Human Rights Day in SA: A reflection on faith, justice and the GBV crisis
By Gita Dickinson “Gender-based violence is a pandemic that is tearing our society apart.” — Cyril Ramaphosa Human Rights Day in South Africa is not…
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Engaging Men for True Gender Justice
By Dr Leonora Alberts Vilakazi The pursuit of gender equality is fundamentally a collective endeavour. While the movement has historically been led by women, achieving…
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Gil’s story – GBV, Mental Health and Faith
When someone raises their voice at me, I hear buzzing in my ears to shut their words out. This is a coping technique I adopted…
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Unique Role of the Interfaith Sector in the National Dialogue
Dr Leonora Alberts Vilakazi The interfaith sector, in particular the Faith Action Collective to End GBV and We Will Speak Out SA (WWSOSA), has a…
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Spiritual Abuse – a contradiction that is real
Dr Nontando Hadebe During our July Forum meeting, we had a learning focus on spiritual abuse. The Spiritual Abuse Working Group has developed a concept…
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#Fathersmatter to end Gender Based Violence
By Rev Seth Naicker Fatherhood. What is your fatherhood about, what is it lived out as? For many men, and fathers, we see ourselves as…
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Human Rights Month: A Call to Action for Faith Communities in South Africa
By Gil Harper March is a significant month for South Africans, as it marks Human Rights Month, a time dedicated to reflecting on the sacrifices…
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Love is in the air, but GBV is lurking in the shadows
Gil Harper Gil Harper Valentine’s Day fever is upon us – and the shops are full of red and white promotions. It’s a day to…
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Toxic Masculinity at Play
"... I was already seething with anger that had been building over the past six days. I bombarded her with a series of questions, giving…
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Night of the Long Knives
Unless we address things by their true names, the battle against gender-based violence will be lost before teatime writes Bhekisisa Mncube about the darkest day…
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