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Stand together for equality, dignity and non discrimination! #notoxenophobia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_QQDND1jSE&feature=youtu.be https://soundcloud.com/sonke/peoples-march-against-xenophobiamp3 https://soundcloud.com/sonke/peoples-march-against-xenophobiamp2
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When xenophobic violence first broke out in Johannesburg, quickly spreading to the Western Cape in May 2008, Sonke Gender Justice’s One Man Can campaign organised a street soccer festival in Khayelitsha to foster peace and tolerance between locals and foreign …
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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
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This is the theme song to our as yet to launched community radio thriller/crime series on rape and support interventions for survivors of rape, Thuthuzeleka, which is coming to a community radio station in your neighbourhood soon.
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This is a trailer for the forthcoming Thuthuzeleka crime/thriller radio drama series, which aims to encourage and promote support for sexual assault survivors as well as access to Thuthuzela Care Centres (TCCs) and other counselling services. The series is led …
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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 …
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Read the United Front’s demands to parliament regarding democratisation of policy-making processes.
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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. …
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The problem of gender inequality and gender-based violence (GBV) cuts across class, religion, geographical location, race and ethnicity. All over the world, there are numerous campaigns, projects and programmes that strive to bring about gender justice and human rights in …
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On the last day of the global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence and Violence Against Children campaign, Sonke’s Co-founder and Senior Programmes Specialist, Bafana Khumalo will be recognised alongside the Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden, …
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Sonke is pleased to announce that our co-founder and Senior Programmes Specialist, Bafana Khumalo, will be recognised alongside U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, activist and celebrity athlete Donald McPherson, and actor Patrick Stewart for their leadership in pursuing a world …
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See Sonke’s calendar for 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children:
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South African women and girls face some of the highest levels of violence in the world. 1 in every 4 South African men admits to have raped a woman. Undeniably, it is men who commit the majority of acts of …
Street soccer is a long-standing African tradition and played in teams of six on a small field, with each game lasting only seven minutes. Sonke teamed up with Ambitious Youth of Khayelitsha (AYK), a crime prevention programme for youth, and …
Jody Williams of Nobel Women’s Initiative – one of Sonke Gender Justice’s partners – told the Cape Argus that her and other Laureates’ refusal to attend the Nobel Prize Summit in Cape Town if the Dalai Lama was not given …
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Mateenah Hunter points out that the Pistorius trial is an exception in justice delivery for female victims of violence.
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Sunday 5 October at Tshing location, Ext 2 Community Hall, from 12pm-5pm. Disebo Gift Owen Makau, a 24 year-old lesbian was found half naked and strangled on 18 September, 2014 in Ventersdorp. She had a wire around her neck with …
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Czerina Patel points out discrepancies in the media coverage of two cases of intimate femicide.
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