Do you have ideas for things we can all do to make a difference? Start here.
What project ideas do you think could be achieved by this blog’s audience. List your ideas and proposals in the comments below.
This is a post where you tell us what you think YOU can work towards achieving, with the support of others, within the context of the networking and debate opportunities provided by this blog and the Sokwanele website.
This is not a place to tell us all the things that you think other people should be doing.
Think about what is realistically achievable and outline why your idea is so important in the context of the struggle.
At the end of the week, we will close comments on this post and select five ideas to go towards a shortlist that everyone can then vote on to decide which project idea shall be the one to get the complete attention and effort and focus of all us pulling together.
Your ideas may be short-term projects that can be quickly achieved and closed, or they may grow into larger projects that are sustained over a period of time. The critical part is that the ideas come from you, will be carried out by you, but with effort from us to provide the resources we can towards making it happen.
Let’s change the question from “What are Zimbabweans doing nothing?” to “What can we all do to make a difference?” Start here.
November 18th, 2008 13:05
Maybe we need to do a big lobbying campaign towards The Elders. See the link and extract below.
http://voanews.com/english/Africa/Zimbabwe/2008-11-14-voa55.cfm
The group of eminent figures known as the Elders said Friday that former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan and women and children’s rights advocate Graca Machel, widow of Mozambique’s first president and today the wife of former South African president Nelson Mandela, will visit Zimbabwe Nov. 22 and 23.
November 18th, 2008 16:13
@UK Diaspora
That’s an excellent idea. I think targeting specific influential groups and lobbying them en masse is a good first step.
I also think that it’s imperative that we keep Zimbabwe in the public eye. To do this, we’ll need to forge and maintain media contacts, write editorials/letters to the editor in as many newspapers as we can, and put a personal spin on the news stories that occasionally make their way into the media. A collection of letters/posts similar to what was done on the blog action day is the sort of thing I’m thinking about, except this time focussing on personal experiences of Zimbabwe; how it used to be, and the degradation that we’ve all seen, the human rights violations and governmental mismanagement and corruption, etc.
November 18th, 2008 21:36
I think a lobbying campaign is important, but I also think it would be important to ensure that they really see & hear what is happening in Zimbabwe from the average Zimbabwean when they get there. Who is responsible for what they see & what they hear? Does anyone know of a way to influence that itinery. How could we make sure they see the hospitals, the sewers, etc. How can we make sure that they have access to all the documentation of the human rights abuses. This work is already done. We need to make sure they have it before they visit it. Show them the photos you already have…Does anyone have the e-mail address of everyone in the group? Can we post it?
November 19th, 2008 10:00
I think it’s a great idea and reminds me a lot of the brakedown of the fromer East Germany… but don’t be to long academic.. just do it: for example like they called the ‘monday demonstration’ which started with a few people and ended up… you know how!!
don’t talk (too munch), walk!!!
November 19th, 2008 10:31
Great idea… its really time to get more involved and to learn together or from each other. I have no experience in such things like institutionalised organisations have. But I’m very interested.
The best is maybe to organize in suggested projects or special groups (press group, lobby group, research or documentation group, …..etc)where we develop ideas, discuss and distribute tasks and report about our work and development. So everyone can do what he/she is able to do even if its a little. I think we are so different people here in the audience and the blog writers themselve but we can grow together to help and to do something in many ways…I don’t know if I’m naive but I hope it could work step by step.
November 19th, 2008 11:56
All the above are very good points. However I have a slightly different suggestion. It was obvious on 15 September that all parties want a better Zimbabwe but the problem comes on how to achieve that.
I propose that we all outline why a unity government will not work in Zimbabwe. We have to site all the reasons, I mean ALL the reasons. Armed with this we then, as activists should lobby firstly the SADC right up to the UN for an election re-run that will come out with a clear winner to form a government. Such an election should be supervised by the international community to ensure freedom of expression. If in 1980, during the hostile Ian Smith’s reign there was a Commonwealth Monitoring Force to ensure peace why can’t we a UN monitoring force this time around? Both Zanu PF and MDC should submit to this and we should give them such reasoning as to see the truth. My suggestion.
