Enviro group reflects on journey
"We have grown as an organisation and continue to do so."
TWENTY three years of fighting for environmental justice and human rights, the South Durban Community Environmental Alliance (Sdcea) hosted its Biennial General Meeting (BGM) at the Austerville Civic Centre.
Approximately 50 community members including 17 SDCEA representatives from different affiliates and community organisations were in attendance.
“We have grown as an organisation and continue to grow as ten new steering committee members including Shannon Leigh Landers, Desere De Vaal, Siphelele Cele, Teddy Govender, Ben Madokwe, Perumal Moonsamy, Victor Kupsamy, Tony Kistan and Bala Govender where nominated at the BGM as well as fifteen previous members were returned to the committee.The increase of new organisations to join the SDCEA brings the committee to a total of twenty five members,” said Joanne Groom.
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The BGM program included guest speaker and director of groundwork Bobby Peek, who spoke about the importance of activism and congratulated SDCEA on keeping it alive and continuing to fight against polluting industries and corporates. Thereafter the chairperson and coordinator responsible for the day-to-day running of the SDCEA reported on the history of the organisation and how the organisation had grown in the last 23 years.
“We are proud to note that many organisations have recognised its work with the community and would therefore like to join the SDCEA in the various campaigns and projects which they work on to challenge big corporate companies and government,” said Groom.
