6 October 2004
The South African Communist Party will hold an extensive Press Briefing in order to announce its month-long programme of action for its 2004 Red October Campaign. The Press Briefing will be held as follows:
Date - Thursday, 7 October 2004
Time - 12h00 to 13h00
Venue - SACP Head Office Boardroom, 3rd floor, COSATU House, 1 Leyds Street, corner Biccard, Braamfontein
The content of the Press Briefing will focus on:
The Briefing will be addressed by Blade Nzimande, Party General Secretary, and Phillip Dexter, Party National Treasurer.
As adopted by the Party's Central Committee in August, this year's Red October campaign will focus on the challenges of land and agrarian reform, with a particular emphasis on mobilising farm-workers and the rural poor, with the theme of "Mawubuye umhlaba: Land, Food, Jobs!"
The month-long programme of action will involve ongoing networking with a range of progressive forces, consultation and popular mobilisation. Party branches will be conducting household surveys in targeted rural and farming areas. We will hold tribunals, forums and mass meetings, and we plan for a culminating National Day of Action for Land, Food and Jobs.
The campaign will have three key thematic pillars:
The campaign will be connected to our financial sector campaign, to ensure that micro-credit is available for effective land reform. The Party will also focus on the release of unused and underutilised land, and on the problem of absentee landlords.
CONTACT
Mazibuko Kanyiso Jara (surname Jara)
Head of the Office of the General Secretary
South African Communist Party
Tel - 011 339 3621, Fax - 011 339 4244/6880
Cell - 083 651 0271
Email - mazibuko@sacp.org.za, sacpho@wn.apc.org (alternate)
Website - www.sacp.org.za