Look Around PublishedJuly 03, 2018 by Olivia McAuliffe “Look around, look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now.” As these words from the Hamilton … Read more
Juxtaposition in a World that Doesn’t Care PublishedJuly 03, 2018 by Anna Chulack It’s a strange concept, having drinks and socialising and laughing in the spill-over area on the street outside a crowded … Read more
Single Stories PublishedJune 25, 2018 by Lily Koning On one of our last nights in Johannesburg, we made a startling discovery: it is exceedingly difficult to find ice … Read more
Four Minutes PublishedJune 25, 2018 by Olivia McAuliffe 8:53 am – seven minutes to get to work. It was only day one, and Maryam, Chiara, and I found … Read more
The Ironies, the Paradoxes, and the Things We’re Not Proud Of PublishedJune 25, 2018 by Takiyah Johnson On Saturday, we listened to Peter Storey talk about his experience as a minister and an activist. Though he grew … Read more
Week 2 – Dirty Hands PublishedJune 25, 2018 by Sheridan Wilbur I barely washed my hands all week. It wasn’t from laziness or gross hygiene habits though. Almost every sink in … Read more
Expectations versus Reality: The Tale of a Learning Student PublishedJune 24, 2018 by Maryam Asenuga Currently, I am working at an NGO entitled “Sonke Gender Justice” that has a mission solely focused on the amelioration … Read more
I am apartheid too PublishedJune 24, 2018 by Swathi Ramprasad I taste the salt water, crisp and acrid. There are only white people here. The travelers laugh, mingle, jeer The … Read more
Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story? PublishedJune 24, 2018 by Tristan Malhotra When you think of a museum guide, you think of someone trained. You think of someone speaking off a script … Read more
The Beauty of Not Knowing PublishedJune 24, 2018 by Chiara Settineri After completing my first week of work at Sonke Gender Justice, the differences between the work culture here versus in … Read more