Tag: community
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The day before …
… the original set date the Viva Art Foundation project in Stanford was held today because of the forecasted bad weather conditions for tomorrow. The wall in the Kannemeyer Street is not the same anymore but brings from now on some colour and a view on the mountains into this part of the community. For…
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The Last Resort
Just outside our village something out of the ordinary is going on and that makes it all very intriguing. Eight or so people/couples each have a share in the Blue Moon community and all of these are extra-ordinary people with social engagement. Alternative energy sources and energy uses are experimented with, film- and theatre- decors…
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The Graduates
The future of South Africa starts with people like those of the location (township) Die Kop in Stanford. The community (privately) supported pre-primary school is one of the best in South Africa. And Helen Zille (prime minister of the Western Cape) is seemingly not aware of it and neither is South Africa’s president Jacob Zuma…
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Unknown heroes
There are millions of unpriviliged people in South Africa who still suffer from the injustice done to them by a minority of (religious) fanatics who feel themselves superior above people with a different skincolour and (multi-)cultural background. And they are still there and pulling hidden strings where possible. It’s an illusion to change the world…
Life in the Overberg 