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Subject: [YCLSA Discussion] Re: [YCLSA Discussion]
Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 05:29:21 -0500
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: [YCLSA Discussion] RE: [YCLSA Discussion]
Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 05:27:22 -0500
Comrades and Compatriots, Socialist, Communists and aspiring Communists.
i have read the letter from Cde Takalani with regard to the situation in VUT, i
must admit, i feel his pain, i feel his frustrations.
WE are speaking solidarity, we are speaking working together with an aim of
education transformation in this country, those a re great concepts, but what
do they really mean, are we, Comrades speaking nothing but big english or are
we really willing and able to put our energies where our at times loud mouths
are.
I know this sounds harsh, but let me give a background of which angle am i
coming from, then perhaps you will see why i need to tell it like it is.
The previous year, the North West University's Mafikeng Campus which i am a
student at, went through a series of mass actions, the campus was burned couple
of times. it was hell to be a student here, this campus was a battle zone,
police were here, the management went to hire a security company which ended up
brutalising students, whether political or not, this all in my opinion was an
attempt to cower students into silence.
Ultimately when the country started to speak about our fate and parents
demanding answers, the Ministerial Task team headed by Dr.J.Phahla was
appointed, those all you know Comarades, but this is what you do not know...
All the suspended and expelled students to what we named management reactionary
disciplinary committee are still out of the University system, some of them,
their life have got to a stand still and non-progressive, you know why, because
they had gutts to stand up and speak on behalf of 7000+ students.
What did the world do, kept silent and wished it will all go away, to some
Comrades out there it has went away because it is no longer on the media, but
to us, it is still very much part of our reality out there.
I am speaking to you now, instead of updatiing the Library, we have new
high-must lights with cameras installation,and you know what is an excuse, the
are trying to uplift security on campus.
Students are still without some lecturers, the faculties are moribund, the
Library still non-user friendly and noone is speaking because, those that are
still in the system are either bought or cowered into silence ....
To me, Comrade Takani is an unsung Hero, because i and couple of my fellow
servants have went through what he is going through and our cry to an outside
world was unheard, so much that we ended up been labelled holigans, Holigans
because we needed a Library and Quality education, the one that is on par with
our so called "sister Campus" at Potchefstroom.
Its amazing that Comrade and leaders get into the organizational meetings and
speak boldly about mergers that are not working, challenges in institutions of
Higher learnings, but beyond those talks, i personally cannot say, i have seen
targent support to the comrades leading structures at branch level.
you struggle with finances, you struggle with cadreship development, you
struggle with life of an organization and you also struggle with you own self,
as if that is not enpugh, you also get to struggle in fighting a capitalistic
master from isolation, no back up, no advice, no sureties. how in the world
are we suppose to be building this organzation at grass roots level where it
matters the most, really now.
no wonder, comrades end up being the pons to higher structures leadership and
capitalist
I need to say to Comrade Takalani, even if i cannot do anything much, my
leader, i understand what you are going through and i am prepared to assist
where i can.
It is the inactviness of those who could have acted, the silence of those who
could have spoken, that resulted in evil to triumph-Emperor Haile Sailes
Comrades need to be reburked because if noone does that, then we a re not going
to reach our destiny to soccialism in the next century and that would have
meant to my great-gandson that, i fought for fiction and thereofor lost, as a
result, the capitalist master have dominated his life to the point beyond his
own recognition as an african..
I still am Lebo "Caoch" Molopyane.
Branch secreatary of YCL-SA NWU-Mafikeng Campus.
073 980 8171
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