Speaking Through My World with Rosie Motene: Recent Episodes
Rosie Motene
Rosie Motene is driven by her three passions: Womxn, Africa, and the arts.Rosie is a Pan African Queer feminist, activist, speaker, and media proprietor. She uses her experience, privilege, expertise, writing, and voice to speak up on issues around GBV and LGBTQI in Africa. Her pronouns are She/Her.With over two decades of experience in film and theatrical industry, she is an esteemed production consultant, TV and radio broadcaster, Talent manager, global speaker, and activist. Rosie began her activism career in 2003 when she trained through locally based NGO on counselling, advocacy, the rights, myths and misconceptions around abuse. Rosie has a professional counselling diploma for sexual abuse, a fully accredited professional, PTSD counselling diploma, and a short course in providing informed care. Rosie is also certified laughter and life coach. Her topics and subjects address her three passions in life, Womxn, Africa, and the arts.
In this episode of Speaking Through My World, Rosie Motene turns the spotlight on Sudan, a country whose ongoing war and humanitarian crisis remain underreported and overshadowed. While the world rightly raises its voice against the genocide in Palestine, it is equally urgent to keep Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo in our global conversations on war, displacement, and justice.
Rosie is joined by filmmaker Zahra Hayder, director of the powerful documentary Sitahen, produced by Waey Organization. Sitahen (meaning The Lady) amplifies the voices of six Sudanese women who fled their homes, endured dangerous terrains, and now live in the Kiryandongo refugee camp in Uganda. Despite unimaginable hardship, they share stories of survival, faith, and their dream of rebuilding Sudan.
Together, Rosie and Zahra unpack the making of the film, the challenges of producing under the weight of war, the absence of psycho-social support for displaced communities, and the resilience of womxn who hold onto hope for a free Sudan.
This episode is a call to awareness and solidarity — reminding us that womxn’s voices are not just stories of survival, but blueprints for healing, resistance, and justice.
In this episode of Speaking Through My World, titled “Conversations on the Spirituality of the Land, Women, and Reclaiming What Is Ours,” we journey deep into the soil, into our roots, and into the enduring wisdom the land holds for us as African people.
My guest is the remarkable Michelle Festus, a powerful voice in the land justice movement. Michelle has worked extensively on land rights, policy, and advocacy, ensuring that the historical dispossession of African people, particularly women remains at the centre of our struggles for justice. Beyond legal frameworks and activism, Michelle embodies a profound spiritual connection to the land, one that calls us to remember, reclaim, and heal.
In our conversation, Michelle shares her journey of learning to listen to the land, reclaiming ancestral rights and heritage, and nurturing connection. She reflects on the inspirations, challenges, and vulnerabilities that have shaped her path, offering listeners insight into the courage and care required to work intimately with the land.
This episode is a meditation on ancestral wisdom, reclamation, and the transformative power of the land, and an invitation to engage with the world and our heritage, with awareness, reverence, and responsibility.
Connect with Michelle Festus: https://www.instagram.com/michellefestus/
Learn more about Aba Te Farm: https://www.instagram.com/aba.te.home/
RISHA PATAK-HARIE from I-lead self-defense.
As South Africans, we face various forms of violence. Our government has shown its position on combatting GBV, which looks progressive on paper only. As we operate in territories we are familiar with and experts at, we also need to know how to protect ourselves.
I am in conversation with Risha Patak-Harie from I-lead self-defense.
Following a near kidnapping on the streets of Johannesburg, founder Risha Patak-Harie created i-LEAD to help vulnerable women and children learn to protect themselves. The i-LEAD Self-Defense system is built for women and children and caters to real-life dangers and threat scenarios
https://i-lead.org.za/
https://www.instagram.com/ileadselfdefense/
https://www.facebook.com/ILeadSelfDefense/
MNET has a new series called School Ties, debuting 16 May 2024 at 21:00.
School Ties is a ground-breaking and harrowing four-part documentary series
about the grooming and sexual abuse of learners at some of South Africa’s
most prominent, prestigious boys’ schools.
Produced by Idea Candy, the docuseries series uncovers the truth behind
grooming and abuse in schools across the country, the aftermath, and what
government, schools, and society are doing this to stop abuse in its tracks.
I am in conversation with the series director Richard Finn Gregory and Luke
Lamprecht, who has three decades of experience working in the nonprofit and child protection sector, he is a thought leader on child protection and development.
