While speaking to Peter Clarke, world-renowned artist from Ocean View, we discussed the inspiration for his paintings Coming from the Creche and Waar is julle nou?and this led to a discussion of Ocean View and the forced removals brought about by the Group Areas Act.
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What a privilege it was to meet Peter Clarke the Man...a delightful, extremely talented 82 year old with a zest for life and a remarkable lack of bitterness (despite the unfairness with which he and his people have been treated under both the Apartheid and new South African governments) that make him a truly remarkable man.
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Youth gives voice to street children’s pain By Munyaradzi Makoni The young man in the stiffly pressed shirt is standing awkwardly, sweating lightly in the crowded book shop. He takes the microphone and begins to read, nervously at first before […]
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Whiplash is a disturbing, darkly humorous novel about a street prostitute who undertakes a hectic journey to excavate her past and discover what she is worth in spiritual terms. The book won a White Ribbon award from Women Demand Dignity in 2009 for its role in the struggle against women and child abuse.
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Today I met a wonderful woman, 75 year old Gladys Thomas of Ocean View. Award winning poet, author of short stories for adults and children and playwright, Gladys first started writing after she her family and friends were evicted from […]
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Ian McCallum is a medical doctor, psychiatrist and analytical psychologist, as well as a specialist wilderness guide, an author and a poet. His special interests focus on evolutionary theory, human ecology and the animal-human interface (what we learn about ourselves from […]
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