- Thursday, 19. October 2017 3:00 pm – 10:00 pm Save in my calendar
Anniversary Celebration
20 Years of the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Southern Africa
Date: 19 October 2017
Time: 15:00 til late
Venue: 6 Spin Street, Cape Town
Civil society and critical media in South Africa face increasing pressures that threaten to curtail their ability to operate and affect positive change in their communities, and society in general.
Please join us for a stimulating conversation on civic engagement moderated by Ranjeni Munusamy, cutting-edge political satire by Zimbabwe’s Zambezi News and uplifting music by Future Nostalgia to celebrate 20 years of the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Southern Africa.
Please RSVP here by 12 October 2017.
Programme:
15:00 Registration (Refreshments will be served)
15:30 Welcome and Opening
Layla Al-Zubaidi, Regional Director, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Cape Town
Barbara Unmüßig, Co-President, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Berlin
16:00 Public Dialogue
Ranjeni Munusamy (Associate Editor, Times Media) will moderate a dialogue on 'Keep the Space Open: Threats to Civic Engagement and the Media'.
Speakers:
Barbara Unmüßig, Co-President, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Berlin
Koketso Moeti, Executive Director, Amandla.Mobi, Johannesburg
Mazibuko Jara, Executive Director, Ntinga Ntaba kaNdoda, Eastern Cape
Makhosi Khoza, Former Member of Parliament, Cape Town
18:00 Political Satire by Zambezi News
A production of Magamba TV and proudly sponsored by the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Zambezi News is Zimbabwe's leading political satire and comedy show.
19:00 Reception
Food and drinks will be served to the music of Future Nostalgia.