SchoolTies
Ideacandy
Mnet101
Speakingthroughmyworld
TRIGGER WARNING
Confirmation of Sa'ar Shaked expelled from The South African Association Of Progressive Rabbis.Expelled Rabbis:
Sa’ar Shaked had been charged with violating Ethics Code Section V (Sexual Boundaries). He was temporarily suspended pending an Ethics Enquiry during which time he resigned from the SAAPR. The Ethics Panel concluded its process and recommended his expulsion which was ratified by the SAAPR members in February 2024. He is no longer a member of the SAAPR.
https://saupj.org.za/the-sa-association-of-progressive-rabbis/
The synagogue allegedly tried to silence those who spoke out.
Why was he protected by so many in power?
Feminists in Kenya is a Black feminist movement organizing and amplifying feminist discourse and practice and building solidarity across other feminist movements.
In 2018, SA feminists, activists, advocates, and the public rallied together for the first-ever Total Shutdown march. Loyiso Saliso is the initiator and strategic mobilizer for the #TheTotalShutdown Womxn's Movement. As soon as plans were in action our neighboring countries joined forces and soon it became evident that SGBVF is not just a South African problem.
In 2019, alarmed by the increasing cases of femicide and Intimate Partner Violence in Kenya, soon activists and feminists rallied together in the #TotalShutdownKe march to protest and demand accountability. Sadly, femicide persists today, exacerbated by an increasingly misogynistic online environment.
In this episode, I am chatting with Vivian Ouya, the co-founder of Feminists in Kenya.
Their mission is “Redefining feminism in African Womxn’s views through the Celebration of African feminists in spaces that are inclusive, inter-sectional and Afrocentric.”
Kisumu Feminist Society was legally registered in 2018 by a group of young women from Kisumu who saw the need to have an intersectional and inclusive feminist movement in the region.
Kisumu is the third-largest city in Kenya after the capital, Nairobi, and Mombasa.
In conversation with Afrika, the coordinator.
Twitter:
Kisumu Feminists' Society
@RadFemskisumu
Instagram
@radfemskisumu
https://linktr.ee/kisumufeministssociety
Nadine Dirks is a writer, public speaker, activist, and communications expert.
Her work, interests, and expertise lie in intersectional feminism, gender, and sexuality, including sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Her passions come from her lived experiences.
Nadine is the author of Hot Water.
The book investigates how endometriosis affects the way young women function and navigate the world, and how this becomes especially complicated for those who are underprivileged and reliant on the public sector’s healthcare system. In Hot Water, Nadine Dirks reveals the unique issues of racism, sexism, classism, fatphobia, and slut-shaming that African women experience within the context of healthcare facilities, and how especially jarring it is when the stigma comes from medical staff whom one expects to have the patient’s care as their primary concern. All of this has enraged Dirks and catapulted her into becoming a sexual reproductive health and rights advocate.
Hot Water tells the story of how people with chronic illness are treated daily, at school, university, and socially for being differently abled; how people are regarded as lazy, aggressive, disappointing, and lacking, among multiple other things for being unwell in comparison to their healthy counterparts.
One cannot look at seeking adequate healthcare as a young, black, underprivileged woman on the Cape Flats without experiencing racism in the most blatant of ways. Even with guidelines in place, the book shows that it is next to impossible to invoke those rights even if you are aware of them for fear of being victimised and excluded from the system.
Social media detox and dopamine fasting.
Come with me as I share the journey of my 21-day social media detox and dopamine fast. I abstained from X, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube for 21 days.
A dopamine fast is the practice of denying yourself gratification (music, sugar, sex, social media, or whatever your poisons are) for a set time, I completed 24 hours. It is based on the idea that abstaining from external stimuli will 'reset' your happiness baseline, allowing you to 'feel more' when the fast is finished.
The process was worth it and also helped me set my intentions for the year.
Stepping into the 5th floor with clarity and even more purpose and agency.
speakingthroughmyworld #socialmediadetox #dopaminefasting #steppingontothe5thfloor.
Dshamilja Roshani is a Berlin-born poet, writer, and performer of German-Iranian descent based in South Africa. Formally trained in Political Science and Creative Writing, their work explores themes such as queerness, identity, home, and belonging.
With poetry at the core of their creative expression.
Dshamilja is constantly looking for ways to expand and reinvent the scope of the art form. In this quest, they have developed diverse skill sets in many mediums, from writing to music, theatre, multimedia video formats, and live performances.
