23 January – Human Rights

Today we spoke to Richard Freedman – Director of the Cape Town Holocaust Centre. The centre is currently running an exhibition titled- Witnessing Darfur. It is a multimedia expo to raise awareness about the current humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of the Sudan. The expo was opened on the 17th of this month by Mr Jody Kollapen, Chairperson of the South African Human Rights Commission and will be running till Thursday the 25th of January. If you want more information about the expo you can contact the Cape Town Holocaust Centre at 021 462 5553.
PIC: www.ctholocaust.co.za

And we will also be talking to Elaine Connell from the South African Riding for the Disabled Association. SARDA provide the opportunity of therapeutic and recreational horse riding for disabled people so that they might benefit in all aspects of their mental, physical and social lives. For more information about SARDA or if you want to volunteer your services you can contact their offices at 021 794 4393 or email sarda-ct@iafrica.com or visit their website at www.sarda.co.za
PIC: www.sarda.co.za


And our last interview was with Alawiyah Alie – coordinator of the Omama Bamaqhawe Memorial Bursary Fund from the Direct Action Centre for Peace and Memory. The organisation will be handing over bursaries to ten students on Friday. The selected students are sons and daughters of ex-combatants, ex-prisoners and ex-political activist who fought in the struggle against apartheid in the Western Cape. For more information about the organisation or the Omama Bamaqhawe Memorial Bursary Fund you can contact Alawiyah Alie at 021 448 5760 or visit their website at www.capetownpride.co.za or email them at info@dacpm.org.za.
PIC:www.dacpm.org.za

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