African in South Africa PublishedJune 18, 2017 by Mumbi Kanyogo 1. I am aware that suffering and the resulting struggle build whole nations, historical connections, unbreakable bonds. I imagine the … Read more
It’s Complicated PublishedJune 18, 2017 by Lenae Ryan People are complex. Everyone is as complex as you. You know those fun times where you have weird thoughts that … Read more
Never Forget PublishedJune 12, 2017 by Lauren Anders “You don’t know anything about your own people.” My mind is blank. What just happened? One hour before this exchange … Read more
Small Victories PublishedJune 11, 2017 by Victoria Wang For the first half of our first week at the Women’s Legal Centre, we dealt with such abstract and sweeping … Read more
A Flaw In Our Humanity PublishedJune 11, 2017 by Kristina Smith “Justice happens not when you know more, but when you feel more.” – Peter Storey Justice is all about feeling. … Read more
Problematizing Post-Coloniality And Imagining De-Colonialism PublishedJune 04, 2017 by Mumbai Kanyogo Sawubona from South Africa! We spent our first week in Johannesburg going to various monuments, townships and museums, in order … Read more
Complicating History PublishedJune 04, 2017 by Mikhal Kidane It is difficult to write on South Africa with any cohesion, because as I have talked and talked through some … Read more
Issues With Single Narratives PublishedJune 04, 2017 by Lenae Ryan Nuances. If I had to pick one word to summarize my experience and thoughts from our first week in South … Read more
Keeping the Flame Alight PublishedJune 04, 2017 by Janie Booth I am a stranger here. Here in this big city where the cars drive on the left side of the … Read more
Questions PublishedJune 04, 2017 by Ian Roughen In the lead up to this week, I had been pretty worried. This was a big trip. I was going … Read more