Dshamilja was featured on international platforms across South Africa, the US, and Germany such as Poetry Africa, The Joburg Theatre, The Mail & Guardian, Decolonoize Festival, The African Women Writers Network, and The Poetry Meets Series. They won The Future of Gender 2022 competition, received the Button Poetry Video Contest 2021 Honorable Mention, and ranked third in the WordNSound 2021 Digital Slam Finale.
Dshamilja’s debut album The Pride of Water was released in March 2023 and critically acclaimed as a “sonically astute and lyrically satisfying” body of work.
Contact Details
Email: dshamilja.roshani@gmail.com
Social Media: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | TikTok
Streaming Platforms: Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube
Website: www.dshamiljaroshani.com | http://linkfro.de/dshamilja
The Law vs GBV/IPV
Society and communities are quick to say that victims/survivors of GBV/IPV should open cases and let the law take its course. The reality is that the course has many loopholes and challenges which can be exacerbated by those in power or who have certain privileges.
In this podcast, I speak on two specific cases.
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Monique Muller received a positive outcome from The Legal Practice Council. Monique made a formal complaint against Mrs E J Louis (Thomson Wilks Inc.) .The Disciplinary Committee considered the matter on 19 September 2023 and found that Mrs Louis contravened two charges and was found guilty. For both charges, the Committee IMPOSED a FINE of R20 000 half of which is suspended for 5 years on condition that Ms Louis is not found guilty of the same or similar offence within the said period.
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The other case I refer to is a positive judgement passed down by the Johannesburg High Court, that overturned a protection order against an alleged perpetrator. The legal team that took on the case pro bono for the victim/survivor is Melvin Neale Inc.
The judgement -
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/melvin-neale-8ba0402b_lw-v-kca-judgment-13102023-activity-7122153361474269185-XiXQ?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
The One in Nine Campaign is a South African organisation motivated by feminist principles and the desire to live in a society where womxn are the agents of their own lives.
It was created in 2006 to support Fezeka Kuzwayo, known as Khwezi to the media, who brought a rape charge against then vice-president Jacob Zuma. After she spoke out against her ordeal, she was execrated, shamed and victimised by a society that is used to perpetuating rape culture. This added abuse emerged from spaces that were meant to give her support, yet they joined in the public humiliation of victim-blaming accusations and intimidation.
The campaign supported her to highlight the failures of the criminal justice system in dealing with and responding adequately to survivors of sexual violence in South Africa. The campaign was set out to address the secondary victimisation that survivors face when they speak out against and seek justice from state officials whose job and duty is to protect and serve them.
The campaign primarily works in five areas.
- Solidarity in Action and building feminist activism
- Feminist knowledge production and Research
- Media advocacy
- Justice and legal transformation
- Direct action.
THE ONE IN NINE CAMPAIGN WILL ALWAYS BE GUIDED BY THESE PRINCIPLES:
• We always believe survivors and this informs all the steps we take in handling our cases.
• Our interventions on individual cases are survivor-led and informed by our legal frameworks to give support that will not bring harm to the survivor.
• Survivors are part of all decisions and are kept informed of all steps that we take as the Campaign on dealing with their cases.
• We will not nor will we ever disclose information into the media that reveals the identities of survivors or details about the case that could be prejudicial to the case and result in harm to the survivor.
• With One in Nine being an advocacy Campaign, we also make sure that the survivor has access to counseling services, legal advice, and medical examinations from our referral networks.
In conversation with Boitumelo Tefo, Zama Sibiya, and Stoan Ngwenya.
For more information on how you can support.
Organisation information- NPC 2012/165441/08
email: admin@1in9.org.za
coordinator@1in9.org.za
https://www.patreon.com/rosiemotene
Zade de Kock, a Nguvu-Collective Change Leader, is a 20-year-old, transgender non-binary person from the Eastern Cape. They're a multi-dimensional person who has currently been working on a campaign that advocates for the rights of LGBTQ+ people and specifically trans-and-non-binary people.
The campaign demands for the President of South Africa to pass the National Identification and Registration Bill. This Bill will help discrimination against trans-and-non-binary people be lessened as it helps these people have the authority to decide their identities on official documentation.
The petition.
https://www.change.org/p/homeaffairssa-minister-aaron-motsoaledi-presidencyza-this-pride-month-pass-the-national-identification-and-registration-bill-passnirbill-prideofafrica
Social Media handles.
