Ubuntu…will it remain a political philosophy when it comes to refugees?

11Jun09

 
More than a decade ago, Archbishop Desmond Tutu defined Ubuntu as an ethic which is upheld by someone  who ‘…has a proper self-assurance that comes from knowing that he or she belongs in a greater whole and is diminished when others are humiliated or diminished, when others are tortured or oppressed.’ In short, he described [...]

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Tags: Adonis Musati Project, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, asylum seeker, Department of Home Affairs, DEVELOPMENT WORKS, discrimination, ethics, Methodist Church refugee camp, mistreatment, political philosophy, politics, Refugees, ubuntu, xenophobia

Finding Freedom Behind Bars

25May09

Society’s tendency to “throw away the key” distances us as individuals of society from the humanity of those in prison. We label them “criminal” and “prisoner” and treat them as such. This veiled lens through which we see these individuals is highlighted in the documentary that was screened at the Labia Theatre on Orange Street [...]

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Tags: crime, criminals, documentary, exploring consciousness, Film, finding freedom behind bars, freedom, Labia, Malmesbury prison, meditation, mindfulness, Mindfulness Prison Project, Prison, zen

we all deserve equal access to health care

19Sep07

Dr Lydia Cairncross addressed the issue of health inequality in the private and public sector at the ETHICAL LEADERSHIP IN AND THROUGH POLITICS CONFERENCE. Sharon Machanzi attended this session on the 2nd day on behalf of DEVELOPMENT WORKS and captures some of the key points that Dr Lydia raised …
Dr Cairncross presented her topic [...]

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