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Nomination of Rocklands Community Hall as a NHS

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Rocklands Community Hall, built by the City of Cape Town Council in 1981, was the venue of an historic gathering on 20th August 1983 which saw the establishment of the United Democratic Front (UDF) and signified a turning point in the struggle against Apartheid. The hall was built as a multi-amenities facility to provide for the social and recreational needs of the Mitchell’s Plains community (many of whom were forcefully removed from District 6), a “people’s place”. Today, Rocklands continues to be such a “people’s place” to the residents of Mitchell’s Plain where providing various social and recreational needs. Rocklands Hall was one of eight halls built by the City of Cape Town based on the design by Graham Parker, who won the Architectural Award of Merit by the Cape Provincial Institute of Architects for the design.

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Political Signficance; Rocklands Community Hall, built by the City of Cape Town Council in 1981, was the venue of an historic gathering on 20th August 1983 which saw the establishment of the United Democratic Front (UDF) and signified a turning point in the straggle against Apartheid. The UDF was formed to unite people and organisations across South Africa despite racial, social and religious differences, and called for a united non-racial, non-sexist democratic South Africa. The gathering was attended by over 500 organisations from youth/student organisations, trade unions, church groups, civic, and women organisations, in response to the social economic and political changes that had been taken place since the 1976 Youth Uprisings. This included, and was in fact, spearheaded by, the introduction of the Tricameral Parliamentary system, a government system along racial lines which excluded the majority (Black) South Africans. The gathering at Rocklands heralded a new phase in the Liberation Struggle as the UDF placed itself at the forefront of intensified and sustained mass protests that took place across South Africa between 1984 and 1986. The UDF demonstrated that a diverse coalition of groups and individuals could stand together, even in the most difficult times of suppression, despite differences in ideologies, to successfully put pressure on the Apartheid regime. Social Significance: Rocklands Community Hall was built as a multi-amenities facility to provide for the social and recreational needs of the Mitchell’s Plains community (many of whom were forcefully removed from District 6), a “people’s place”. Today, Rocklands continues to be such a “people’s place” to the residents of Mitchell’s Plain where providing various social and recreational needs such as issuing of social grants, sports clubs, church services, library, creche and senior citizens meeting place. Architectural Significance: Rocklands Hall was one of eight halls built by the City of Cape Town in the Cape Flats between 1970s and 1980s, based on the design by Graham Parker. Parker was awarded the Architectural Award of Merit by the Cape Provincial Institute of Architects for the design. This led to the design being used for several community halls across South Africa

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Monday, November 11, 2019 - 19:58

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15029

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Elinor Sisulu; (1992-2002) Walter & Albert Sisulu, In our Life Time
Omar Badash: (August 1983) Birth of the Movement
South Africa History (1983) United Democratic Front
 
 

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