Instagram: @zayc0re
Tiktok: @zayc0re
YouTube: zade de kock
I am conversing with Tumi Tlhabi, a black Queer woman who is a farmer, art gallery director, and entrepreneur.
Tumi represents The North West province and shares her challenges, passions, and successes.
Uhuru (Norma) Mbele is the founder of Tosunga Baninga.
'Tosunga Baninga' is a phrase in the Lingala language of Central Africa, meaning 'helping you to help others.
Uhuru shares why she founded the grassroots organisation in Evaton, South Africa.
What do they do?
- Support victims/survivors/striver of GBV
- Tosunga Baninga has an overnight shelter that is inclusive of lesbian and bisexual womxn
- Give support to families of the deceased.
- Provide mediation between NPA and the families.
- This court support, their impact statements and advocacy.
- The intentional narratives and meaning behind their fashion designs, jewellery, and activations.
The discussion exposes many realities-
- The truth behind the pandemic in our country is SGBVF- (sexual gender-based violence femicide).
- We do not have any safe spaces.
- Uhuru gives lived experiences of how big organisations have exploited their work and utilised their IP for their gain.
- The disappointment of the recent GBV summit and why she will no longer participate in THE GBV Summit moving forward.
- The fear of trying to survive as an activist.
How can add value to the grassroots communities?
081 321 8400
tosungabaninga@gmail.com
tosungabaninga #'helpingyoutohelpothers #speakingthroughmyworld #engb #wedonthave safespaces #intersectionalfeminsim
THE REALITY OF CANCEL CULTURE.
Cancel culture, deliberate erasure, and the silencing of womxn and queer bodies have occurred for decades.
Those who have spoken out have been ostracised, often losing their careers or facing public banishment. Media, society, and governments continue to ignore that erasure and consciously protect and support the abusers and their enablers.
There is an intentional approach to focus on the cancel culture of abusers and undermining the victims. - Rosie Motene
Plus-LGBTQI is a non-profit organization that aims to build a dynamic, thriving, and visible South African lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex business community.
I am in conversation with the business manager about what they do, their reach, and their plans.
Contact Zimkitha
manager@lgbtiplus.com
Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/lgbtqiplus_/
Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/lgbtiplus
Twitter- https://twitter.com/lgbtqiplus_
In conversation with Donald Molosi again.
Donald has launched his production company Cattlepost Films, and the first project to produce is the Botswana short film, Partly Cloudy and Hot. The film unpacks and challenges the narrative around male infertility in Botswana.
We also delve into the deliberate attempt to cancel artists, activists, and truth seekers.
' Sad that just for us to be heard in our house, we have to scream at the neighbours' yard first'.
Previous podcasts posts: https://pdcn.co/e/www.buzzsprout.com/1366387/7823548-waka-conversations-with-donald-molosi-part-2.mp3?download=true
TedTalk
https://youtu.be/ffzF2F37akY
In this podcast, I am in conversation with Hamlet Nkwain from Cameroon. Hamlet is a human rights activist and the executive director at 'Working For Our Wellbeing.'
Working For Our Wellbeing is a non-governmental organisation that upholds equal rights and access to healthcare for sexual and gender minorities in Cameroonian society.
We unpack the revolutionary work that they do as well as highlight the untold stories of Black African LGBTQIA Immigrants Trapped in Tunisia.
Contact details for Hamlet
Twitter: @nkwainhamlet199
Instagram:
Working For My Well-Being.
https://linktr.ee/for_wfw
Twitter@for_wfw
International WomXns Day- is it a celebration?
So many womXn live in fear and cannot live and speak their truths.
Our bodies are ridiculed, and when we dare to stand up to the patriarchy, we are harassed and intimidated, and many of us are murdered.
So what is there to celebrate?
Putting love first for all our children and family members and friends regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression
Love for our children, sisters, brothers, cousins, mothers, fathers, etc, who are LGBTI will ensure that the community and the society at large learn to love them, cherish them, and accept them as human beings.
Discrimination, rapes, and assaults of LGBTI people will be history and no parent will lose a child or siblings lose a brother or sister because of horrendous hate crimes which force LGBTI people to live a lie by becoming who they are not just because they want to spare their lives.
