Thread by @WeSeeYou_2020

1. @TriangleOrg and @GenderDynamix put out a joint statement on facebook in solidarity with our occupation. #weseeyou #takeupspace #webelonghere #holdyourground

2 As organisations, we deal with the real consequences of homelessness, formal unemployment and housing insecurity which affects everyone in SA and especially affects people who are queer, trans womxn who are sex workers, and LGBTQI+ people who are from other countries in Africa.

3. We support actions that raise awareness about...income inequality in...one of the world’s most unequal countries... This is...why we have supported movements that..address inequality: @ReclaimCT, @NdifunaUkwazi & (those who) advocate for the rights of sex workers and migrants

4. Many arguments against this occupation are legal arguments...We need to ask the question ' what or perhaps more pointedly who do our so-called progressive laws actually benefit in practice?' #weseeyou #takeupspace #webelonghere #holdyourground

For us the current occupation bring to the fore the limits of legal justice in relation to social justice and social equity. facebook.com/notes/triangle… #weseeyou #webelonghere #takeupspace #holdyourground

6. For LGBTQI+ people in particular, who disproportionately are the victims of violence in already-violent communities and who already face discrimination in the job market; reducing these systemic barriers is about dignity but also survival. #weseeyou #takeupspace #webelonghere