Oh, the Places You’ll Go PublishedJuly 03, 2018 by Takiyah Johnson This week a co-worker took the WLC interns to Khayelitsha, a township right outside of Cape Town where she travels … Read more
Watch Your Language! PublishedJuly 03, 2018 by Tristan Malhotra It’s funny how two pages of reading can bring together lessons from a multitude of experiences. It really goes to … Read more
A Benediction of Discomfort PublishedJuly 03, 2018 by Lily Koning Last weekend, our group visited Peter Storey, a former bishop in the Methodist Church. We sat in a circle in … 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
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
Week 1 – Losing myself in a new story PublishedJune 17, 2018 by Sheridan Wilbur “Lose yourself.” That’s what my best friend’s mom said to me before leaving for South Africa. I wasn’t sure what … Read more
Suspended in Air, Suspended in Time PublishedJune 12, 2018 by Sheridan Wilbur Anticipation before arriving in Jo’burg Anxiety is what I feel right now, but it shouldn’t carry the weight of … Read more