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WEBINAR | Applying Behavioral Science in Programming to Address Xenophobia and Promote Social Cohesion
Globally, as well as in the Southern Africa region, a recent rise in anti-migrant attitudes, including an increase in violent acts against migrants, has drawn increasing attention from political actors as well as civil society. While many initiatives to promote social cohesion have been implemented over the years, there is a dearth of research or…
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Civil Society Consultative Meeting: Towards a Strategy for Civil Society Mobilisation in Post-Election Cape Town
Join ACMS and MGL for the latest virtual civil society dialogue reflecting on recent local government elections in Cape Town and implications for advocacy against social exclusion. 14 December, 10am
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Civil Society Consultative Meeting: Governing for Migrant Inclusion in Post-Election Johannesburg
The African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS) and the Wits-Oxford Mobility Governance Lab is organizing a consultative meeting to discuss and prepare strategies for engagement with the incoming administration post the recent local government elections with a focus on migration. The meeting will take place on the 30th of November 2021 at 10 am.
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Online RoundTable Discussion – Social protection, Covid 19 and migrant entrepreneurs in South Africa
Democracy Development Programme (DDP) in partnership with the African Centre for Migration & Society hosted an online roundtable discussion on 23 September, titled: unpacking “Covid-19, Migrant Entrepreneurship and Social Protection in South Africa”.
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Preventing xenophobic attacks in South Africa is possible: Look no further than the state response to the July unrest
“That this violence continues unabated is evidence that no effective preventive measures are in place. Indeed, the South African government’s response to this violence has been (and still is) largely characterised by a lack of political will and denialism. This has led to a culture of impunity and lack of accountability not only for instigators and perpetrators of the violence, but also and perhaps more importantly for mandated state agencies (such as the police and crime intelligence) for their failure to prevent and stop violence despite visible warning signs.” – Dr. Jean Pierre Misago
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The Protests Are Bigger Than Zuma
“While the #FreeJacobZuma campaign is the catalyst, the underlying reason is one that the country has not dealt with in its 27 years of democracy: the failure of the African National Congress to take responsibility for the past pain and trauma that the citizens have experienced, and to create an economy that delivers on the promise of equitable economic sovereignty for all South Africans.” Hakima Haithar
