A Hackney councillor wants to close strip bars and sex shops. Chris Kennedy has proposed a ‘nil’ licensing policy on ‘sex establishments’. The father-of-two has made it… Read more “Sex, Porn & Strippers Threatened”
Social Networking: How to get started
I know I should get into Social Networking, but my life seems to be functioning perfectly well without it. However, the more I’m using these tools, the… Read more “Social Networking: How to get started”
What makes a good blog?
I’d love to hear your view on what makes a good blog post. I’m still learning, but here are my musings so far: NICHE The big bloggers… Read more “What makes a good blog?”
The Three Wise Men in the first televised election debate
‘Calling now because I want to watch the Three Wise Men later’. Sorry, who? Why didn’t I recognize our three prospective leaders as wise? Are they wise?… Read more “The Three Wise Men in the first televised election debate”
Blue Lights Behind You
‘DEMOCRACY’. The word has become synonymous with the satirical tone of the inverted comma. India boasts one of the purest forms of democracy in the world. Everyman-for-himself… Read more “Blue Lights Behind You”
Neckin’ it at Uni
‘AND if the door is shut on me, I’ll live some more and change my key. To alter just a bit, to fit a larger kind of… Read more “Neckin’ it at Uni”
Inside the Fence: Youngsfield Refugee Camp, Cape Town
WHEN xenophobic violence erupted in Cape Town in June 2008, 21 000 people were displaced into refugee camps all over the Western Cape Province. Our director, Theo… Read more “Inside the Fence: Youngsfield Refugee Camp, Cape Town”
‘Laykai’: St. Anne’s Women’s Shelter
ST. Anne’s Women’s Homes began when an Anglican group set up a home for 25 women in 1904 in answer to the needs of the many homeless… Read more “‘Laykai’: St. Anne’s Women’s Shelter”
Pollsmoor Maximum Security Prison
TRUTH, RECONCILIATION AND POLLSMOOR MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON I’m standing in a corridor with no windows. The walls, ceiling and floor are all made of the same heavy… Read more “Pollsmoor Maximum Security Prison”
Gender Transformation in Democratic Cape Town
Business Unusual – all power to women’ (CGE Motto, 2008) “IF 500 000 women are being raped every year, why haven’t we turned in arms?” protests an… Read more “Gender Transformation in Democratic Cape Town”
Fiona Marley Paterson 