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.
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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.
After intense planning and a busy week the 12th Annual Media Kidocracy Konfrence (MKK2012) came to an end on Friday, the 14th of December 2012.
About 80 youth delegates (aged 12 – 21) drawn from all over the country, SADC and as far away as Northern Ireland attended MKK.
Below are the “products” which showcase how the young people interpreted the various themes outlined for this year. For a large percentage of the delegates this was the first time they had been directly involved in the production of media. A strong element of all the MKK conferences have been linking a practical implementation of ideas generated in the various intensive panel discussions and workshop groups.
This year’s theme was Youth Participation in Democracy, with sub-themes being:
Bush Radio would like to thank our partners; the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung – Media (FES Media) for their support as well as The British Council, Media24, Mara Media, CVET, GCIS, Public Acheivement, Samantha Reinders, MAK1 and Netdynamix.
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Mini-dramas:
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12th Media Kidocracy Konference kicks off
From the 14th to the 20th November 2011 you can join us and Fairtrade Label South Africa in celebrating South Africa’s first-ever Fairtrade Week on 89.5FM or via audiostream from anywhere in the world, including from your cellphone.
Bush Radio will also be flighting the features produced as part of a successful co-production by the station and the German international broadcaster; Deutsche Welle (DW) in August 2011. These programmes were made available to all radio stations in South Africa and are still available for free download.
During this week you can catch the following interviews:
Nokutula Mhene and Marcela Guerrero Casas from Fairtrade Africa on Tuesday, 15 November at 10h35 on the Morning Cruise
Boudewijn Goossens, the executive director of Fairtrade Label SA on Wednesday, 16 November – 15h30 on Backchat
Arianna Baldo of Fairtrade Label SA on Thursday, 17 November – 12h30 on Sakhisizwe
Lusanda Bill: YHUUU sis what are you doing here? Pic courtesy of Aarni Kuppamakki
As part of our partnership with the German national broadcaster – Deutsche Welle, Bush Radio had the opportunity to connect one of it’s trainees with an experienced radio and multi-media producer for the South African part of a large international co-production on Fair Trade. From the 22nd August to 9 September 2011, newsroom trainee, Lusanda Bill was selected to join Aarni Kuppamakki from Deutsche Welle in exploring what Fair Trade means in South Africa.
The completed productions are being distributed to all community radio stations in South Africa and can be downloaded via the links at the end of this post.
We asked Lusanda to document her experiences:
Being selected by Bush Radio to be part of a co-production on Fair Trade between Deutsche Welle was a great honour. I must say I had no idea why management chose me. My guess is they probably wanted to get rid of me for three weeks. *wink*
Fair Trade was a word that I did not use in my daily vocabulary. So when I was told that the topic was Fair Trade, my confused face popped up. My initial definition of Fair Trade was “fair trading between countries”, well in the three weeks that I was doing the production I found out how totally off the mark I was.
Lusanda out in the field - Pic courtesy of Aarni Kuppamakki http://bit.ly/nc0Wk2
I had some fears of doing the production and many questions: Would I match up to the standard of an international production? Would I understand the topic fully and be able to interpret it for Bush Radio listeners? And would I cope with the travelling and editing that would be involved?
My partner for this co-production from Deutsche Welle was Aarni Kuppamakki and we had been in contact via emails, sharing our ideas about the production. My job before he came was to set up as many interviews as possible beforehand. When Aarni and I finally met it was off to work from the first day. It was great to work with someone with so much passion and experience.
The best part of the whole production was the travelling – I loved what we called our “road trips”. We travelled to Stellenbosch, Citrusdal, Franschoek and Simons Town. The best experience was when Aarni and I went shark cage diving. Now shark cage diving is not a normal activity for most black people in South Africa.
A funny story that had everybody in stitches, even at the Bush Radio office, is when I arrived at boat, one of the crew, who has worked on the boat for six years, took one look at me and said – in the loudest voice possible – “YHUUU sis what are you doing here, you are the first black person I have seen here in a long time!”.
But you are probably still asking yourself when I will share the meaning of Fair Trade? Briefly, Fair Trade is when a premium is placed on a commodity like wine, bananas, fruit, tea and coffee. In South Africa it’s mostly wine that is Fair Trade, so for a bottle of Fair Trade wine 50 to 60 cents of the total cost would be the premium.
Lusanda and Aarni present their final productions to Bush Radio MD, Brenda Leonard and Marco Schmitt of the German Consulate
On average a bottle of Fair Trade wine costs R39.99. The premium goes to a separate bank account and is managed by the Joint Body of elected worker representatives and farm management. The premium cannot be paid out in cash, so in most cases it is used to improve the lives of farmworkers.
Let me share some interesting facts about Fair Trade: The joint bodies of Fair Trade certified farms received a total of R10,4-million in Fair Trade premiums in 2010 and most of it was used on education. South Africa is the only country that has Fair Trade Tourism. Fair Trade farms are audited annually which normally costs between R15 000 to R20 000, depending on the size of the farm.
Overall the whole experience was amazing and a great learning curve. I am a better journalist and a happier one after conquering one of my fears, sharks.
To listen to the three features produced by Bush Radio and Deutsche Welle click below to download:
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