November 19th, 2008 12:43
I am from Germany and been to Zimbabwe since 27 years at least 2 times every year to visit Zimbabwe and my family.. to be very honest: lots of Zimbabwean incl. me saw this coming and no one did anything (they only build their walls higher).. now it’s to late!? no!! it’s just too late for smalltalk.. we complain about the besuited politician that they arguing and don’t do something for the better… do we? Lets do it better and start demonstrations ALL OF US!! I join you NOW!
Rosa Parks sat down
so that Martin Luther King could walk
so that Jesse Jackson could stand
so that Obama could run
so that our children can fly
November 19th, 2008 18:41
My proposal is to stage a big campaign in Zimbabwe approaching the so called security forces i. e. police at first and then military people to leave their jobs in big numbers. Just to not longer turn up for work. All these people who are asked to perpetrate violent acts in order to stabilize the junta. One has to convince them that they have the power to render the junta powerless, if they stop to go to work in big numbers. One has to show them that they help their families on the long run by doing so. One has to make them consider their bad paymant and conditions which are not worth to perpetrate abuse of their own people. The most important thing is, to produce documents and lists about let’s say police officers who left their positions because of having understood this. These lists will help to have enough people who proofed to have the right attitude to take on again their police duties as soon as the junta will be ousted and the new government has been established.
These men and women of the “security” forces have to realize that they can be the heroes if the nation just by letting down their daily work and by standing prepared when they will be called back to protect and sustain the democratic change.
It shurly needs a big campaign to reach those security forces using all channels including their families, their cummunities, their labor unions, using every idea and practice to disturb them by intelligent non violent acts continuing what they are doing now and bring them to reconsider.
November 19th, 2008 19:36
It has been estimated that the number of Zimbabweans in the Diaspora is now approaching 5 million. Many of these, I am sure, still have close ties with their homeland, and many still have relatives there. I am also sure that wherever they are they try to help as much as they can. But there is also official aid and commercial supplies, and much of this which is destined to help the poor and needy just ends up being controlled by the Junta, and is denied to vitually millions.
Can’t somebody start a campaign to expose this vast and disgraceful act of denial of the world’s aid to Zimbabwe’s people? Surely this could be done peacefully and intelligently? This act of treachery should be shouted from the rooftops, and the authorities continously harrased about this treacherous denial of aid and goods for the people.
November 20th, 2008 00:13
What about global demonstrations in as many world cities as possible to coincide with demonstrations in cities in Zimbabwe - either outside embassies or media stations - to make an impact on the world. Either on a specified day or monthly, or weekly. What about starting more Zimbabwe Vigils like London, on a Saturday, in every city where there are diaspora? That way we can all play our part.
November 20th, 2008 01:59
If we still believe in salvaging the deal then the first option is to look at the MDC’s options in the deal. Either they go in protest for the good of Zimbabwe. If this the option we need to lobby the MDC so that they understand that they are not leeting the people down by going in but rather they are doing it for the greater good. Then there is need for work on how the MDC survives in this kind of relationship. I am saying this bearing in mind that it is a painful compromise.
Secondly, if the MDC has decided that they will not go in then they need to get out of this deal and stop keeping people’s hopes pinned on this stillborn deal and they need to do it now. Then the nation can decide on how to move forward. Please remember zanu pf doesn’t care even if this takes forever.
Mu challenge is how to help those people that are in Zimbabwe with things like clothes which I can buy in large quantities but at times cannot afford the cost of sending them to help people back home. If there is a responsible church organisation that can distribute these to the displaced and all.
Other initiatives are things like getting just simple drugs, painkillers, bandages etc to Zimbabwe.
Can we hink around maybe establishing an ngo that caters for some of these things instead of some of the current ones who just focus on their membership only which at times is mostly in urban areas and does not get to the rural areas. Churches can be used as entry points in such initiatives.
