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Tapiwa Manyati, one of Sonke’s young activists, recently visited London to participate in the Active Participation conference hosted by Amnesty International where he shared his experiences about using digital stories as a mechanism for including the actual voices of survivors …
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By William Nessen Can’t Just Fold Your Arms is an inspiring story of moral commitment, a striking portrait of the country today, and a necessary warts-and-all look at the reality of ‘engaging’ men for women’s rights and gender transformation. The …
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After years of deliberation, the Umlazi Regional Court has passed judgement in the Umlazi T section case that caused outrage in the country few years ago. In 2007 Zandile Mpanza was assaulted and made to walk naked in public in …
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Mbuyiselo Botha’s recent article in the Sowetan “The negative effects of being a so-called ‘real man'” has sparked a flood of online comments. >> read the article & add your comments
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Sonke has just finalised an evaluation of the Red Card Campaign which was run between May and Dec 2010. The evaluation highlighted a number of internal and external challenges to the campaign, but generally backed up the campaign approach and …
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Small- to medium-scale, context-specific community ‘interventions’ can help generate meaningful discussion of local problems. Community radio is one of the most powerful interventions or media for getting out information, starting discussion and raising awareness about development issues, such as the …
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With the first-ever FIFA World Cup in Africa, 2010 has been a momentous year for our continent. It also proved a notable year for Sonke Gender Justice, as it launched several new awareness campaigns launched to raise awareness about the …
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Subsequent to our preparing issue 7 of this newsletter, the Ivory Coast has again been destablised by civil unrest. The disagreement over election results has divided the country with devastating effects for the humanitarian work being done in the area, …
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Sonke is very excited about the inclusion of the One Man Can campaign on popular soapie “Generations”. The show (which airs weekdays on SABC1 at 20:00) is generating great interest in the work that we are doing. Viewers seeking personal …
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Part of the proceeds of this year’s Sisters with Blisters charity walk will be donated to Sonke. The annual walk is taking place on 27 November at the Campus in Bryanston, and we encourage everyone to register now to participate. …
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During the 64 matches played from 11 June to 11 July 2010, Grassroots Soccer (GRS) provided over 14,500 children and adults with an unforgettable experience of a lifetime – the opportunity to attend the 2010 FIFA World Cup matches. Through …
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August is Women’s Month and as usual Sonke has been involved in a number of events supporting and celebrating this occasion. In the first week of August, we participated in the Artscape Women’s Festival, an annual event hosted at the …
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In order to spread the Brothers for Life campaign message further across South Africa, Sonke with JHHESA and other partners, has over the past two months convened workshops of organisations working with men in eight provinces. The exception was Gauteng …
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In response to complaints, including one by Sonke, the South African Breweries Ltd (SAB) has decided to withdraw its “Grootman of Laaitie” advert, together with the “Bigger is better” Carling Black Label advert, which it outlines in this release.
SAB has agreed to discontinue the “Grootman of Laaitie” ad campaign following a complaint by Sonke and other parties that the adverts linked excessive drinking with masculinity and being a man. >> read Sonke’s press release >> read SAB’s press …
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Civil society organisations lay complaint laid with the Advertising Standards Authority about South African Breweries Carling Black Label advertisement “Grootman of Laaitie: Vra vir die volle 750ml” on the grounds that it promotes harmful stereotypes about men and masculinity that …
Sonke has worked with migrant boys living in Musina, Limpopo to produce a series of storytelling posters highlighting pressing issues in their community. Using the PhotoVoice methodology, the project encourages boys to use photography and writings to describe their daily …
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