Rediscovering Tanzania’s Ujamaa – Tribute to the Great Ntimbanjayo Millinga and the Ruvuma Development Association

Rediscovering Tanzania’s Ujamaa – Tribute to the Great Ntimbanjayo Millinga and the Ruvuma Development Association

In the 1960s, a great anti-imperialist movement for independence swept the world.  President Julius Nyerere urged Tanzanians to reject capitalist exploitation, and build a society based on African communalism.  Ntimbanjayo Millinga with a few others and hardly any funding put these views into practice and built an extraordinary rural society based on equity between women and men, young and old.  By 1969, 17 ujamaa villages had formed the Ruvuma Development Association (RDA).  But the governing party was so hostile that, against Nyerere’s will, they closed it down.  Tragically, Millinga died in 2008. RDA’s legacy is a beacon in our struggle today. 

SPEAKERS: Conrada Millinga, Suleman Toroka, Ralph & Noreen Ibbott, Rosemary Nyerere (daughter of the President) & Selma James.

We apologise that Bolivar Hall is not wheelchair accessible. Two trained strong men will be available to help wheelchair users up and down the flight of stairs. There is a toilet at the conference hall.

The Gathering is unfunded, donations welcome. For information contact:

 Crossroads Women’s Centre, 230A Kentish Town Rd, London NW5 2AB
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