Date :

23 September 2010

Time :

12:30 – 13:30

Presenters :

• Dr Thobeka Mda
• Vasu Reddy
• Dr Sithabile Ntombela

Heritage Day, 24 September, is a Public Holiday on which South Africans across the spectrum are encouraged to celebrate their cultural heritage and the diversity of their beliefs and traditions, in the wider context of a nation that belongs to all its people. You are cordially invited to join us in celebration of this day.

The audio download from the seminar is available for download

Programme:

• What’s Gender and Sexuality Got to Do with Diversity? Some Political, Intellectual and Practice Considerations, by Professor Vasu Reddy, Human & Social Development Research Programme, HSRC. This presentation will profile some ideas, meanings and issues related to the broad question of diversity with relation to gender and sexuality. The presentation will deal with why and how gender and sexuality issues matter when thinking about diversity in broad terms.
• Ukulobola, by Dr Thobeka Mda, Capacity Development, HSRC. This presentation will focus on the tradition of negotiating for a bride.
• Disability in the Workplace, by Dr Sithabile Ntombela, Human & Social Development Research Programme, HSRC. The presentation aims to raise awareness on how we people with disabilities are marginalised at work and in society at large (Disabled is not incapable: Change perceptions, increase participation of all) 

Kindly RSVP by 10 September

Venues

Cape Town: HSRC, 12th Floor, Plein Park Building (Opposite Revenue Office), Plein Street, Cape Town. Contact Vuyokazi Ngxubaza, Tel +27 (0) 21 466 8004, Fax (021) 461 0299, or VNgxubaza@hsrc.ac.za  Cell: +27 (0) 82 0508453

Durban: First floor HSRC board room, 750 Francois Road, Ntuthuko Junction, Pods 5 and 6, Cato Manor, Contact Thandiwe Zungu, Tel +27 (0) 31 242 5400, cell: +27 (0) 83 359 3946 or thandiwezungu@hsrc.ac.za

Pretoria: HSRC Video Conference, 1st floor HSRC Library Human Sciences Research Council, 134 Pretorius Street, Pretoria. Arlene Grossberg, Tel: +27 (0) 12 302 2811, e-mail: acgrossberg@hsrc.ac.za