Contact information:
074 700 1044
pfsaq2013@mail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PFSAQueers/?ref=page_internal
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/pfsaq_za/?hl=en
Twitter: @PFSAQ1
Bank details:
FNB
Account name PFSAQ
Account Type GOLD BUSINESS ACCOUNT
Account Number 62684333190
Branch Code 251905
Branch Name BRAAMFONTEIN 054
Swift Code FIRNZAJJ
Queermas Drive 2022.
In my latest podcast series- Queermas Drive 2022, I highlight LGBTQI+ organisations.
In conversation with Ntuspe Mohapi from The Ekhuruleni Pride Organising Committee.
How can you assist through resources, services, skills, and funding?
Their contact details are as follows:
epoclgbti@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EkurhuleniPride/about
We recieve so many levels of betrayal, erasure, and abuse from society, could we try not to bring that into our personal spaces?
We deserve honesty, love, and all things delicious.
Smashing the patriarchy includes us unlearning negative ways of harming human beings.
Stand tall and raise our rainbow flag but take accountability for how we treat each other.
We are all learning, we make mistakes and that's when we can break those evil chains.
We know that it's a journey that we all need to participate in, work in, and hold each other accountable.
Support the small safe spaces that are making strides on their own.
Be gentle with yourselves and celebrate your successes.
endgbv #vaallgbtqi #1in9 #gendersummit
TRIGGER WARNING!!!!
OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE!!!
At 5 am on a Saturday, we had a home invasion, and I discovered the thief halfway through my kitchen window, perched on the sink.
I found the strength to shout and order him to get out.
My loud screaming and being fearless at that moment scared him, it could have cost my life, but it did not.
He scuffled away like a dirty rat.
Yes, I give thanks for my life, but I am also allowed to feel the fear, pain, anger, and other emotions attached.
Healing as a warrior, I have been intentional in accepting my vulnerability.
Giving thanks to family and support and now finding coping mechanisms to pick up the pieces.
Be realistic with your situation and the healing that you need. All of it is valid.
Delta is a multi-talented, entertainment powerhouse.
Born in rural Limpopo, inspired and groomed by the streets of Alexandra Township, South Africa.
Delta has a strong background in dance with international accolades to match.
Speaker, Emcee, 3X world dance champion, influencer, DJ, and musician. Delta is also a personal trainer and wellness coaching career counselor.
info@wakaagency.biz
www.wakaagency.biz
A space that provides short-term accommodation to the LGBTQI+ minority groups during crisis periods.
The objectives of The Pride Shelter are to promote dignity, respect, and a sense of personal empowerment among members of the LGBTQI+ community.
Nicole Alexander is the Director/Convenor of the Pride Shelter Trust and The Inner Circle, also known as the Al-Fitrah Foundation. Nicole graduated with a Bachelor in Business Administration and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Consulting from TSIBA Business School.
Nicole uses the pronouns She/her/they/them.
director@pridesheltertrust.org.za
(021) 423 2871
https://www.pridesheltertrust.org.za
TRIGGER WARNING.
THE CONTENT MAY BE TRIGGERING.
Rosie was invited to give the keynote address at an event hosted by Women in Music.
She speaks on the realities of GBV in the entertainment industry.
Rosie shares personal experiences of trauma, healing, and a possible way forward.
It should be noted that NFVF and IPO confirmed that they did not give permission to have their names added to a legal letter sent to Ms. Motene.
www.letsatsihealingspace.biz
Unlearning the toxic and patriarchal ideologies of discriminating against humans is being discussed in this episode.
The I in LGBTQI is often misunderstood, so in this podcast, Rosie Motene chats with Peace Maquba, Founding Director of Intersexions, a young, queer, civil society organisation based in Johannesburg.
Their work focuses on the visibility of intersex people through digital advocacy. They are also the CEO of Unmadebrand and a photographer.
Pronouns: they/them and Peace.
In this episode, Rosie unpacks the legalities around GBV and converses with Megan Jane Wentzel from Fember Attorneys Incorporated.
The conversation gives insight into opening a protection order, the timelines for opening a case of GBV and the role of the National Prosecutor Authority (NPA).
Megan Jane Wentzel is a multifaceted Associate Attorney at Fember Attorneys who obtained her LLB from the University of the Witwatersrand.
Their contact details are https://www.fember.co.za
In this episode, Rosie Motene looks at what rape culture is and where the term originated. The podcast unpacks examples of rape culture and how it exists, and why we must end this social norm.
Gender-based violence is a pandemic in South Africa. According to the Africa Health Organisation, 51% of women in South Africa say they have experienced gender-based violence, with 76% of men saying they've perpetrated gender-based violence at one stage in their lives.