I believe we also need to learn from Kenya how they dealt with the power of the security forces in coming up with their deal between Odinga & Kibaki. Can that be researched on and see whether it can be used in the Zimbabwean situation. I know for certain that the current Zimbabwean deal is way better than what Raila Odinga signed for in Kenya.
There is need for a lobby campaign in SADC and the AU by different voices such as the women on their own or the churches and even getting the victims to speak on their own instead of political leaders always speaking on their behalf.
But for me the key lies in us being able to answer the question of what is it that we want now after the failure of SADC to help us move forward.
November 20th, 2008 21:34
I work at a achool and could get kids to donate pencils and other equipment for schools. The question after that is transport and how to get it to the right places in Zim. I’m thinking of small quantities, couple of boxes, helping in small ways & circumventing politics. At this stage I find those kind of initiatives the most inspirational. Like the woman who started getting medicines etc together in her garage.
It’s important we all focus on one thing at a time so the voting idea is good. Please everyone remember to check, vote and follow through.
November 21st, 2008 11:08
Many people including me are having the wish to send something to Zimbabwe. But experience tells that the cost only for sending are extraorbitantly high compared with the worth of the content of the parcel. It takes many weaks to get it to the Zim adress if at all. There is some to to small expectation that the parcels will be looted, and customs is charged anyway, if the parcel is worth more than 50 €.
November 21st, 2008 11:32
Someone is bank-rolling and supporting the regime. The best way to realy hurt a politician is to kick him right where it hurts most - his wallet. Look what a serious effect the withdrawal of paper supplies has had on the regime. Yes, the lack of physical notes is affecting the man in the street, but I regret to say that might be collateral damage. More importantly those same men in the street are also soldiers, policemen, war vets, CIO operatives and green bombers - and their families.
We might or might not be aware of sanction targeted individuals, and have some vague idea about rumblings of disapproval over ‘certain’ companies involved in direct or indirect dealings with Zimbabwe, by which the regime garners support.
I think a ‘dirty’ list needs to be compiled of companies operating to the implicit or tacit benefit of Mugabe and his intransigent group. I do not necessarily suggest that such companies pull out of Zimbabwe but they are in a position to collectively apply pressure using the greater leveller of man - money.
Companies like Barclays, B.A.T, Ernst and Young, TOTAL, BP, Shell, Lloyds, Coca Cola, Philips, Sony, Mazda…. These need to go on a list and other pressure groups can access this list.
Some of these companies might respond with sentiments like their continued involvement helps the local people, or that they receive little dividend, or have scaled down their operations. That’s hogwash, and we know it.
Anyone interested might like to have a look at a similar set-up at http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/dirty_list/dirty_list_briefing.html
November 21st, 2008 11:40
Yes go on the streets worlwide and don’t stop till the wall brakes down in Zimbabwe!! Cos only a few are guilty, but we all responsible!!
November 21st, 2008 12:40
OK. Your challenge to everyone is important. On the basis that a problem broken down and shared becomes more manageable, I’d be prepared to try and set up an “Electorate Matching” site.
Zimbabwe has 210 parliamentary electorates… we could “pair off” each electorate with one (or more) in each of several countries (we have 150 in Australia so would double up on a few, while the UK with 635-odd could have 3 per Zimbabwe counterpart.
The site could have basic info about that area, its MP,any special local issues, a map, and some generic links to up-to-date sources.
We then notify MPs and Representatives around these countries that their electorate has been paired with one in Zimbabwe .. and invite them to visit the site, consider how they would handle trying to represent that electorate under the current conditions - and invite them to put in a link to this new site from their own - speak to their own constituents, colleagues etc. about the actions they could and should be taking with respect to the current slow-motion disaster. It doesn’t have to involve donations, etc. but might stimulate some new attention from people who do (or ought to) care very much about the rule of democracy, law and reasonable governance.
