Posts Tagged ‘Activism’

Out of Manenberg

5, Mar 2009

Have you ever visited Cape Town? Seen Table Mountain, Robben Island, Cape Point, Penguin colonies, Baboons, Kirstenbosch gardens, Informal settlements…and yes…the “street children”…but lets not talk about them… Cape Town is beautiful, It is still one of my favourite places. Yet, the reality of life for many is far from the idyllic life we experience [...]

The Micah Challenge – Get Involved

25, Feb 2009

Continuing on from yesterdays post – “What can 1 person do?” I was pointed to the Micah Challenge website in Australia where there are some great suggestions for how you can personally get involved with the challenge of halving poverty by 2015. Here is what they have to say:

Get Involved
It’s great that you’re thinking about [...]

What can 1 person do?

24, Feb 2009

After watching the initial youtube video on “The Micah Challenge“, I was left wondering what one person can do? What can I personally do? So often we can be left feeling quite helpless when we watch appeals to help nations/people who are suffering in poverty. Micah Challenge answered my question (in part at least) with [...]

The Micah Challenge…Halving Poverty by 2015

21, Feb 2009

“…what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God”Micah 6:8
The Micah Challenge, is a global movement of Christians that seek to speak out, with a common voice, against the injustices of poverty. It unites countries in the North and South as they [...]

365 Days of Activism – Rapper takes to the streets (A news 24.com article)

11, Dec 2008

Ryan Dalton featured on South African news network news24.com (Video and article below)
 
By Verashni Pillay (Click here for original article)
Cape Town – Social worker and rapper Ryan ‘Brown’ Dalton is marking his 16th night on the streets of Cape Town with an open invitation to the public to join him, he said on Monday.
Dalton took [...]

365 Days of Activism – These Streets

10, Dec 2008

I have to admit I am no fan of hip-hop, and am way to “uncool” to pull off much affiliation with it! I have continued to follow Ryan “Brown” dalton (rapper, hip-hop, social worker, and a host of other things) on his blog 365 Days of Activism. This journey of living with the street kids [...]

>Standing Up – 365 Days of Activism

26, Nov 2008

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Integrity – what is it all about? What does it mean in practice? Here in this post I want to draw your attention to a stunning young man, Ryan Dalton, aka “Brown”. A social worker, activist, come hip-hop artist, who will be living on the streets of downtown Cape Town for the 16 Days of Activism [...]


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