Mandela Park Backyarders (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Mandela Park Backyarders or just Backyarders is an unfunded Khayelitsha-based South African social movement made up of poor and marginalised residents of Mandela Park that is working for housing rights and against evictions. The focus of the movement is on providing legal support for residents on housing issues, fighting for the rights of its members in relation to government housing policies, as well as conducting workshops and democratic discussions about housing issues. The movement claims to be a socialist movement that believes in direct democracy through open mass meetings with all members invited.