16 July - Gender

Today we spoke to Rita Edwards – Acting Director for the Gender Education and Training Network. Their mission is to play a dynamic role in the transformation and equalisation of power relations between women and men. They have activities that are aimed at strengthening civil society and enabling government in South Africa and in the Southern African Development Community to implement strategies for gender equality. Mrs Edwards explained more about their programmes. For more information about the services that they provide contact their offices on (021) 697 5355 or go to www.getnet.org.za

And we also spoke to Simphiwe Dyasi – Coordinator for the Blaahz Men Association. They focus on HIV/AIDS, Counselling services, domestic violence, abuse in general, and gender equality. Members are from various communities like Gugulethu, kwaLanga and Khayelitsha. On sunday they will meet kwaLanga. If you want more information contact him on 082 402 6875.

We closed off the show with an interview with Marlene Le Roux – Director of Artscape Audience Development and Education. We were talking about the Artscape Women’s Festival that was launched earlier today. The theme is women and disability. If you want more information contact (021) 410 9800 or go to www.artscape.co.za
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Tuesday - Human Rights

Kristin Poulter - A remedial teacher was instudio to talk about a remedial teacher. A remedial teacher therapeutically assists pupils to overcome their specific learning disabilities. Children with specific learning disabilities usually have average or above-average intelligence but cannot cope effectively with certain aspects of school work. These disabilities emerge for example, as an inability to integrate letters into words, reversal of words and numbers, misspelling of words and an inability to do arithmetic. If you want more information go to www.wced.wcape.gov.za

And our last interview was with Moosa Salie - from the World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry and David Lewis – from Mind Freedom. Last Saturday they hosted a MadPride international event to highlight human rights abuses in the mental health system, by celebrating differences and diversity amongst people. Mad Pride is a movement that celebrates the human rights and spectacular culture of people considered very different by our society. If you want more information contact Moosa on (021) 511 5776 or David on 082 425 1454 alternatively go to www.madpridect.wordpress.com
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