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Black lives matter

Posted inGender violence

The fight for gender justice ought to be intersectional and globally co-ordinated

by Sumeya Gasa 28 April 202128 April 2021

Working together, informed by an inclusive spirit, will help activists to better combat gender-based violence and achieve equality for all

Posted inGeneral

In the time of the now, social is all important

by Anthony Bogues 28 August 202028 August 2020

The practice of individualism, as opposed to an understanding that there is a connective tissue which binds a society together, has been exposed by Covid-19

Posted inNews/Politics

Damnatio memoriae: Ancient Rome’s cancel culture

by Luke Waltham 20 August 202020 August 2020

We know much about the Roman leaders whose statues were destroyed. Removing effigies cannot, should not and will not erase our memory

Posted inEquality

Let’s stop using God’s name as an excuse for racial apathy

by Ahmed Olayinka Sule 23 July 202023 July 2020

An open letter to my Christian brothers and sisters in the West: let us show that our religion is not the antithesis to racial equality

Posted inEquality

All lives matter — all life matters

by Bert Olivier 29 June 202029 June 2020

All forms of life matter because all human beings are part of the encompassing family of living beings, argues Bert Olivier

Posted inGeneral

Free us from mind control: A contextual addition to the US protests

by David Pittaway 3 June 20203 June 2020

Although the protests in the United States are clearly aimed at deep-seated systemic racism, there is a broader backdrop to the protests. What we are seeing is likely a sign of things to come

Posted inEquality, General, News/Politics, Sport

This black life matters

by Terri Barnes 14 August 201517 August 2015

Michael Brown was killed a year ago. They used to say, “It’s been a long, hot summer” but it’s been another long, hot, horror-filled year in the US; every single day another Michael Brown. This is someone I know. In high school, Kadeem was a force in the middle of the field. He owned his […]

Posted inEquality, News/Politics

The Rhodes statue, a swastika and so much offence

by Thorne Godinho 19 March 201519 March 2015

Yesterday, after a week of protesting at the University of Cape Town, anti-Rhodes statue activists placed swastikas and photographs of Adolf Hitler on buildings at the university. They claimed (after the fact, it must be noted) that these posters were put up to conscientise students to the offence that the statue of Rhodes represents. One […]

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