Vishwas Satgar examines the concept of non-racialism in South Africa, calling for a radical and people-centred non-racial nationalism.

In a world plunged ever deeper into an uncivilised global capitalist condition, the World Social Forum is a crucial beacon of hope. But while news of Egypt and Tunisia’s revolutions electrified activists at this year’s gathering in Dakar, Vishwas Satgar asks whether progressive civil society is powerful enough to organise for a genuine climate change solution at COP17.

In a speech given at the first national conference of the Democratic Left, Vishwas Satgar sets out what it stands for, why it is needed and the role it will play in ensuring ‘a collective wisdom frames a new South African future.’