Voices of the Assembly

In this arid terrain of struggle
in this desertland of planned oppression
in this sahara of corporate exploitation
where stubby outcrops, stunted scrubbrush
offer apparent relief, offer delusive pledges
in this nightmare of our half-lives
let us reject all palliatives
let us commit ourselves to resolute struggle
we will cry “Enough, Enough, Enough!
until we have freedom for all
No more debt, no more slavery
No more debt-slavery
No more, no more, no more”

Dennis Brutus
10 August 2008
Nairobi, Africa Jubilee South Inaugural Assembly