News and Events Summary
| ADF General Meeting | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Sat 28th January 2012 |
| Time: | 16h00 |
| Agenda: | To be advised |
| Location: | ADF New Office 24 Rockey Street Yeoville |
| NB ADF Activity closure Sunday 11th December 2011 to Friday 27th January 2012 | |
Le site d'informations generales pour les etrangers francophones vivant en Afrique du Sud
The site of general information for the French-speaking foreigners living in South Africa.
African Centre for Migration & Society Quarterly Newsletter
(September - December 2011)
Read it here
Banking Issues
Do you have or did you experience problems opening a bank account in South Africa because
you are a migrant? We need your experience
The African Diaspora Forum, together with Wits Law clinic, is fighting the current discrimination
in the banking system, making it difficult for African migrants to enjoy normal banking services.
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Christmas Gifts for disadvantaged migrant children
The Sharing Circle approached the African Diaspora Forum for their assistance in
organizing a Christmas party for disadvantaged migrant children of Johannesburg.
The Sharing circle is an non-profit organization aiming at ?making a difference in people?s
lives? and sharing such experiences, and is currently focusing on the theme...
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XENOPHOBIA IS STILL ALIVE
A South African based writer from DRC has written two excellent articles about xenophobia, including harassment, and a very touching “I” Story chronicling the very personal story of a pregnant migrant woman who was denied service at a hospital, and whose child died as a result...
...I’d like to call your attention to the two articles and request, please take time to read the stories and
post a comment if it all possible. Migrants and their supporters have few chances to make their voices heard,
and here’s a chance.
"Xenophobia at public hospitals" &
"Xenophobia is still alive"
(this data was extracted from an email forwarded to us by the editor of "genderlinks")
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Gauteng Contact Numbers to Report Threats or Outbreaks of Xenophobic Violence
The head of Visible Policing in Gauteng provided us with four numbers that people can call to report threats or outbreaks of xenophobic violence in Gauteng. These numbers are specifically to report the following situations:
- A person has been informed that xenophobic violence will break out in a particular area
- Xenophobic violence has already broken out in a particular area
- A service delivery protest or other demonstration is planned and there is a danger of xenophobic violence taking place
- There are indications that people are meeting and planning xenophobic attacks in a specific area
The four numbers are:
- Colonel Makaringe (Head of Visible Policing in Gauteng) - +27 (0)82 778 5933
- Lieutenant-Colonel Ramahuma - +27 (0)83 416 8792
- Captain Mdletshe - +27 (0)83 983 4253
- Captain Mahlatsi - +27 (0)79 892 9840
Colonel Makaringe informed us that once they receive notification, they will inform the relevant station as well as the cluster where the station is to ensure accountability. They will make efforts to also visit the scene themselves.
Never, never and never again...
What does "diaspora" mean?
The word has several definitions, this is the definition extracted from the Merriam-Websters on line dictonary:
(a): the movement, migration, or scattering of a people away from an established or ancestral homeland <black diaspora to northern cities>(b): people settled far from their ancestral homelands <African diaspora>
(c): the place where these people live Derivation:- Greek - Greek, dispersion, from diaspeirein to scatter, from dia- + speirein to sow
Diaspora” is understood in our organisation as a group of persons living outside of their country of origin, but keeping and building strong links with each other. The term was chosen because it conveys both the idea of mobility and of networking.
Introduction to ADF
African Diaspora Forum A federation of African migrants associations in South Africa.
Mission To build an integrated society, free of xenophobia. To facilitate relationships between all Africans living in South Africa: living together! To consolidate a shared feeling of belonging in Africa
Strategies To work locally, with communities. To promote dialogue and peace. To enhance culture as a starting point for exchange. To encourage joint initiatives.