*YCL Press statement* January 05, 2012
*YCLSA statement on the commemoration of the life and times of comrade Joe Slovo* The Young Communist League of South Africa (uFasimba) eulogises the commemoration of the life and times of comrade Joe Slovo which he spent with dedication in the struggle for political and socio-economic emancipation of the South African people in general and the working class in particular even beyond the borders of our Republic. Being an integral part of the South African Communist Party, as YCLSA we treat with unwavering dignity the role played by comrade Joe Slovo in advancing the socialist orientation of the National Democratic Revolution as a former leader of the YCLSA and as former General Secretary and National Chairperson of the South African Communist Party. In this we acknowledge his elaborate intellectual acumen which he help to acclimatise with his art of writing to make known not only his views, but the views of the SACP and the ANC in which he also led with distinction. Albeit his intellectual acumen, both organic and traditional, Slovo did not pursue the life of white petty-bourgeois-minded academia, nor did he choose to advance a narrow political agenda which entrenched racially skewed separate development benefiting a small white minority against the majority composed mainly of the African working class. He dismembered white privilege and chose to be numbered and remembered as the champion of non-racialism, non-sexism, democracy and socialism. As YCLSA, in Slovo we see the symbol of the struggle for the abolition of political oppression of one man by another, the elimination of economic exploitation of one man by another. Our aspirations to build socialism will forever be cemented by his life and times, we shall continue to draw lessons from his revolutionary milestones, and we shall continue to strengthen unity in our beloved SACP and the alliance under the leadership of the ANC. To commemorate Comrade Slovo the YCLSA will engage in the following activities: *Joe Slovo Right to Learn Campaign National Launch* Venue : eMdansane: Roman Catholic Church NU14 Date : January 10, 2012 Time : 10:H00 *Painting of school* As part of the YCLSA's Joe Slovo Right to learn campaign which its main aim is to ensure that school reopening runs smoothly with all teachers at school and teaching and also learners at school and learning; the YCL will also embark on a Face-Lift activity where the painting of a particular school will be done as a demonstration of our commitment to infrastructural development in our schools for the purpose of the creation of a conducive environment for learning and teaching. The Face-Lift Activity is scheduled as follows:- Name of school: Qhasana Junior Secondary School, Mdansane NU Date: January 11, 2012 Time: 08:00am *Joe Slovo Memorial Lecture* Venue : eBhisho: Skenjana Roji Community Hall Date : January 11, 2012 Time : 10:H00 Inspired by Joe Slovo, we shall triumph. Issued by the YCL Head Office For more information contact: Khaya Xaba YCL Media Liaison Officer Cell: 074 5 204 204 Landline: 011 339 3621 E-mail: [email protected] -- 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] .
