Day 4 of the Rhodes Politics Department’s Teach-In on the 2010 World Cup featured three speakers representing social movements critical of the global spectacle. In the video, Ashraf Cassiem of the Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign talks about an alternative tournament that took place alongside the FIFA gig: The Poor People’s World Cup. Check it out.
Rhodes University’s Department of Politics and International Studies is hosting its 8th annual teach-in which this year reflects on the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Each day’s event features a different invited keynote speaker and comments by Niren Tolsi, director of the Mail and Guardian‘s 2010 coverage. A question-and-answer session with the audience follows.
Lineup:
Monday: Rich Mkhondo, 2010 Local Organizing Committee spokesperson
Tuesday: Grant Farred, Cornell University
Wednesday: Peter Alegi, MSU/UKZN
Thursday: Ashraf Cassiem, Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign
Ayanda Kota, Unemployed Peoples Movement, Grahamstown
Constance Magagula, Abahlali baseMjondolo, Durban
Friday: Guy Berger, Rhodes University
Check back soon for reports on the Wed-Thu events.