In this episode, Rosie Motene, a Witsie, talks about her experience of physical violence, which took place behind the Wits theatre on campus.
Lamelle Shaw is a writer, poet, musician and voice over- artist of Liberian descent based in South Africa.
Her work has been featured in Tears of Fire by the US National Library of Poetry, Breath Into Another Voice, an anthology of jazz poetry, and several publications including Oprah Magazine and Forbes Africa.
She was a featured poet at Arts Alive International Festival and the Afrolit Sans Frontieres Literary Festival.
Lamelle speaks English and French.
For bookings or collaborations contact us at rosie@wakaagency.biz
GBV- where are we as a country?
The patriarchy is very strategic in derailing our agency by creating so-called feminist platforms that do not speak to feminist principles. Feminists give their blood, sweat and tears in establishing policies and platforms. The strategy is that when these spaces become too powerful, create havoc amongst the feminists to derail the work.
They will push womxn to be responsible for breaking down structures those other feminists have worked so hard at creating.
These actions also derail the healing and progress of many victims/survivors.
Too many of us dying emotionally and psychologically?
Too many have died.
The gatekeepers of the patriarchy are dangerous and are derailing so much work. We all need to put in the work and be transparent.
We call on media to report effectively and stop using social media feeds without consent; please do the necessary research and stop quoting out of context.
We request that the revered cast and crew show true solidarity with those that speak out. Your silence is protecting perpetrators.
Broadcasters, public entities, production houses, are your strategies working?
Have you set up platforms that are effective in ending GBV?
Are your staff protected, and do they have access to adequate healing?
Mathe Moshoeshoe, founder of Moshoeshoe Properties. She saw the gap in the township property market and made a business from it.
Moshoeshoe Properties is now a global property brand.
June is supposed to be pride month, yet we are still dying.
Many of our family are humiliated, tortured and disrespected.
Shock marketing may get you clicks and likes for your commercial gain, but is it worth it if you are offending and hurting others. To understand each other, we all need to unlearn patriarchal and misogynistic ideologies. We need to listen with empathy.
Abuse happens in every aspect of society, and so we cannot tackle it by giving abusers platforms where they will undermine their crimes and mock the abused. Abuse is not a joke.
If you can, give love and support to our family who is living in danger.
releaseallthe21
releasethe44
Privilege and Politics push the patriarchy
Enhle, I believe you.
TouchOneTouchAll
JusticeForEnhle
For too long it has been the norm to silence and slander womxn or people who speak out against injustices.
Privilege and politics control the narrative in the media.
Financial privilege protects perpetrators and can intimidate victims/survivors.
White 'feminist' privilege, try and control how Black womxn should feel pain and heal.
We all need to unlearn what we have been taught through patriarchal lenses.
Happy women's day,
It is great to see that so many corporate companies and places want to create awareness on GBV, this is necessary. We know that GBV has been protected by the patriarchy, so we need to take note of our actions. Before we can learn we need to unlearn a lot of the patriarchal principles. This is not easy as they have been governed by laws, religion and societal attitudes
WE CANNOT APPLY PATRIARCHAL PRINCIPLES WHEN TRYING TO END GBV.
Many financial bodies have made budgets available for GBV projects in TV and film, and this is great. Please take time to understand the narrative you are pushing and apply it to the actual production itself. So if you are addressing the problems and issues around ownership and control of women's bodies, understand that our voices and agency are attached to that. Yes, you need expert advice from activists, NGO's counsellors and therapists, but not for free. Gone are the days of using our voices for free under the umbrella that it is 'our CSI or we are doing our bit to help'. Many people and organisations have dedicated their lives to this work and just as the companies get paid, this work deserves remuneration.
To the international 'United' bodies, creating awareness on equal pay is essential and that should also be applied when hiring artists for your events and campaigns. Gone are the days of expecting artists to perform, moderate or speak for exposure.
These are all other forms of financial abuse.
Rosie Motene
Life Coach and counsellor at Letsatsi Healing Space
Pan African queer feminist & activist, writer, media proprietor and global speaker. TEDxLytteltonWomen- https://youtu.be/y1NGnVB4Ud4
Entertainment manager at WAKA talent agency
Abuse is about power.
Since the police failed to produce evidence, the NPA closed the case. The case never went to the courts, therefore no magistrate or judge said they were innocent.
