists have over the years, been practically involved in the ANC and continue to be an integral part of the body politic of the ANC. Again communists have shared hundreds of platforms, in different contexts, together with the ANC throughout its lifetime in South Africa and in many parts of the world outside our country. The YCLSA salutes both the ANC and SACP, particularly in the name of the combatants who have fallen in the course of our struggle as a result of their unwavering resilience despite many anti-communist delinquent tendencies that have attempted to create a hegemonic block for cadres whose school of thought is that of communism! Notwithstanding that the Party has had to concentrate on thwarting the efforts to destroy it, cadres of the SACP have always been ready to face the enemy in the field. Because they have stood and fought in the front ranks, they have been amongst those who have suffered the worst brutalities of the enemy, and some of the best cadres have sacrificed their lives. Former President of the ANC, the late Cde Oliver Tambo, described the Alliance between the SACP and the ANC thus: “The relationship between the ANC and the SACP is not an accident of history, nor is it a natural and inevitable development. For, as we can see, similar relationships have not emerged in the course of liberation struggles in other parts of Africa. To be true to history, we must concede that there have been difficulties as well as triumphs along our path, as, traversing many decades; our two organisations have converged towards a shared strategy of struggle. Ours is not merely a paper alliance, created at conference tables and formalised through the signing of documents and representing only an agreement of leaders. Our alliance is a living organism that has grown out of struggle.” The YCL-SA Free State encourages young people to follow in the footsteps of such cadres of the person of Joe Slovo and swell the ranks of the ANC and its leagues. To build cadres that are a prototype members of our movement and relevant at all times. We are referring here to an all-round cadre, an organic revolutionary, a person who is able to interpret practically each message communicated to society by leading organs of the movement. Issued YCLSA Free State. For more information contact: Fezile Sonkwane YCLSA Provincial Spokesperson Cell: 079 991 4618 Life Mokone YCLSA Provincial Secretary Cell: 082 529 3224 -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] .