November 21st, 2008 16:32
Town Twinning - what are these towns with links to those in Zimbabwe doing about either pressurising, or assisting the population? For example:-
Basildon, Essex twinned with Gweru, Aberdeen with Bulawayo, Middlesborough with Masvingo, Tameside, Haarlem (Netherlands) and Portland (USA) all with Mutare (not that I saw much evidence of it), Stevenage with Kadoma. Then there’s those who should know better than to deal with bad sherrifs - Nottingham is twinned with Harare.
Germany is about to revive twin-city ties in Zimbabwe, whilst Canada had refused ties with Vic Falls.
Can we flood these twinned cities throughout the world with personal stories, emails etc of what is really happening?
A quick search for holidays in Zimbabwe reveals hundreds of travel agencies promoting luxury holidays. Guess who gets all the foreign currency from spend-happy tourists - even if they are getting fewer on the ground. If travel/holiday agents were encouraged to not promote Zimbabwe destinations and ZTA were made aware of this as direct result of government behaviour, it might be another way of penetrating the thick skulls at ZANU.
Even if tourists still feel inclined to visit Zimbabwe can they be discouraged from patronising government owned hotels, resorts etc or such instutions and facilities that have ZANU bigwig participation? Do tourists know these institutions?
I’m finding that the situation has been going on for so long that any Zimbabwe news item, in UK at least, tends to ellict response that borders on mirth, in much the same way that the latest price of margarine and toothpaste was a great source of hillarity in clubs around Zimbabwe! Outsiders are getting de-sensitized.
November 22nd, 2008 05:52
We need to learn from the past. Demonstrations against oppressive regimes have succeeded in the past. Ommoder is right in saying that the “security forces” can be heroes. In the Philippines, for instance, the people stood in the street, in front of tanks, offering the soldiers friendship and smiles. The result was that the military turned against Marcos, and the regime crumbled. This would happen too in Zimbabwe. The officers may vote for mugabe, and they may say that they do not and never will support the MDC. But the officers are not the army. Make no mistake, our soldiers and policemen and women are also are hungry, and they are our brothers and sisters, and they will stand shoulder to shoulder with us if only we ask them to.
There are many protests now–the teachers, the doctors, the unions, and NGO groups like WOZA. But we are lacking an umbrella group that coordinates (not controls) the protests. Protests in China and Burma have failed because of a lake of coordination, whereas protests in the US civil rights movement and in South Africa have succeeded because of strong leadership, coordination, and communication. To everyone who says that Zimbabweans aren’t brave enough to stand up, they only have to look at all the Zimbabweans who have already stood up and died, and the ones who continue to stand up and risk the same. No, the main thing missing is coordination, not bravery.
November 22nd, 2008 05:53
However, many people are frightened, and rightly so. My own brother in law was almost killed and our aunt had her homestead burned to the ground. So, we must think of innovative tactics which we can allow people who are frightened to also participate in mass action.
Here is one: banging on empty pots and pans at a coordinated time. This was used in Argentina to protest the military dictatorship. It had profound effects. On one level it is symbolic, it says “WE HAVE NO SADZA!!” On another level it is psychological–it would build unity–imagine being one among thousands of our mothers banging on the pots and pans. What a deafening noise it would make, overflowing Harare and Bulawayo with our collective frustration. And it would be safe–the pots are easy to put away. You do not have to leave the house. The police cannot find who to accuse. The only problem is that this too would require coordination.
This could work in conjunction with a stayaway, but we have learned that the stay away has largely failed. This is largely due to the fact that 80-90% of Zimbabweans stay away by default–through unemployment. The stayaway doesn’t hurt Mugabe because he does not derive the dollars that help him and his friends stay in power from a productive economy. No, he gets his dollars from the informal sector.
November 22nd, 2008 05:54
But ultimately we must stand together and demand change. We are a rich country, one of the richest in the world. We are an educated country. We are a brave people. We only lack organization and innovation. Even those of us who are dying of cholera, let us at least bang our pots together.