What we are sure of is that they are guilty of the following:
- They have multiple accusations against them
- Gaslighting
- Lying- The Fresh lied about a so-called aunty who said the victim/survivor is a liar. Her family released a press statement proving that the information is a lie and have asked for the aunt's name. To do date, this aunty has not been revealed.
- Doxing/doxxing- The act of publicly revealing private personal information about an individual or organization, usually on the Internet, typically with malicious intent. The small DJ posted a fake WhatsApp message but attached the victim/survivors contact number.
- Instilling fear on top of the existing trauma. Since the cell number was shared with his followers, she has had to endure threatening calls and insults from rape apologists and his fans.
- Creating lies to damage her character.
- Press outlets, pushing the wrong narrative, to protect the alleged perpetrators. They did not verify that WhatsApp, if they did they would have discovered that it was photoshopped.
This usually happens when victims/survivors speak out against perpetrators who have power, influence and financial resources.
Ending GBV is not just about a hashtag. If you cannot speak out publicly, support anonymously.
Donald Molosi is from Botswana.
He is a classically trained actor and a multi-award-winning thespian and author.
He is the first and only Motswana to perform off-broadway.
Donald has excelled as a speaker, linguist and theatre practitioner. His work is dedicated to his activism and his passion for African identity and re-writing our history.
His books include:
We Are All Blue
Blue, Black and White
Dear Upright African
WAKA talent agency has been in existence for ten years.
This series includes a selection of conversations with the talent and partners.
Donald Molosi is from Botswana.
He is a classically trained actor and a multi-award-winning thespian and author.
He is the first and only Motswana to perform off-broadway.
Donald has excelled as a speaker, linguist and theatre practitioner. His work is dedicated to his activism and his passion for African identity and re-writing our history.
His books include:
We Are All Blue
Blue, Black and White
Dear Upright African
Rosie Motene is the owner and founder of Waka talent agency. The idea began as a passion project as she began exploring the African continent and soon became the middle-person for entertainment contracts, workshop and skills training. In 2011, Rosie registered the company with a notable amount of clients from across the continent.
At present, the agency has a footprint in 12 African countries. The mandate has remained the same. The agency represents TV and radio presenters, actors, emcees/speakers, voice-over artists, brand ambassadors and digital influencers.
Log onto and hear the journey of how Waka Talent agency began to where they are now.
www.wakaagency.biz
Knowledge is power.
Use your knowledge to help victims/survivors of gender-based violence.
For life coaching, counselling or assistance with GBV related matters, email me letsatsihealing@gmail.com
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Seoketsi Mooketsi is a Black radical transgender WomXn, activist, speaker, and trainer.
She is the founder and director of an organisation named Rural Inclusive Trans Equality – RITE in a Rural town named Schweizer Reneke that unapologetically advocates for LGB diverse and Trans folks in Rural areas in the North West Province.
She coordinates Bokone Bophirima Trans and Queer Forum, a forum that has a support group every trimester and in the process of establishing the Trans Collective within the Wits University.
She trains members from various universities in SA, UCT, WITS, NWU Mafikeng and UFS etc community to become part of a programme of ‘allies’ who are supportive of LGBTIAQ+ people (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Asexual, Queer and other sexual orientations and gender identities).
She is a member of Black WomXn caucus and works extremely closely with Prof Mzi Nduna at the Wits Psychology Department.
Seoketsi is deeply passionate about affecting social particularly within the Wits Gender Diverse Student Community, to assist them re-imagine a free, equal and just society that does not subscribe or normalize Violence but Peace and Freedom.
Her social media handles-
@SEOPOWERR
OUT LGTB Wellbeing 21 years
Servicing the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community.
In conversation with Roche Kester.
Ntethelelo Foundation is a Non-Profit Organisation that uses applied drama, theatre techniques and weaving indigenous knowledge as facilitation tools for dialogue to foster change within marginalised communities.
We create a safe space with the aim of enabling support for social and behavioural change, healing and personal growth among marginalised communities of youth, girls, young womyn and the LGBTI community.
According to https://www.saps.gov.za/services/protection_order.php The official South African Police website, one can make an affidavit and obtain the necessary forms for a protection order. Unfortunately several police stations in South Africa have chosen to operate differently.
I give a detailed explaantion of what our rights are when needing a protection order.
We all need to work and commit to bringing an end to Gender-based violence. Creating a hashtag to push your cause is an effective way but does your hashtag add value or are you merely proving lip service?