What is freedom day for children when they are excluded from democratic participation? [Here’s my take]
#FreedomDay
Mail & Guardian
mg.co.za/thought-leader…

The people march past the Parliament of RSA parking spot. A vastly underutilised piece of land, solely used for parking. We need affordable housing here - it would be low hanging fruit to champion and even then there is resistance to developing it. #land4peoplenot4parking

A day of multiple shocks and sorrows!

From comforting parents crying outside of the courtroom who had rested their hope in this process and in this movement; to getting clarity from movement lawyers on the grounds of such a careless decision from an acting judge;

We are a young,vibrant and very clear movement.We understand the power of mobilising and organising in our life time. As we prepare for the Mass Action,Mbekezeli and Equal Education Law Centre (EELC) ran a session for us on understanding our Right to Protest.
Siready #YouthPowerBeyondTheBallot

enca.com/videos/discuss…

Court case built on advocacy, and urgency of the people! In 2024 we still fight for school places for children from area such as Khayelitsha! While the WC government continues to feed its political ego while failing children of Khayelitsha and the surrounding areas
#SofundaSonke

There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about! Abazali abakhathalele imfundo yomntana omnyama! Equal Education Equal Education Law Centre (EELC)
#SofundaSonke

Couldn’t agree enough!

[Podcast] Yolisa Piliso and Mam D of Equal Education in conversation with Wonke Mapeyi on Kasi Talk, talking all things relating to admission of learners in school and challenges faced by parents as a result of the online application system in the Western Cape.
#Sofundasonke

“Education is a fundamental human right, yet it's realisation remains elusive for many. In our pursuit of equality, we must recognize that the right to education extends beyond mere access.”

- Liyema Silekwa, Member of Equal Education Tertiary Society, UWC

Three decades after the end of apartheid, South Africa still grapples with a dual education system. The quality of education is tied to where a child is born, their race and class. Our panel reflected on the effects of spatial injustice in education. #sofundasonke #humanrightsday

My phone just reminded me that 5yrs ago this week, I led a 2-man team to the United Nations in Geneva to ask the UN Committee on Civil and Political Rights to protect children’s right to protest.

The CCPR added the word “children” in Gen Comment 37 to Art 21 of CPR Convention.

👧🏾👦🏼🧒🏽 We’re getting started! 🥳

Our #Right2ECD Colloquium kicks off today, hosted with our friends at ENS 💖💕

Our Junior Attorney Yolisa has opened for us - with a reminder that true ECD dialogue MUST centre voices on the ground! 👊✊

[PRESS STATEMENT] Tomorrow, Constitutional Court will hear 'Commando & Others v the City of Cape Town & Another' - a matter brought by residents of Bromwell Street represented by Ndifuna Ukwazi about alternative accommodation in the inner city.

Read here | bit.ly/4bTX4xW

'Social inequalities & where pupils attend school in the Western Cape are still linked to race & class'- Yolisa, junior attorney Equal Education Law Centre (EELC). In this Daily Maverick piece, he unpacks how apartheid-era spatial divides affect schools&learners today.
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-0…

[Equal Education and Equal Education Law Centre (EELC) joint #Budget2024 statement] Government’s austerity agenda puts children’s right to schooling in jeopardy
#SifunaUkufunda #FundOurFuture

Read our full statement here: equaleducation.org.za/wp-content/upl…

“Fix our schools” activists tell Minister as deadline passes - Minimum norms and standards set ten years ago have not been met, says Equal Education

Read groundup.org.za/article/fix-ou… by Masego Mafata

Legal obligations are not suggestions! Learners’ right to education is yet undermined by the Department of Basic education for failing to fulfil their legal obligations set out in the Norms and Standards for Infrastructure. #FixOurSchool

[PROTEST 🚨]

We’re on the ground w/ legal support & solidarity for parents of Khayelitsha Special School, who’ve marched to the WCED.

Their children have missed MONTHS of school as there is no transport.