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Fragments of an Afrikaner

Posted in Global Life, Soul Journey, South Africa, globalgirl on July 25, 2009 | 4 Comments »

For the past 15 years, I have mostly rejected my Afrikaner heritage. It is not something I am proud of. It wasn’t even something I was truly cognizant of, to be fair. It just slowly slipped away from me until it became something I watched from a distance. This Afrikaner-ness.
(Sidenote: The perfectionist really wanted to [...]

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Wisdom from Archbishop Tutu on Equality

Posted in Dignity of Women, Justice, South Africa on July 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Last Wednesday Archbishop Tutu was featured in a live Q & A webcast on The Elders.
I was amazed when the question I had sent in, became the first question on the agenda for the session. How cool is that! This is what I asked: “I read in your book ‘No Freedom Without Forgiveness’ that [...]

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Together

Posted in Christian Life, Soul Journey, South Africa, tagged , , , on June 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I have shifted. Truth has pierced and done an inner work. My word for now has become “together.” It’s not a rallying cry. It’s an ahhhh…
I don’t have to do it alone any more.
At a very young age, the Spirit of Segregation had leached in. Now Truth swept in, washed out the old [...]

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Perceived Value of Women: One in Four South African Men a Rapist?

Posted in Dignity of Women, South Africa on June 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

A recent survey conducted by Professor Rachel Jewkes of the Medical Research Council (MRC) claims that one in four men in South Africa admitted to committing rape. She says: “I think it is down to ideas about masculinity based on gender hierarchy and the sexual entitlement of men. It’s rooted in an African ideal of [...]

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Remembering Robben Island: Journey into Forgiveness

Posted in Justice, South Africa, globalgirl, tagged , , , , , , , , on June 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I wrote this piece on Journey into Forgiveness two years ago. In the light of the recent Amahoro conference in South Africa, I am re-posting a slightly edited version here:
South Africa is where my Story was born.
I grew up in an all-white school with a rich heritage, but in those years I never had any [...]

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