The Inner City Resource Centre is a non-racial, non-sexist organization which was formed for the upliftment and development of the inner city residents irrespective of where you come from. We mobilize and provide education and information to people in regard to their human rights issues concerning:
1. Dispute between tenants and landlords.
2. Non-maintenance and high rentals.
3. Basic services [water and electricity].
4. Violence against women and children.
6. Access to schools,hospitals and justice.
7. Assisting people living with HIV/AIDS to have access to social grants.
8. Educating about climate change.
9. Empowering woman in leaderships' skills.
10. Encouraging tolerance and building social cohesion between locals and the migrants with special focus on women and children.
11. Educating local communities in the plight of refugees and asylum seekers. HOW DO WE DO OUR WORK? We work by assisting members with legal advises, negotiating, marching and picketing to resolve matters. We refer litigation matters to Socio-Economic Rights Institute (SERI), Pro Bono.Org, the Legal Resource Centre (LRC) and work with other civil society organizations to support our cases. WHAT DO I BENEFIT? By joining the ICRC you will be assisted with legal advice if you are illegally evicted, if your water,electricity or other basic services are illegally cut off. You will also have opportunity to work as a unit with other people facing the same problem as yourself. WHAT IS EXPECTED FROM ME AS A MEMBER? All members of the ICRC are required to participate in activities of the organization when asked to do so. Activities can include marches, picketing, pamphleting, attending court cases and educational workshops.
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We also have RIVONINGO "meaning the light" a women's forum which was launched on the 8th of March 2011, it is an initiative of women living in the inner city of Johannesburg with the mission of empowering women with the knowledge of housing and other service delivery as the constitution pronounces, empowering woman living living with HIV/AIDS with knowledge of access to hospitals and social assistance from the gorverment as well as challenging the health, education and social grant that discriminate against immigrants. The ICRC continues to fight for the rights of poor and challenges anyone who seeks to exploit us, as individuals and as a community. JOIN US NOW. START RECYCLING LET US SAVE OUR ENVIRONMENT.
