Sonke’s prisons work is featured in an article on the violation of health rights in South Africa’s jails
Sonke’s prisons work is featured in an article on the violation of health rights in South African prisons in the Mail and Guardian. http://mg.co.za/article/2015-04-23-prisoners-health-rights-routinely-violated-in-sas-jails
Join the People’s March Against Xenophobia in Gauteng tomorrow
Stand together for equality, dignity and non discrimination! #notoxenophobia
Sonke staff participate in silent march against Xenophobia
Sonke staff members participated in a silent march against Xenophobia, organised by the Methodist Church in Mfuleni. Another march, led by Sonke’s MenCare+ team will take place in Mfuleni next week on April 27 2015 @ 10:00. #NOTOXENOPHOBIA
Street soccer for reintegration
Street soccer for reintegration: One of the ways Sonke Gender Justice responded to the 2008 xenophobic attacks. One Man Can Stop Xenophobia – Soccer for Reintegration
Zithulele wonders what kind of father he will be
Zithulele is a writer and performer from South Africa. He ponders the meaning of fatherhood in his life, past and present. As a child, he was regularly disciplined and beaten by his father. As an adult, he loves his father dearly and thanks him for making him the person he is today. In the end, […]
Share these pictures taken in the wake of the 2008 xenophobic violence
These pictures were taken in the wake of the 2008 xenophobic violence. We didn’t use the posters then. It’s tragic that we need to now. Please use and share as needed. Sonke stands against xenophobia These pictures were taken in the wake of the 2008 xenophobic violence. We didn’t use the posters then. It’s tragic […]
As an out, gay, HIV-positive minister, Paul constantly stands up against discrimination
Paul’s journey began at a young age, when he and his peers challenged the apartheid regime’s Group Areas Act to visit gay bars in Johannesburg. He subsequently took part in South Africa’s first-ever official gay pride march, which brought gay men, lesbians and their many supporters into the streets to stand up for their rights and […]
I am my brother’s keeper, I am my sister’s keeper
Czerina Patel talks about the Boko Haram abductions on SABC
A year on the attack on the Chibok Secondary School in Nigeria remains the largest abduction by Boko Haram since it increasingly started targeting schools and students in early 2012, worsening already dire education levels in the north-eastern part of Nigeria, which has the lowest primary and secondary school net attendance ratio in the country. […]
TAC, Ndifuna Ukwazi, Sonke, Triangle Project and Gay and Lesbian Network condemn xenophobic attacks and remarks
Urgent calls from Civil Socity Organisations to address the deeper causes of xenophobic outbursts.
One year later, more than 200 Nigerian girls are still missing
Sonke and MenEngage stand united in commemoration of the tragic abduction of 200 Nigerian schoolgirls by Boko Haram.
MenEngage Alliance at the 59th session of the Commission on the Status of Women
The 59th Commission on the Status of Women took place from 9-20 March 2015. It was a historical one as we commemorated the 20th anniversary of the 4th World Conference on Women in Beijing, which marked the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. MenEngage was well represented through the activities of the […]
Sonke endorses DJF submission to the Portfolio Committee on Justice & Correctional Services on 2015-2016 budget
Sonke endorses the Detention Justice Forum’s submission to the Portfolio Committee on Justice & Correctional Services on the Department of Correctional Services 2015-2016 budget. The Forum is calling for the Department to cease its wasteful expenditure trying to defend against claims for damages in matters already dealt with by the courts. The Department is wasting […]
Calling for applications to attend our Religion, Gender and Sexuality Workshop
Sonke, MenEngage Africa, the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and Wits Institute for Diversity Studies (WICDS) are calling for applications to attend our Religion, Gender and Sexuality Workshop to be held from 1-5 June, 2015 in Johannesburg. This workshop aims to bring together members of faith communities from diverse religions to explore questions such as: […]
Sonke criticizes South African Human Rights Commission
Sonke has slated the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) for delaying findings of an investigation into the alleged promotion of corporal punishment by the Joshua Generation Church. Sonke had joined a complaint by Hannah and Adriaan Mostert against the church in July 2013, after the church had published a parenting manual on its website […]
Selfies to Parliament: Sex at the Specs
Activists subvert Michael Elion’s controversial sculpture to raise awareness of the unjust violence and stigma suffered by sex workers.
Malusi lets go of self-hatred to forge a new life
Malusi educates men and boys about gender issues in South Africa. He came to this work as a result of losing access to his young daughter. When he and her mother broke up, he was prevented from seeing her and slid into a pattern of drinking and drug use. Eventually, Malusi saw that his only […]
Our Struggle: Now is the time for a people’s budget
Read the United Front’s demands to parliament regarding democratisation of policy-making processes.
Sonke calls for immediate publication of SA Human Rights Commission report on Joshua Generation Church promotion of corporal punishment
The report on finding against church advocating corporal punishment is now a staggering 18 months overdue.
Sisonke Msimang interviewed in M&G feature on mainstreaming feminism in South Africa
What happened to feminism in South Africa? Sisonke Msimang, a Policy Development and Advocacy consultant for Sonke Gender Justice speaks on the issue in this article in this week’s Mail & Guardian. The bokkie stops here: Let’s make feminism fashionable again mg.co.za The fight for women’s rights has too often been stigmatised and ignored in […]
Zondi’s inspirational story about returning home to take up the position of chief
When his father became ill, Zondi was unexpectedly asked to return to his village and take over the position of Inkosi or chief. Although he was nervous at first, Inkosi Zondi has been able to address problems facing women, children and youth in his community. By sharing a story about a small bird, he explains […]
Nobel Women’s Initiative features Sonke’s Micheline Muzaneza
From our friends Nobel Women’s Initiative – about Sonke’s Refugee Health and Rights Coordinator Micheline Muzaneza [CP] Timeline Photos Micheline Muzaneza works with Sonke Gender Justice, an organization engaging men in the conversation on ending sexual violence in South Africa. She is dedicated to working with the refugee population that has fled the violence in […]
UNDP in Sudan adapt Sonke’s One Man Can campaign to the Sudanese context
In post-conflict settings men often experience a loss of power coupled with unemployment. To reinstate their power, some become abusive to their partners and families. It is against this backdrop that the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sudan, together with the Sudanese government decided to adapt Sonke’s One Man Can Campaign to the Sudanese […]
Great press coverage of Sonke’s parliamentary march calling for urgent TB response
Great coverage of our joint march to parliament calling for an urgent response to TB, including nice quote from Sonke Community Action Team member Mthetho Molekazi: “A former prisoner and now member of the Sonke Gender Justice and Beyond the Bars support group for ex-inmates, Mthetho Molekazi, said he had contracted TB twice while in […]
