PAMBERI TRUST PRESS RELEASE: 26.08.13
Speakers: Marlene Le Roux, Director of Artscape Audience Development
and Education Artistic Program(Capetown)
Soneni Gwizi(Radio Broadcaster, Gender &
Disability Activist)
Cleopatra Ndlovu(Gender Activist)
Wednesday, 28 Aug, 2013
– 5.30-7pm
Gender Forum
Discussion:
“Protection and promotion of the interests of
disadvantaged and disabled women in Africa.”
The rapid
integration of world economy has transformed the world at large and its women.
However, it has ushered in its way many changes of immense significance and
fresh opportunities. Though a great deal of progress has been done to
protect and promote the interests of disadvantaged and disabled women, more
efforts are required to create a sense of awareness and confidence to enable
them to become active participants in the process of social transformation and
regeneration. WHERE ARE WE NOW IN AFRICA?
Marlene Le Roux, Director of Artscape Audience
Development and Education Artistic Program(Capetown) is joined by Soneni
Gwizi(Radio Broadcaster, Gender & Disability Activist) together with
Cleopatra Ndlovu(Gender Activist) as they interrogate issues that affect
disabled women and how much advocacy is being done vis a vis what needs to be
done in regards to the protection and promotion of the interests of
disadvantaged and disabled women in Africa.
The Book Cafe Gender Forum is a monthly discussion,
targeting human rights activists, members of civic society, and members of the
general public. This month’s discussion
is hosted by the Book Café Gender Forum in partnership with the Konrad Adenauer
Foundation.
The discussion is FREE and all are welcome.
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