On Human Rights Day (21 March 2019) Bush Radio broadcast live from Community House as part of their celebration of 34 years of activism.
One of the our international interns, Katherine Goguen from the United States compiled this video clip.
Besides being part of the organizing committee, we also had several interviews leading up to the day and spent the day at Community House broadcasting and engaging in the discussions and activities
Have a look at the pictures from the celebration at Community House on Human Rights Day 2019.
Thank you to all the artists, activists, individuals and organisations who helped to make the day a big success.
Check out our Facebook page for more.
Related: Celebrating a home for the Community
On Human Rights Day the 21st of March, Community House will be celebrating 34 years of activism.
Several activities are planned for the day which starts at 11am. These activities include an exhibition, panel discussions and cultural events.
Bush Radio 89.5FM will be doing a live broadcast and Cape Town TV will film the day.
The exhibition will showcase the work of the various organisations that are, and have been based at Community House.
The panel discussions will centre on the role of activists and activism in a democracy and Womens Rights.
If you would like to be part of these discussions either as a panelist or audience. Contact Elizabeth Schutter on 0846162687 or elizabeth.schutter@gmail.com
How to get to the venue from Bush Radio
Cultural activities:
Worker plays, choirs, dancing, music, poetry all will have a space.
The Cape Cultural Collective will be co-ordinating these activities, please get in touch with them on capeculturalcollective@gmail.com or June on 0791835170.
For more information on the celebration contact:
João Jardim
Manager – Community House
0843882101
Community House Celebration Programme – 21 March 2019
11am start
Exhibition of memorabilia and info tables in Ashley Kriel Hall, to stay throughout the day.
11:30 am to 1pm
Panel Discussion in Iman Haroon Room
1pm
Lunch break
Cultural items from Sons of South in Ashley Kriel Hall Dance flash mob in courtyard or parking lot
2pm to 3pm
2nd Panel Discussion in Iman Haroon Room AK hall exhibition continues
3 to 5pm
CCC Cultural Programme- Ashley Kriel Hall
5 to 6pm
Supper served
7 for 8pm (till late)
Gumba jol starts in Ashley Kriel Hall
Background to Community House
Community House situated in Salt River, Cape Town is a unique and historic site of living heritage. It has always been known as a site of activism from around the mid 1980s which has shaped and continues to shape the socio-political landscape of its extended communities. The building itself houses NGO’s and Trade Unions as well as a labour and community history museum centered on the Trade Union Library and its archive. It presently houses twenty-four organizations that focus on labour research, popular education, gender advocacy, HIV/AIDS education, environmental issues, youth development, media production and union organization.
In the mid-1980s, anti-apartheid trade unions and civic and service organizations began searching for a new headquarters for their resistance campaign. The Western Province Council of Churches (WPCC) and an NGO, the Social Change Assistance Trust (SCAT) met this need. They purchased a dilapidated auto-workshop in Salt River, an area known for its textile and light metal factories and which marks the origins of industrial unions in the province.
The site was declared a provincial heritage site in 2010.
Tutankhamun – His Tomb and the Treasures has meticulously reconstructed the famous tomb and the golden artifacts found by Howard Carter in November 1922, with the help of Cairo craftspeople who built more than a thousand exact replicas over five years.
AllAfrica’s Juanita Williams and Bush Radio’s Shadreck Setti interviewed Dr Tarek El Awady, described as a “walking encyclopaedia” on ancient Egypt, about one of the most famous pharaohs, and seeing the “wonderful things” Carter spoke of, at the exhibition at Grandwest in Cape Town.
See the original allAfrica.com post and photo gallery
The Days of the Dinosaur is an interactive exhibition, filled with relevant and up-to-date scientific research including life-size dinosaurs which move.
Different kinds of educational information will be available, including information on the geological eras – Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous eras.
A large interactive area for the young ones will keep them busy for hours. This includes a sand box excavation, photo opportunities and a 3D movie theatre.
This competition is taking the form of a lucky draw, so enter often to improve your chances of winning.
The lines will close at midnight on the 31 July 2014.
The winners will be drawn on Friday the 1st August and announced in the Morning Cruise on that day (from 9am-12pm).
Mixing it Up is a hip-hop dance theatre festival happening at Artscape on Saturday the 10th and Sunday the 11th March 2012.
The festival will showcase the best of South African DJs, dance crews, and you will experience leading hip-hop dance theatre with crews from France, Germany, UK and Zimbabwe.
Bush Radio is giving 10 lucky listeners the opportunity to win tickets to this awesome event!
* If you would like to enter to win a set of double tickets to Mixing it Up for Saturday the 10th March: SMS your name and the keyword MIXSAT to 32158.
or
** If you would like to enter to win a set of double tickets to Mixing it Up for Sunday the 11th March: SMS your name and the keyword MIXSUN to 32158.
Enter as many times as you like to improve your chances of winning. Sms costs R1 and free minutes do not apply.
You have until 9am on Thursday the 8th March 2012 to send your sms, the winner’s names will be announced later that morning in the Morning Cruise.
A new South African hip hop dance theatre festival which aims to showcase the best of South African dance crews is set to hit Cape Town (and Johannesburg) in March 2012.
With Bush Radio‘s long history of being involved in the hip hop community we have come on board to give the Mixing It Up festival some much need airtime and give the artists exposure.
The festival will give South African audiences the opportunity to experience leading edge hip hop dance theatre with a uniquely South African flavour. Featuring dance crews such as Immortal Style from Cape Town and Soweto`s Finest from JHB. In addition to the dance performances, we will see the inclusion of well known South African rappers and DJs. The festival will also feature international hip hop dance theatre pioneers from France, Germany, UK and Zimbabwe. Including a special appearance by the duo Clash 66, Sebastien Ramires (France) and Hyun-Jung Wang (Germany).
Tickets are available at computicket at a cost of R50 and R30 for students on presentation of a valid student card.
Dates: 10 & 11 March
Venue: Artscape Theatre
Doors: will open at 15h00 for free dj jam, clothing stalls, bboy freejam, and graffiti exhibition
Performance: start time 20h00
Mixing it Up is made possible by the British Council in collaboration with Matchboxology Creative Incubator, Heal the Hood Project, Artscape Theatre, Goethe Institut, French Institute, the University of Johannesburg, French Embassy, EUNIC, DJ Switch, and Bush Radio.
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