What is the Role of White Youth in South Africa's Struggle Movements?

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Ndifuna Ukwazi

Presents

Building Young Unity Across Divides:

What is the Role of White Youth in South Africa's Struggle Movements?

Date: Youth Day – Saturday 16 June 2012
Time: 11h00 – 15h00
Venue: Central Methodist Church, Greenmarket Square

Dear Guest,

We would like to invite you to attend Building Young Leaders for a Better Future: Unity Across Divides. Our guest speakers will include Paula Ensor, Paula Hathorn, Alison Lazarus, Zackie Achmat, Doron Isaacs, Waldimar Pelser, Murray Hunter and Vuyiseka Dubula-Majola. They will discuss the role of White, Coloured and Indian youth in creating a struggle movement that builds solidarity across the various divides – such as race and class – that have come to define South African society.

The seminar will have two panel discussions. The first will comprise activists who participated in the liberation movement in South Africa, and will focus particularly on their role in the 1976 uprisings. The point of this panel is to create a platform to discuss the role that White, Coloured and Indian youth played in the 1976 uprisings – a fact that is not always given as much weight as it deserves.

The second panel will be made up of white activists who participate in current South African struggles that aim to progressively realise the rights enshrined in the Constitution. The discussion will focus on how and why they became involved in the various struggle movements of modern South Africa and what they believe the role of the white youth in South Africa's current context.

We would like to invite five members from your organisation to join us at the seminar. Lunch will be provided (please contact Zenande Booi for catering purposes). Transport will be provided from Khayelitsha and UCT. You can also watch the seminar live at NU Live <http://nu.org.za/upcoming-events/live-streaming/> if you can't attend on the day.

Please RSVP to and/or contact Zenande Booi (email: zenande@nu.org.za <http://zenande@nu.org.za/> , cell: 079 732 1591, Tel: 021 423 3089) for further information.

Sincerely
Ndifuna Ukwazi



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Ndifuna Ukwazi is a recently established non-profit trust that aims to build and support social justice organisations and leaders in South Africa. Part of our programme involves hosting seminars on various topics of importance to democracy