November 22nd, 2008 15:14
What to do? I haven’t made any suggestions on the blog call because I can’t think of anything that will work now OTHER than internal protests, on the streets. I’ve been lobbying the Elders for ages and was so happy to see their move but this morning Mbeki - of all people - tells them they have no visas! Outside lobbying is just making no real difference. And the stories now about the diamonds so clearly explains why rgm & co don’t care two hoots about money, economy, food, cholera, ARVs, schools, anything. Everyday longer in power they are filling their pockets and foreign bank accounts with riches beyond belief.
The NCA at last start action… but why only Tuesdays? and why alone? All the organisations must work together… WOZA, ZINASU, churches, NCA, MDC, ZAPU, ZCTU, doctors, nurses, lawyers, teachers, bank queues… and all the different bloggers like Kubatana and Sokwanele. And like Gandhi’s marches people must keep on standing or sitting and not run away from the police batons or even bullets. There is no other way now.
so can this be our new ‘lobby’? to get everyone onto the streets in all the cities and towns and villages… together? how? I don’t know. It has to be a nationwide strike including the ordinary police and soldiers… and schoolchildren too.
Yes, I’m not in Zim and I know it’s easier said than done but our efforts lobbying outside to SADC, AU, UN, German money paper have not got anywhere real. So can I help by lobbying inside for street action and protests?
November 22nd, 2008 15:21
I forgot CHRA - residents assocs in all the cities - we need a list… but then are their emails working? phones? a sponsored air-drop of leaflets… would the US ambassador sponsor printing leaflets to hand out on the streets, in bank queues, shops, at the water bowsers in Budiriro? how to co-ordinate?
November 24th, 2008 23:27
@William - All diahorrea to state house…this is our last hope.
November 25th, 2008 13:45
An intersting page, this. More energetic and motivated than most. In fact quite exciting!
A couple of points strike me:-
1.)
Note here:- the black minority made the stand in the States. So what about the Zimbabwean white minority (diaspora too!) making a stand here?
2.)
Yes - invite the general police and general army guys to be on your side - do not blame them for their evil leadership.
3.)
Yes, do things that encourage participation, but are safe to start with. Beat pots from your homes - that is not a public gathering, which is what Bob will be waiting to squash.
4.)
Blocking borders from the outside is maybe worth persuing. At least participants would only have to deal with the police from the neighbouring country, and not ZRP.
Damn - I’ll be signing up to the campaign shortly
November 25th, 2008 15:21
… we should learn from the past, if it’s India, Tibet, Argentina, Philippines, former East Germany or the States..but we/ALL have to MOVE NOW!!! it’s not a question of minority or majority, its not even a question ..something must be done together NOW!
.. so I’ll go to Zim soon and take my guts with!! the more the bigger the better!
November 26th, 2008 14:06
I know some people who would like to start a petition to ask the South African government to arrest Robert Mugabe for murder, genocide and gross violations of Human Rights (should he step over the border).
Would Sokwanele be able to host the petition, so that later we can print it out and get it delivered to the relevant officials in Pretoria?
December 2nd, 2008 15:50
I want to congratulate you on this initiative, it is very valuable and already you see that there actually are things each and every one of us can do. By sharing ideas you can come to more and better ideas.
I would suggest making sure Gono can’t go to his office anymore! It is unacceptable that his term is extended and i dont understand why there is so little public outcry over that, why people or the army didnt spontaneously block him from going to work yesterday. He is THE main cause of the economic hardships and as long as he is in there, nobody’s life will improve even a bit. Why would anybody believe his hollow promise of bringing down inflation below double digit numbers by 2013, and why does he set such an un ambigious target? by that time the country will be really gone….. the army could start turning their anger on his office and ousting him instead of on innocent civilians they are supposed to protect - their first line of duty is towards the people though they seem to have forgotten that after all those years.
