South Africa solidarity -- photo & video from October 9 rally

Picture the Homeless (PTH) members were excited to partner with members of Domestic Workers United (DWU) and Poverty Initiative (PI) in our rally in solidarity with the Shack Dwellers Movement, Abahlali baseMjondolo (AbM), at the South African consulate in NYC on Friday.  

* see the October 9 call to rally  &  press release *

[For more on what's going on in the city of Durban in recent weeks, checkout the October 1 segment on Democracy Now, and stay tuned to AbM's website.]  Members of DWU, PI, and PTH met with representatives of Durban's Shack Dwellers Movement in New York City in August -- and pledge to stand with AbM in their ongoing struggle...  Checkout the videos & photos from the rally, below!

*  great videos (filmed by Abdul from PTH) from the October 9 rally...

Rogers from PTH speaks & leads a chant

Patricia from DWU speaks

John from PI speaks 

Jean from PTH speaks

Rogers does his thing again

Maria from PTH rallies the people!

Jean and Abdul from PTH let them know the struggle & solidarity will continue

...and this longer video from Carlos *

*  great photos from the rally:  Abdul (PTH) album  &  John (PI) album

Patricia from DWU:

Lorenzo from PTH:

John & Willie from PI:

Rogers from PTH:

Maria from PTH: