South Africa, 2005: Durban’s corrupt council planned to evict an entire community out of the central city to the edges where the rich wouldn’t have to look at them any more. With no allies or resources the people of Kennedy Road decided to fight back, forming Abahlali base Mjondolo. AbM is now the biggest shack dwellers’ movement in the country. And the government itself is running scared.

AbM member Lidela Figian will talk about the group, how it works and what it does.