December 2nd, 2008 20:21
I want to comment to “Concerned citizen”:
Gono is not the problem he is just an opportunistic idiot, who does exactly what he is told to do by his “Seniors”. Even if you bomb him today there will be another two or three who will behave quite the same.
December 6th, 2008 06:12
I am very interested in helping the people of Zimbabwe with the Cholera out break. I have researched online but can’t find any sites dedicated to the cause. I would like to do fundraising and raise awareness of the issue in my community. If anyone has any information that would be great. Thank you
December 6th, 2008 13:26
specific Zimbabwe appeal from Save the Children. Save the Children are currently on the ground now in Zimbabwe. So the best way to raise awareness is send this link to everyone you know.
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/secure/7052.htm
December 6th, 2008 14:31
Has anyone stopped to ask the Elephants, Lions, Zebras and Bobyjons etc. etc. what they think of all this?
Afterall, the people, it seems get the Government they deserve?
December 10th, 2008 16:31
I have a simple question to ask all Zimbabweans while we continue to wring our collective hands over current conditions and then call for “putting pressure” on others to somehow solve our problems for us…see all of the hand-wringing suggestions above.They’ve all been tried before - ad nauseam.
The question:
What should a people do if their government makes war on them?
So far all we have done is politely ask them not to while our people are starved, beaten, murdered, raped and humiliated to the point of a multiple disease disaster and a humanitarian debacle. Maybe WE should DO something to rid ourselves of the problem. Everyone else in the world knows what that problem is!
December 10th, 2008 17:42
I would like to know how many of these comments are actually coming from Zimbabwean? my advice would be the same as before: go on the street ALL of Zimbabwean… by the way, haven’t seen many white recently or in the past at these demonstrations … if the pressure is not coming from outside it can only come from inside.. what is your answer Lobengula?
December 11th, 2008 03:19
So I love that there is so much interest and passion in wanting to aid zimbabwe through this difficult time. What I want and I’m sure many of you may be interested in as well is possibly a website with information as to how to go about helping. If anyone knows any at all I would greatly appreciate it
December 11th, 2008 13:57
I answer to Kl:
Please contact the Zimbabwe Exiles Forum in SA, where you can send money to support Zim refugees who have benn tortured a home. Sometimes those people dont have the money to have their residence permit prologed which they need to have a bit time to recover. Every one can contact my under the address sigrid.deissner@t-online.de if one wants to know a private address of someone who was tortured but is still in Zimbabwe because he has family and no passport but has no access to foreign currency which means the family is starving.The family even looks after destitute children in the streets giving them a part of what they have so scarcely, just to dry their tears a bit.
December 11th, 2008 14:22
For Claudia Lutter
Yours was the only answer I’ve seen with any teeth at all…ALL Zimbabweans take to the street at one time. That would overwhelm attempts at control by police intervention. Only massive numbers will work. Little groups here and there are easily crushed by the “security forces”. Time sensitive coordination is the only way that can happen and it will be very very difficult..
That could well be the start of “pressure from within”.
Any other ideas I might suggest would be censored by this site which is why I’ve never included them.
December 11th, 2008 14:50
to Lobengula
… there was a demonstration from the Woza yesterday which startet with a handful people and it ended with 200… it ended as it begans, very quick cos of the police intervention, but they spread their flyer all over.. I know of the difficult coordination for a bigger demonstration, but does that mean it’s not worse trying it and it also started very little in the former DDR… not that I want to compare it, but for me is violance never the answer.. it will only create more violance
December 11th, 2008 16:14
to Claudia:
WOZA and similar demonstrations, while commendable, are too easily swept aside by heavily armed and violent police.
You say violence is never the answer but didn’t Zimbabwe and the United States gain independence from England through violence?
December 11th, 2008 17:36
to Lobengula
what is that suppose to mean…because people have done it before you can do it again..haven’t we all learned from the past? how can you adjudge people using violance to get what they want and use the same arms … you obviously got a resolution, so go for it, what stops you from doing so?
