Saturday, October 30, 2010
Dunset over Gqebera
The first photo that I'm proud of. This was taken at 5.30 where the Apple Express line crosses 3rd Avenue, looking towards Walmer Township.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
What we do at the Human Dignity Centre
This was almost like scrapbooking, but its actually a display in the centre showing what we are doing at the Human Dignity Centre. I know my background is not very nice but it was supposed to be little traditional cooking pots. It shows that we are trying to -
- alleviate poverty by creating opportunities to work for food, blankets, clothing etc.
- create income for the families
- educate the children
- ensure the orphans are cared for
- ensure that people receive emotional support.
Labels:
education,
HIV,
income creation,
orphans,
poverty alleviation,
sewing
Were you born on the "wrong" side of the track?
Time is a Western thing - Ixesha is now
Typical apartheid scene
Toy soldiers were "adapted" to make Xhosa people 'toyi-toyi' ing (an African way of dancing while protesting) and to make police men. Card board was used to make the buildings, shacks and Casspir (riot vehicle). From reading more widely now, it becomes obvious that the protests were often peaceable when the police were not. I feel such compassion on people like Mandela, who tried by all means to bring about fairness without violence, and only resorted to guerilla tactics on unmanned government premises when all non violent means were failing (after 30 years of peaceful pressure.)
The smoke from the burning tyre (in case you were wondering) is cotton wool covering a pipe cleaner to make the smoke rise. Click on the photos if you want to read the banners.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Can you imagine it?
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