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Race and South Africa’s Faith Sector – Roundtable
South Africa’s faith community, like other sectors of the society, is closely affected by the challenge of racism, both as a positive as well as (at times) a negative factor
South Africans’ perceptions on elections as the nation prepares for its general 2019 elections
You are cordially invited to attend the inaugural release of Afrobarometer 2018 survey data on elections, political parties and trust in the IEC, which tracks the attitudes and perceptions of citizens in 37 African countries. This will be the first release of Afrobarometer data on South Africa since 2016
Racism in sports
The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR) invites you to a roundtable on Wednesday, 17 October 2018 to discuss race and racism in the sports sector.
South African Reconciliation Barometer Online Data Analysis
It is the world’s longest running public opinion survey on national reconciliation and provides a nationally-representative measure of South Africans’ attitudes towards reconciliation.
Racism will persist until we dismantle white supremacy
White people’s implicit racist attitude towards black people - that we’re less human and therefore deserving to be treated as things, mere objects to be disdained - did not end in 1994.
Unpacking Male Supremacy, the Entitlement of Young White Men and Overt Links to the Intersectionality of Structural Oppression
When I was young, maybe about 12 or 13, I wondered why women have it so much harder. Actually, I had wondered about it for a while; only at that age could I begin formulating it into an actual question.
Men posing as victims to their own violent masculinities to invalidate womxn
With the conclusion of women’s month, it is a good time to look back on the #TotalShutDdown movement, which appeared for the first time this year.
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Race and South Africa’s Faith Sector – Roundtable
South Africa’s faith community, like other sectors of the society, is closely affected by the challenge of racism, both as a positive as well as (at times) a negative factor
Racism in sports
The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR) invites you to a roundtable on Wednesday, 17 October 2018 to discuss race and racism in the sports sector.
