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.
Bush Radio has been offering broadcast and training facilities to the people of Cape Town for the past 21 years, since our first legal broadcast on the 9th August 1995.
As we celebrate our 21st birthday, we are running a pledge drive during our birthday month – from the 1 – 31 August 2016 – where YOU can make a donation towards our work.
As a non-profit community radio station, we call on former interns, staff, volunteers, board members, NGOs/CBOs, artists, musicians, designers and companies who have benefitted from our broadcast and training services to contribute towards making a difference in the lives of others.
Through such donation, you will contribute to the continued existence of Bush Radio, and also make the opportunity available to others to benefit from Bush Radio’s services.
Our bank details are as follows:
If you would like a receipt for your donation, email the proof of payment to donate@bushradio.co.za
For more information, please do not hesitate to contact us on 021 448 5450.
On Sunday the 1st April 2012, Bush Radio broadcast from the Mxit 2.0 party at the Brenaissance Estate in Devon Valley.
The 9 hour broadcast highlighted the work of Mxit and specifically how communities can use the platform to engage and solve social challenges, but besides all the serious things the “Alice in Wonderland” themed event had gaming, fantastic bands, good food and exciting announcements.
One of these announcements was the appointment of Marlon Parker of RLabs – Reconstructed Living Lab (RLabs participated in MKK2010) to head up Mxit Reach.
Soon after World of Avatar founder, Alan Knott-Craig made the announcement from the main stage, Marlon was on-air with Dr Victor Davids giving listeners insight into how Mxit could be used to address social issues. (LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW – Click here)
Marlon Parker speaking during the broadcast
The broadcast also saw the official launch of the of the Bushradio-Mxit portal which enables listeners to send messages directly to the station via Mxit at only 2 cents per message.
Add the Bush Radio portal on Mxit as a contact “bush radio” and “Join the conversation” – after doing this Bushradio will be under APPS and then you can send us your messages
or
While the broadcast was happening the Breakfast Rush’s Sive Msolo took the opportunity to attempt fire-walking (see video)
Bushradio's COP17 newsteam: L to R - Tashneem Abrahams (VOC), Lusanda Bill (Bushradio), Xolewla Mvumvu (MotheoFM) and Wesley Wessels (Bushradio)
Check out a few of the stories filed by the Bushradionews team based in Durban during the COP17 Conference below. The special coverage was made possible through a partnership between Bush Radio and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and involved training and community dialogues.
The content produced by the team is being distributed to all radio stations in South Africa as well as via the World Association of Community Radio broadcasters (AMARC) and is being carried by AllAfrica.
Remember you can follow the team on twitter (@Bushradio) or by check out their posts (Bushradionews).
COP17 kicks off in Durban #COP17
President Jacob Zuma welcomes delegates
Canada to pull out of Kyoto Protocol
Greenpeace says renewable energy can work
Melting Glaciers in the Himalayas
New technology created for Climate Change
Kids are calling government to do more in fighting climate change
Canadian Youth Delegation buying back their future
WAGGS – Educating women on how to better their lives
Waste Pickers Civil Society wants to benefit from the Green Climate Fund #COP17
African negotiators identify important factors to be discussed #COP17
Bush Radio 89.5 FM will be providing coverage of the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to various radio stations and other media organisations in South Africa and around the world for the duration of the conference (28 November – 9 December 2011) in Durban.
You will be able to access updates, audio, video and pictures via the Bushradionews platform or by following us on Twitter and searching here #COP17.
This project is a continuation of a partnership between the station and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, which involved a in-depth training course for radio stations throughout South Africa, community dialogues and the creation of a COP17 focused newsteam lead by Bush Radio and drawn from other stations in South Africa.
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This year marks the 17th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP17), which takes place annually, highlighting the significance of “climate change”. Bush Radio supported by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung is hosting a series of consultative meetings with civil society organisations to discuss their plans for COP17 and how Bush Radio could assist with publicising and broadcasting the planned events and activities.
A drama demonstrating the effects of climate change
On Monday, 14th November 2011, Bush Radio, in partnership with Sub-Council 9 in Khayelitsha and Radio Zibonele, hosted a public meeting on COP17, at the Thusong Multi-purpose Centre, to discuss the issues of climate change and its impact on communities.
Sheryl Ozinsky getting the crowd debating
The audience getting into the debate
Guest speakers included Sheryl Ozinsky from the City of Cape Town’s Climate Smart, who informed the audience about various information regarding “Climate Change” and Misha Teasdale from Greenpop, who showed the individuals how they should plant trees.
The audience also gave input on the features Bush Radio is producing as part of its training course for journalists for COP17
Greenpop's Misha Teasdale getting down to some explaining
The event included lots of fun and laughter and ended with the guests receiving lunch and a tree as a gift to take home for them to plant in their own communities.
Getting it grounded - Misha Teasdale planting with members of the Khayelitsha community
The first 7 days of our outside broadcast marathon for 16 Day of Activism is complete but it wasn’t without hitches. First our only outside broadcast laptop crashed – a day before our campaign started – but thanks to CapeTown Tweeple who retweeted our call for help, Professor Johannes Cronje from CPUT donated his laptop.
Then one of our venues in Hanover Park had no functioning telephone line but the Auntie across the road stepped in and let us use her telephone line!
Unfortunately, our appeals and proposals to national, local government and corporates for support have gone unheeded.
If you would like to support this or any Bush Radio project; through advertising, sponsorship or donations; please contact Brenda Leonard on 021 448 5450 or brenda@bushradio.co.za
As part of Bush Radio’s 16 days of activism campaign (25th November – 10th December 2010) we have planned a series of outside broadcasts from various organisations around Cape Town.
Tune into Sakhisizwe on 89.5 FM or online every weekday from 12h00 during the 16 Days of Activism. (see schedule below)
The objectives of the outside broadcasts are to:
Let’s break the silence and put an end to abuse.
The Outside Broadcast schedule for the 16 days of Activism:
25 Nov – Simelela Centre & Rape Crisis, Khayelitsha
26 Nov – Sizakuyenza, Khayelitsha
29 Nov – Saartjie Baartman Centre, Athlone
30 Nov – Philisa Abafazi Bethu, Lavender Hill
01 Dec – SACTWU, Salt River
02 Dec – Gender and Youth Network, Hanover Park
03 Dec – Mitchells Plain Network Opposing Abuse, Mitchells Plain
06 Dec – Ons Plek, Cape Town CBD
07 Dec – Women’s Legal Centre, Cape Town CBD
08 Dec – Women’s Circle, Delft
09 Dec – Triangle Project, Mowbray
10 Dec – Sisters Incorporated, Kenilworth
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