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Posted June 2008
11/06/2008 Iziko Winter School 28 June – 30 July 2008

Iziko Museums’ Winter School Programme runs from 28 June until 30 July and includes colloquiums, film screenings, Bo-Kaap walkabouts, beading and palaeontological workshops, and a discussion on xenophobia.

Starting off proceedings on Saturday, 28 June from 10:00–14:30 at the Iziko South African Museum, is a colloquium on architecture and social responsibility. Heinrich Wolff, winner of the DaimlerChrysler Award for Architecture 2007, chairs the event which includes an address by Minister Richard Dyantyi, MEC for Local Government and Housing on ‘The role of local government in preserving architecture and housing in the Western Cape’. Other presenters are Prof Lucien Le Grange from UCT, Prof Iain Low of UCT, Andrew Boraine, CEO of the Cape Town Partnership and Jane Visser of Visser Thomas Architects. The topics to be discussed range from architecture as a tool for social transformation, to re-imagining the city beyond 2010.

On Saturday, 5 July from 10:00–14:30 at Iziko South African Museum, the topic of the colloquium is “Slavery’. Speakers include Dr Bheki Mngomezulu of CPUT, Dr Antonia Malan of UCT, Prof Rob Shell of UWC, Dr Yvette Abrahams, Patric Tariq Mellett and Zenzile Khoisan. Topics addressed include ‘Slavery and the colonial aftermath’ and ‘Gender and slavery’. Finally the question is posed: ‘Where to from here?’ Entry to both events is R30 for adults and R10 for students.

There will be a film screening of ‘Love, Communism, Revolution and Rivonia: Bram Fischer’s Story’ on 3 July at 13:00, and a screening of ‘Bram Fischer Remembered’ at 17:30 on the same day. Both events are free and take place at the Iziko South African Museum.

The Bo-Kaap walkabouts takes place on Saturday 12 and 19 July from 09:00–12:00 and cost R120, including lunch.

The African Bead Workshop runs on Saturday, 12 July and continues on 19 July from 10:00–15:00 at the Iziko South African Museum. This 2-day workshop, which costs R200, is extremely popular and early booking is essential.

A workshop for school learners on ‘Interpreting Palaeo-environments from the Fossil Record’ runs on Wednesday, 23 July from 10:00–15:00 at Iziko South African Museum. Entry is free and again, early booking is essential.

The programme ends on Wednesday, 30 July at 17:30, and addresses the explosive topic of xenophobia. Entitled ‘Love thy Neighbour’, the discussion, chaired by columnist Terry Bell, questions whether South Africa is ‘progressing, redressing or transgressing’. Entry is free.

For bookings and enquiries, contact Wandile at 021 481 3804/13 or email wkasibe@iziko.org.za. For further information about the Winter School Programme, visit www.iziko.org.

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