UP FES Autumn School on Social Democracy and Civic Participation for Young Leaders
The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung South Africa in partnership with the University of Pretoria (UP) will host its third Democracy School on Social Democracy and Civic Participation for Young Leaders. The school focuses on democracy, social justice and human rights. The specific objective of this programme is to develop young leaders who will later contribute to the political, economic and social debates and fill the leadership vacuum in South Africa. The participants aspire to become leaders that work for the common good and the well-being of everyone in society within their different spheres of influence.
Dates: 2 – 4 September 2021
Venue: Zoom
Spearkers
2 September 2021
Defining politics and activism:
Kwezilomso Mbandazayo, Women’s Rights and Gender Justice Programme Manager, Oxfam South Africa
Defining democracy and social democracy:
Khwezi Mabasa, Senior Researcher, MISTRA
3 September 2021
Democracy, Activism and Ethics:
Prof Joel Modiri, Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Jurisprudence, University of Pretoria
Democracy and sustainability: Food security (UBIG, universal basic income grant):
Awande Buthelezi, Researcher, Project Worker and Communications at COPAC
Isobel Frye, Founding Director, Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute
Democracy and decolonialisation:
Siseko Kumalo, PHD Candidate
4 September 2021
Higher Education funding policy:
Dr Diane Parker, Former Deputy Director General: University Education at Department of Higher Education and Training
Lerato Ndlovu, SRC President, University of Pretoria
Lubabalo Yandisa Nzoyiya, South African Union of Students (SAUS)
Electoral systems and electoral reform:
Omry Makgoale, Former Chief Mechanical Engineer at Necsa
Dr Shingirai Mtero, African scholar
Activism, leadership and democracy:
David Kabwa, Director, In Alpha and Omega Foundation NPC
Lwazi Fihlani, Student, University of Pretoria
Nqubeko Nonto Maseko, Founder and Co-host, The Amapiano Podcast
Masilu Moshabela, Student and Judge at the Constitutional Tribunal (Student Court), University of Pretoria
Building Organisations that help expand democracy:
Rofhiwa Tahula , FES FHAS Alumni , Human settlement practitioner
Siphamandla Bhengu, Democracy Development Program, Democracy Development Program
Tlou Seoppa, Campaigner amandla.mobi
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