For too long, austerity has been the guiding principle of our economic strategy, promising fiscal responsibility while delivering hardship for those least able to bear it. Cuts to essential services, stagnant wages, and a widening wealth gap have become all…
The Alternative Information Development Centre and the Cry of the Xcluded will be hosting a two-day Economy and Austerity Mass Teach-In. This event is geared towards individuals with a keen interest in economic justice and social welfare. Participants can expect…
🔊 Join us ahead of the 2024 Budget Speech for a conference on alternatives to debt and austerity! 🌍 The Alternative Information and Development Centre will be hosting a two-day conference preceding the 2024 Budget Speech from 14 to 15 February…
Join us on Monday 22 January 2024, from 18h00 at AIDC Solidarity Centre and via Zoom for the book launch of Until We Fall: Long Distance Life on the Left by Helena Sheehan. GUEST SPEAKERS: Colin Bundy, the South…
Climate change is a pressing issue that requires immediate action. To address this challenge, we need to put forward a public pathway approach towards driving a transition to a low-carbon economy. This approach can overcome deep socio-economic inequalities and create…
The Alternative Information & Development Centre, the Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development, Iglesias y Minería and the Justiça nos Trilhos will be hosting a webinar on Understanding Illicit Financial Flows from the Perspective of Workers and Communities in…
AIDC convened a public forum to discuss international and historical experiences of austerity with Professor Clara Mattei.
AIDC is hosting a discussion on International and Historical Experiences of Austerity with Clara Mattei – author of the Capital Order: How economists invented austerity and paved the way to fascism on the 15 March 2023. Following the input from…
The electricity crisis is getting worse. Loadshedding is happening more frequently and for longer periods. The situation has become intolerable. A stagnant economy is teetering and another recession beckons. Many workers will lose their jobs as businesses close. Of course,…
The Basic Income Grant (BIG) has long been a topic of debate in South Africa. The idea was first raised in the 1997 White Paper on Social Welfare. More than 20 years later more than half the population lives on…
