All College Conference 2025
The All College Conference (ACC) takes place every ten years. Originally scheduled for 2024, the ACC will take place from 20–22 June 2025.
Preparations for ACC 2025 are well underway. To date, three meetings have been held with activists to discuss the broader context, the impact of neoliberalism, the Khanya Strategic Perspectives adopted in 2014, and the need for a working-class media.
In addition, five meetings were held with children (Poetry Buddies) from PUSH, Sakha Kids, Uzima, Rena Le Lona, and Imbumba, ensuring that they are meaningfully consulted and included in the process of evaluating Khanya’s work. A further four meetings were conducted with school youth from PUSH, Sakha Kids, Rena Le Lona, and Uzima.
Consultations also included coordinators from OVC centres (post-school youth), members of the Forum for Activist Journalists, and community health care workers, all of whom contribute important perspectives to the review process.
Over 80 activists have confirmed their participation in the upcoming conference, where Khanya College’s work over the past ten years will be evaluated and key tasks for the future will be determined.
The ACC 2025 will take place in two parts: the first in June, and the second in November. Since the last ACC in 2014, Khanya has conducted three evaluations, one internal and two external, all of which affirmed the organisation’s direction and political orientation as outlined in the 2014 conference.
All College Conference 2014
In 2014, Khanya held its 2nd All College Conference (ACC). The conference that brought together the various constituencies that the College works and collaborates with. Over 70 social movement activists, staff and members of the board attended the 3-day conference.
The aims of the ACC 2014 were:
A review of the strategic orientation adopted at the 2000 All College Conference
A review of the programme and activities of the College
over the last decade
A discussion of the challenges of institution and
organization building
Celebrating Comrade Oupa Lehulere On His Birthday
Why Socialism? by Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein is the world-famous physicist. This article was originally published in the first issue of Monthly Review (May 1949). It was subsequently published in May 1998 to commemorate the first issue of MR‘s fiftieth year.
—The Editors
Is it advisable for one who is not an expert on economic and social issues to express views on the subject of socialism? I believe for a number of reasons that it is. Let us first consider the question from the point of view of scientific knowledge.