Press Release for Heritage Day
Celebrate Heritage Day 2009 with District Six Museum
Heritage Day at the District Six Museum promises to be a varied and exciting programme. It is dedicated to celebrating some of the many dynamic elements which contribute towards our vibrant and diverse cultural heritage.
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Sankofa Stories
The shaping of our future through a reflection on our heritage
when Friday, 25 September 2009 the time 18h30 (for 19h00) to 21h30
where District Six Museum, 25A Buitenkant Street, Cape Town
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The District Six Museum will be having its first public AGM on Saturday 25 July, starting at 13h30. It will take place at the Homecoming Centre, 15 Buitenkant Street which is known to many as the old Sacks Futeran building. Board members will be introduced and plans for the Museum’s programme of work for the next year will be presented. A guided walk through some of the renovated spaces of the building, which is in the process of being restored in stages, will form part of the programme for the day. Members of the public, especially current and former residents of District Six, are invited to attend. Please register your intention to attend by calling either Nicky Ewers or Estelle Fester at 021-466 7200.
One Heart
A reflection on the interconnectedness of the world and a call to solidarity
in the spirit of the old rallying cry that an injury to one is an injury to all.
Date: 24 July 2009 @ 18:30 for 19:00 to 21:30
Venue: District Six Museum, 25A, Buitenkant Street, Cape Town
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Conference on Re-imagining postcolonial futures
knowledge transactions and contests of culture in the African present
Venue: District Six Museum, 25A, Buitenkant Street, Cape Town
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YOU ARE INVITED TO THE LAUNCH PARTY OF KHOI KHONNEXION`s FIRST CD-RELEASE.
Khoi Khonnexion (Jethro Louw - poetry, Glen Arendse and Garth Erasmus - indigenous instruments) has been performing in Cape Town for ten years, during which time they have risen to the forefront of the First Nation arts movement in South Africa. Their live performances feature trance-inducing improvisations on homemade instruments inspired by indigenous models, and dramatic recitations of original poetry by "The Ghetto Poet," Jethro Louw. In their workshops, they have worked with at-risk youth and adults from all backgrounds to find a source of healing in the musical heritage of Southern Africa. Now, with their first full-length album release, Kalahari Waits, they explore new creative territory while raising funds for the Basarwa San in the Kalahari Desert, who were trampled and pushed aside when diamonds were found in their government-sanctioned homeland in Botswana. The self-released album, a collaboration with American producer Nate May, follows the sun across the sky with indigenous sounds, loops, field recordings, and poetry that wrestles with Khoisan identity in the modern world.
Africa Alive
Date: Friday 22nd May 2009
Time:18h30 (for 19h00) to 21h30
Venue: District Six Museum, 25A, Buitenkant Street, Cape Town
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View Artist profiles for “Africa Alive”
27th April 2009 @ 3-4pm Click here to read more.
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The Cape Cultural Collective and the District Six Museum present Striking the RIGHT note!A focus on Human Rights on Friday, 27 March 2009 Click here to read more.
The District Six Museum and Oxford University Press request the pleasure of your company at a public discussion about writing and censorship with Antjie Krog and James Matthews to mark the launch of Peter D. McDonald’s new book: The Literature Police: Apartheid Censorship and its Cultural Consequences Click here to read more.
Heritage Day—24 September—has become one of the public holidays which provides an opportunity for all South Africans to reflect on the many elements that form part of our national heritage. On this day many programmes and activities attempt to draw our focus towards understanding that our differences and diversity are national treasures to be celebrated and cherished, not causes for conflict. Click here to read more.
You are invited to join us in a final planning session for the December 1st commemorative night march on Thursday 20 November starting at 18h30 – 20h00 at the District Six Museum. Click here to read more.
Winter Music Series
The District Six Museum invites you to a fundraising performance. Mac McKenzie & the composers workshop 27 July 2008 at 16h00 Read more
A TRIBUTE TO VINCENT KOLBE
Please join us for A TRIBUTE TO VINCENT KOLBE at the District Six Museum
25A Buitenkant Street, Cape Town
Sunday 25 May 2008
15h00 – 17h00
On April 25 a small gathering witnessed the final stages of the re-burial of the exhumed dead of Prestwich. It marked another milestone on the long journey which they have travelled since their discovery and subsequent exhumation in 2003.
The Heritage Ambassadors of District Six and Lwandle Migrant Labour Museums invite you to the opening of their exhibition: Forced removals, migrant labour and identity in Cape Town – a youth perspective!
the PALESTINE SOLIDARITY GROUP
TESTIMONIES OF VICTIMS OF THE OCTOBER 2000 DEMONSTRATIONS IN ISRAEL
Wednesday, 23rd April 2008
6pm: Film - 'Iron Wall'
7pm: Oral testimonies from family members
In early October 2000, Palestinian citizens of Israel staged mass demonstrations in towns and villages throughout the country to protest the Israeli government's oppressive policies against Palestinians in the Occupied Territories and their use of lethal force against legitimate protestors.
In response, the police and special police sniper units killed 13 unarmed Palestinian citizens of Israel. Many more were injured and arrested. Come and listen to the victims families and their struggle for justice through the Israeli courts.
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FRONTIERS OF MEMORY: The Massacre at the Fosse Ardeatine. History, Myth, Ritual, and Symbol Prof. Alessandro Portelli |
SAMA Transformation Training Programme
Design Indaba Conference Bursaries and Exhibition Design Workshop 26 – 29 February 2008
As part of the SAMA Transformation Training Programme sponsored by the Department of Arts and Culture, SAMA is making ten grants available to attend the highly acclaimed Design Indaba Conference and SAMA workshop in Cape Town from 26th to 29th February 2008.
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RE-IMAGINING THE CITY
Join us for the LAUNCH of our 2008 poetry series on Thursday, 20th March 2008
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District Six Museums Display Panel
View the District Six Museums Display Panel that will be seen at the Tourism Indaba.The Indaba takes place from 6 - 9 May 2006
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Second Conference Announcement
Hands on District Six: Landscapes of Postcolonial Memorialisation
May 25-28, Cape Town , South Africa
A District Six Museum Conference
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