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BLF raised R60 000 in 7 days in #TakeBLFtoParliament campaign

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BLF raised R60 000 in 7 days in #TakeBLFtoParliament campaign

Week 1 report

The #TakeBLFtoParliament crowdfunding campaign is one week old today. The campaign was launched by Black First Land First (BLF) to raise funds to pay a deposit of R605 000 to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) by the end of January 2019 to enable it to contest the forthcoming general election. This deposit amount will by law be refunded once at least one seat is won in parliament.

BLF will provide a weekly report on donations received, challenges experienced and new ideas to grow the campaign.

The leadership of BLF thanks all those who have to date participated in the campaign. We have been humbled and inspired by your confidence in the revolutionary movement of the poor. We received many messages of encouragement and support. We also received lots of advice on how to strengthen the campaign. We will definitely follow up on the suggestions that can be practically implemented such as receiving donations via a secured ewallet number.

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#TakeBLFtoParliament, heed the call of the revolution!

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#TakeBLFtoParliament, heed the call of the revolution!

The Oppenheimers have shut down the #TakeBLFtoParliament campaign that was hosted by the BackaBuddy crowdfunding platform. This is not surprising. White monopoly capital (WMC) is hellbent on stopping BLF from going to parliament in 2019! Backed by its huge following – the wretched of the earth in general – BLF has reinforced its unwavering commitment to realising its objective of using politics to end politics. By going to parliament BLF will create a second arm of assault against the anti black system while continuing with the first arm of extra parliamentary mass insurrection and direct action. This two pronged approach to political engagement is in furtherance of destroying white supremacy and creating a fully responsive Sankarist state.

Hence we call on our people to intensify the campaign to #TakeBLFtoParliament by donating towards the deposit amount of R605000,00 that is required for BLF to register with the Independent Electoral (IEC) to contest the next general election. The deposit amount is by law refundable once a political party obtains at least one seat in parliament. BLF is confident it will get seats in parliament.

Any sum of money donated, however small or huge or in between, will be appreciated. If you want to donate to BLF, please make your payment into our bank account, details of which are as follows:

Account Name: Black First Land First
Account Number: 625 7120 2911
Branch: 253 305
Bank: FNB
Reference: Donation

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Oppenheimers have shut down #TakeBLFtoParliament on Back-a-Buddy crowdfunding platform

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Black First Land First (BLF) notes with disdain that the Oppenheimer family has shut down the #TakeBLFtoParliament crowdfunding campaign on the BackaBuddy platform. BLF has intensified its attack on white monopoly capital (WMC) and the Oppenheimer family. To this end it has intervened both in the Parliamentary Committee’s probe into how the Oppenheimer-owned Fireblade Aviation got to operate a private terminal inside the OR Tambo International Airport; and through the laying of criminal charges of fraud, corruption and bribery against Nicky and Johnathan Oppenheimer in that they had illegally acquired an airport terminal inside a national key point which in turn entails their corrupt relationship with the ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC).

A few hours after BLF confronted the Oppenheimers, the BackaBuddy platform threatened to shut down the #TakeBLFtoParliament campaign on their website, and yesterday followed through on its threat. No dialogue! No Explanation! White capital showed us its power. BLF had engaged BackaBuddy prior to the launch of the campaign over a period of nearly 3 months and ensured that all criteria was adhered to, yet those who run BackaBuddy contacted BLF to demand that the #TakeBLFtoParliament campaign be cancelled due to it “being divisive”.

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