Centre for Civil Society
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Young Civil Society and Contemporary Issues
This initiative aims to build platforms for young people to voice their concerns about pressing social, political and environmental matters. It also aims to provide spaces for young people to engage with and promote social justice in their contexts.
Organizer: Eliza Solis-Maart
Facilitators: Lerato Malope and Nduduzo Majozi
Date: Wednesday 31 October 2018
Venue: CCS Seminar Room, A726, Level 7, Shepstone, Howard College, UKZN
RSVP and Information: Melanie Reddy – reddys2@ukzn.ac.za / 031 2603195
Programme
| Session | Chair | Topic | Time |
| Session 1 | Thobani Zikalala and Dr. Koyi Mchunu | Land and Rural Development | 9:15 – 10:15 |
| BREAK | 10:15 – 10:30 | ||
| Session 2 | Philisiwe Mazibuko | Capacity Building: Media Freedom and Diversity | 10:30 – 11:30 |
| LUNCH | 11:30 – 12:30 | ||
| Session 3 | Student Speaker: Sizwe Mthembu | Feminism: What are the Gender Roles? | 12:30 – 13:30 |
| BREAK | 13:30 – 13:45 | ||
| Session 4 | Gilbert Zvaita | Structural Violence and the Future of Youth in Southern Africa | 13:45 – 14:45 |
Built Environment and Development Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Howard College Campus, Durban
4041
Tel: 031 260-3195 Fax: 031 260-2502 E-mail: reddys2@ukzn.ac.za Website: ww.ukzn.ac.za/ccs
Speaker Bios:
| Thobani Zikalala | Thobani is a BA student in Political Science at UKZN and the KZN Provincial Chairperson of the Radical BC movement, Black First Land First. He is a former Community Scholar at CCS and describes himself as a Black Consciousness and Pan Africanist adherent and a student of the Azanian revolution. |
| Dr. Koyi Mchunu | Dr. Mchunu is joining CCS for the Young Perspectives Workshop this year! He is based at SOBEDS, UKZN in the Discipline of Planning. He was previously at the University of Johannesburg, Cape Peninsula University, and is a member of KHM Planning Limited. |
| Philisiwe Mazibuko | Philisiwe is a current Community Scholar at CCS. She facilitates various discussions with community members through R2K where she has served as convener of Media Freedom and Diversity (MFD). She works with R2K to engage with residents on what they can do to best utilize their spaces and platforms. |
| Sizwe Mthembu | Sizwe is a Masters student in Development Studies at UKZN. He started a society at UKZN to provide spaces for student discussion. These focus on social issues, such as the oppression of groups like women, people of colour, and the LGBTQI community. |
| Gilbert Zvaita | Gilbert Zvaita is a Good Governance in Africa scholar. He is pursuing his PhD in Peace Studies at the Durban University of Technology, under the International Centre of Non-Violence. He holds an MSocSci in Conflict Transformation & Peace Studies (CTPS) from UKZN. |
