The Democratic Left Front was formed as a non-sectarian and non-authoritarian anti-capitalist front in South Africa.[1][2][3] It was formed from the Conference for a Democratic Left launched in 2008, at an event held in Johannesburg in January 2011.[4][5] It played a role in solidarity campaigns, most notably concerning the Marikana massacre. With the rise of the United Front, and following divisions within the DLF, the formation disappeared.
Debates
[edit]The South African Unemployed Peoples' Movement welcomed the DLF as an "historic opportunity".[6] The Zabalaza Anarchist Communist Front expressed reservations about the entirely middle class nature of the leadership of the DLF[7] and lack of internal democracy.[8]
Campaigns
[edit]The DLF engaged in several public campaigns. These included strong support for the rights of LGTBI people against violence.[9] The DLF was actively involved in the Occupy Johannesburg movement in coordination with Taking Back South Africa! on 15 October 2011 as part of the global Occupy movement.[10] The DLF supported the Marikana miners' strike in 2012[11] and was centrally involved in the Marikana Support Committee.[12]
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- Is the SACP Still Relevant?, Mazibuko K. Jara, The Times, July 2011
- Reclaiming the South African dream, Vishwas Satgar, Red Pepper, December 2011
- Comments on the Democratic Left Front, Mail & Guardian, February 2012
- Mazibuko Jara: Advocate of the New Left Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, Reconciliation Barometer, February 2013
- Left wing dips into ocean of irrelevance, Imraan Buccus, Mail & Guardian, May 2014
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]Notes and references
[edit]- ↑ "Call to the 1st National Conference of the Democratic Left". Archived from the original on 2011-01-03. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
- ↑ It’s time for new left politics, Mazibuko K. Jara, Mail & Guardian, 2009
- ↑ New Left would expand political debate in SA Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine, Imraan Buccus, 2010
- ↑ "Declaration of the Democratic Left Front". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
- ↑ Emergence of the new struggle, KWANELE SOSIBO, The Mail & Guardian, Jan 28 2011
- ↑ The Rebellion of the Poor Comes to Grahamstown Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine, Unemployed People's Movement, February 2011
- ↑ The “Democratic Left”: A Small Step Towards United Working Class Struggle, Anarkismo
- ↑ Towards a Truly Democratic Left, Jonathan Payn, December 2011
- ↑ Democratic Left: Call for Support of 18 July 2012 Picket Against Homophobic Violence & Killings
- ↑ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Occupying the JSE". YouTube.
- ↑ Marikana a spark for a new South Africa - DLF, by Trevor Ngwane, Politicsweb, 10 November 2012
- ↑ Interview: South Africa after Marikana, Peter Alexander, International Socialism, 8 January 2013
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