December 11th, 2008 17:38
Independence???? No. What Zimbabweans won was decades of servitude to a dictator and thug who started murdering the Ndelebe two years after he got to power.
The lesson is very simple and very clear: anyone who thinks that violence is a solution should never EVER EVER EVER be allowed to rule a country.
December 11th, 2008 18:39
To Claudia & UK diaspora:
Zimbabwe did indeed win independence from England through violence. That is history.
Truth be told, Zimbabweans then turned their collective backs to the murder of some 20 thousand Ndebele instead of confronting Mubgabe then and there. Hitler was actually stopped dead in his tracks by a local German mayor who stood up to Hitler early on before he usurped power over life and death as Mugabe has done through the indifference of Zimbabweans and particularly the members of ZANU-PF who, much to their chagrin, are now suffering with everyone else.
As long as “it isn’t me” go ahead and feed friends and neighbors to the crocodile was the mantra of the day. Trouble is…now it’s them too and nobody to turn to and nobody else to feed to the croc.
Dear UK, if someone is beating you over the head with a knobkerrie and you’ve asked them politely to stop many times…then what…just kneel there and be beaten to death. Great idea!
As for me, “Give me liberty or give me death”.
December 11th, 2008 21:15
To you all
As for Zimbabwe’s situation, how can you realistically discuss peacefull means to oust Mugabe. Know you not his language and world view.
Talk and use diplomacy and he will hit you hard physically. A mad man like that needs a hard smack across the face to make him come to his senses.
Inciting people to demonstrate en masse is a wish which is impossible to realise.
Remember the system has imprinted it into every person’s mind that you should act as an individual no wonder people get victimised individually to instill fear in them (a Smith stragey)
As TUTU said these snakes need military intervention and imprisonment.
Theorising about violence and its past is all a fad, some mordern/current problems are still being resolved violently especially with ogres like those in zanu.
December 14th, 2008 17:57
@The GoWayBird An organised petition is good as it can be done fast but needed is a weekly virgil like in London at the Zim embassy in front of all South African embassies; plus a PR campaign to boycott the 2010 FIFA soccer world cup in South Africa, exposing the ANC government as a bunch of people with no respect for human rights and dignity. We’re ready to get involved as we did when fighting against apartheid.
December 20th, 2008 12:49
Anyone from South Africa reading here can contact Beverly Cameron at 082-338-4899
Sam 078 972 4150
Bernie 011 477 9458 / 082 855 5582
of Save the Children
to donate goods and/or money for the refugee children at Musina.
Goods can be delivered to Save The Children’s offices in Pretoria or collected by the above. Details are:
2nd Floor
SAQA House
1067 Arcadia Street
HATFIELD
Bloggers at 24.com are campaigning for this cause.
Read Stray Cat at http://blogs.24.com/ViewBlog.aspx?blogid=8c214a8f-9475-4a8a-8504-d9a74091d4d7
January 16th, 2009 23:19
I have created a group on Facebook called prayers for Zimbabwe and Magabe, It was created for all people aware of Zimbabwe’s situation and any who wanted to voice their views and what ultimately could or should be done.
I have titled it Prayer as I believe this Zimbabwe and its people are in desperate need of Gods work. (When has prayer hurt anyone) other then bring about greater good.
I think a good place to start would be getting in contact with people from Zimbabwe and enquiring their prayer needs, if neccessary encourage them to pray.
I am from South Africa and Zimbabwe is a situation close to my heart as Im sure it is to many others. It would shock South Africans to know just how much coverage there is of Zimbabwe’s situation in the UK!
Be The Change you want to see!!!
Zimbabwe, we have brother s and sisters who are starving and being beaten to death for what? Exactly
February 13th, 2009 21:18
In two weeks, we are having a fundraising event to help stop violence and genocide in the world. (www.globalsoul.org) I am looking for photographs from Zimbabwe showing both the violence that has/is taken/taking place there and also the beauty of the country’s landscape for a slideshow that will be part of the event. I need high resolution photographs. Please contact me if you can help.