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The Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign is a non-racial〔(Manyi and Manuel - Why Apartheid Didn't Die ), Leonard Gentle, ''All Africa'', March 2011〕 popular movement〔(The flames of Phaphamani ), Pedro Tabensky, ''Leadership Magazine'', 7 March 2011〕 made up of poor and oppressed communities in Cape Town, South Africa.〔(Anti-eviction in South Africa ), ''WarOnWant''〕〔(Fighting Foreclosure in South Africa ), by the Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign, ''The Nation Magazine''〕 It was formed in November 2000〔(Building unity in diversity: Social movement activism in the Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign ), Sophie Oldfield & Kristian Stokke, 2004, p.13〕 with the aim of fighting evictions, water cut-offs and poor health services, obtaining free electricity, securing decent housing, and opposing police brutality.〔(Re-launch of the Western Cape AEC focuses on a renewed coordinated fight against evictions, water cutoffs, electricity cutoffs and for decent housing for all! ), Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign, 6 December 2010〕〔(What's the Deal With the Toyi-Toyi? ), Lisa Nevitt, ''Cape Town Magazine'', September 2010〕〔(On the Other Side of the Mountain ), Niren Tolsi, ''Mail & Guardian'', 23 December 2010〕〔(Housing battles in post-Apartheid South Africa: The Case of Mandela Park, Khayelitsha ), by Martin Legassick, ''South African Labour Bulletin'', 2003〕 The movement is the oldest of the first generation of so-called 'new social movements' to spring up after the end of apartheid and is known for its direct action style militancy, its refusal of all forms of vanguardism, including NGO (Non-Governmental Organisations) authoritarianism.〔〔(South African Grassroots Movements Rebel Against NGO Authoritarianism ), Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign, ''Indymedia'', 9 December 2007〕〔(Rethinking Public Participation from Below ), by Richard Pithouse, ''Critical Dialogue'', 2006〕〔(South Africa: A Revolution in Progress ), ''Ceasefire'', 9 January 2009〕 The movement has sought to retain its autonomy from NGOs〔(Building unity in diversity: Social movement activism in the Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign ), Sophie Oldfield & Kristian Stokke, 2004〕 and publicly refused to work with some local NGOs〔(South African Grassroots Movements Rebel Against NGO Authoritarianism )〕 and insists that the middle class left respect the autonomy of grassroots movements. The AEC is a founding member of the Poor People's Alliance and, along with the other members of the alliance, refuses all electoral politics and encourages the development of popular power rather than voting for political parties.〔〔(See the article 'Anti Eviction Campaign urges poor to boycott elections' by Aziz Hartley, ''Cape Times'', 5 January 2009 )〕〔() Grassroots movements plan to boycott South African poll ''Ekklesia'', 29 April 2009〕〔(The DA's battle to buddy up to the everyman ), Osiame Molefe, ''The Daily Maverick'', 2 July 2012 〕 The AEC mobilised against the 2008 xenophobic attacks in the areas where it was strong.〔(Deal aims to stop xenophobia ), ''VOCFM'', 19 August 2009〕〔(AEC and stakeholders in recent anti-xenophobia negotiations head to parliament today ), ''Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign'', 24 August 2009〕〔(Xenophobia still smoulders in Cape townships ), Mandisi Majavu, ''Mail & Guardian'', 19 June, 2009〕 The AEC opposed evictions related to the FIFA 2010 World Cup.〔(South Africans fight eviction for World Cup car park ), Mohammed Allie ''BBC News'' 2 June 2010〕 ==Communities== The AEC is currently an umbrella body for over 10 community organisations,〔(About Us: Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign )〕 crisis committees, and concerned residents movements who have come together to organise and demand their rights to basic services.〔(Anti-eviction in South Africa )〕 The organisations that make up the AEC include but are not limited to: * Blikkiesdorp Informal Committee (Delft)〔(Cape Town Administration Violates the Rights of the Poor ), Carmen Ludwig, All Africa, 27 October 2011〕 * The Crossroads Anti-Eviction Campaign (Nyanga) * The Delft Integrated Network (Delft) * The Eastridge Anti-Eviction Campaign (Mitchell's Plain) * The Gugulethu Anti-Eviction Campaign (Gugulethu) * The Hanover Park Anti-Eviction Campaign (Hanover Park) * The Mandela Park Backyarders (Khayelitsha) * Newfields Village Community Representative Committee (Hanover Park) * Nyanga East Anti-Eviction Campaign (Nyanga) * The Symphony Way Anti-Eviction Campaign (Delft) * The Woodridge Anti-Eviction Campaign (Mitchell's Plain) * Zille-Raine Heights (Parkwood)〔 Affiliated movements and committees in the Western Cape: * QQ Section Concerned Residents (Khayelitsha) * Abahlali baseMjondolo of the Western Cape * Sikhula Sonke Women Farmworkers Union * Joe Slovo Liberative Residents (Langa) * Hangberg Solution Seekers Association (Hout Bay) * KTC Concerned Residents Movement (Nyanga) * Mitchell’s Plain Concerned Hawkers and Traders Association (Mitchell's Plain) * Gugulethu Informal Traders (Gugulethu) * Gatesville Informal Traders Association (Athlone)〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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