The following information was forwarded to us by the SAHRC:

PLEASE CIRCULATE AND GET IN AS MANY MEDIA AS POSSIBLE.

The Anti-Xenophobia Crisis Committee is using cellphones.

1. Emergency report SMS number:
Anyone who knows of a xenophobic attack should send an SMS to 31864.
This will be continuously staffed and information passed on to authorities.

2. Pledge lines to donate R10 for food & blankets:
People who want to donate R10 to the Coalition bank account can send your name (e.g. Zackie Achmat) by SMS to 38871. This will deduct R10 from your airtime (or contract), At least R6 will go to the TAC bank account to buy food, blankets and other supplies for the refugees from xenophobic attacks. (We are negotiating with Vodacom to reduce the deductions).

3. Bulk SMS notification to activists and community organizers on how to respond to attacks.
If you want to notify community activists in your organization via SMS, please contact us and we can send Bulk SMS to 100s or 1,000s of local
organizers at churches, community groups, TAC, other partners. If you want to do this, please contact Peter on 082 829 3353, peter@cell-life.org.za

Nkosi sikelel’ iAfrica!
South Africa belongs to all who live in it!

Contact: Peter Benjamin, Cell-Life, 082 829 3353, peter@cell-life.org.za
On behalf of the Treatment Action Campaign and the Anti-Xenophobia
Crisis Committee

Below we also include a list of organisations and contact names and numbers for those who wish to assist.

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE