Labor Community Media Forum
Democratic organizing, education, and media platforms rooted in working-class communities.
Together with partners and project participants, we initiated the development of Labour Community Media Forums (LCMFs) in 2011. These forums are based in poor working-class communities and include unemployed youth, vulnerable workers, trade union shop stewards, and community activists.
Community Organizing & Education
LCMFs function as democratic organising, mass education, and media platforms. Across South Africa, 17 established forums meet fortnightly to discuss the socio-economic and political issues affecting their communities.
Women make up the majority of participants and leadership structures at all levels.
LCMF Network
17 Established Forums
20–30 Regular Participants
Fortnightly Meetings
Provincial & National Structures
Community-Based Activities
Mass Education
Political discussions, organising, and community education focused on working-class struggles.
Mobile Journalism
Selected participants receive mobile journalism training and contribute reports for Uhuru TV news bulletins.
Food Security Initiatives
Several forums began vegetable farming projects during the COVID-19 pandemic to support food security.
Grassroots Leadership
LCMFs create democratic leadership structures rooted directly within local communities.
Media Development
LCMF participants are actively involved in community media production, helping to report on social justice issues affecting working-class communities.
Community reporting
Social justice storytelling
Mobile journalism training
Worker-focused journalism
Grassroots media development
Uhuru TV contributions
Building Working-Class Power
LCMFs continue to strengthen community participation, political education, food security initiatives, and democratic organising through collective engagement and grassroots media development.
The forums are designed to empower communities to organise, educate, and represent themselves through democratic media and activism.
