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Dear Digital.....

11/29/2017

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Very pleased to have hosted our first Digital Storytelling workshop at the Women's LIbrary....with specialist Dialogue Duo: Asanda Ngoasheng (left) and Daniela Gachago.....
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The theme was: Exploring your Identity,subtitled 'when did you first realise you were black, white, coloured, Indian or.....and those of us there were ready to roll....
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Daniela gave us the words.....
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....Asanda made sure we got the pictures....
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And then came the stories....with Thoko leading the way....
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....followed by Nadia....
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.....then by Melanie....
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.....by Gayle.....
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.....by Zoli....
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....by Lucia....
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....and by Leonie....
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One morning was no way long enough to get through all the digital detail and the stories.....
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...so we agreed to meet up again next year to complete the picture.....Watch This Space! Thanks to everyone who came who taught, learned and shared. xx
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Now We Are Five!

11/12/2017

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Five years ago a small group of women got together at The Kitchen, a woman owned coffee shop in Woodstock, to discuss ways of sharing, understanding, growing and knowing each other. Last week a core group of the many hundreds of women who've been involved in WOMAN ZONE got together at Lelapa, a woman owned restaurant in Langa, to celebrate!
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Our hosts were mother and daughter team Monica (left and Sheila Motsei Mahloane.
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Sheila told us the amazing story of how Lelapa came to be from the tiny two-roomed house that it was. Frustrated by working as a domestic earning R40 a week, she set out on mission selling second hand clothes, then importing them from Bangkok and little by little raising the funds to buy a car, extend the house to what it is today and realise her goal of running a restaurant....in Langa, Cape Town's oldest township.
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....a well recognised and respected one at that....
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Her story was captivating....and a lesson in determination.
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Someone else who not only always has stories to share, but songs - and Philippa opened proceedings with a specially written Thank You song.....
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Nancy shared a bit too - of our history, our milestones and the contributions of all the women present or just with us in spirit....
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And so we were ready to eat.....(ps: spot the lone brave male, Mjikisile from Artscape's Board!)
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And what a spread there was!....These were just a few of the vegetarian specials....
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....plates filled - not the moment to have waistline worries....
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.....but to celebrate every dish, so deliciously put together....
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.....by Monica and her kitchen team.....
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There were some contented smiles.....
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....meaningful conversations.....
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....happy moments.....
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....togetherness....
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.....and a good time had by all!
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And a moment of magic as Malika, mamma moon, shared her poem 'In the Company of Women'....
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....and had us enrapt with her words and sounds....
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....enrapt!
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Beryl shared the way forward...our future plans and projects....
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....and Daphne shared a lighter moment with our shweshwe rosette...!
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Philippa tinkled the ebonies....
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....while Monica tots up the tally.....
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....and Annie gets the shot!
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Some fond farewells....
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....bit of chaos.....
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....and time to say goodbye....
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....but not without a special thank you to Janet....mama MLT Corp for getting us there....
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.....in style and comfort!
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...with a special thank you to Courtney for bringing us back to our Artscape home.
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So thanks to all who came and shared our Ladies Lunch at Lelapa in Langa....lovely!
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....Thank yooooooo. x
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Who's Who: Top row left to right: Mara Fleischer, Daphne Cooper, Sarah Jacobson, Lorna Zilwa, Mjiko Vulindlu. Middle row from left: Angelina Mhlawuyo, Janet Pillai, Lorraine de Villiers, Ethel Hamman, Theresa Smith, Melanie Lippert, Malika Ndlovu, Ntiski Sigege, Jennipher Gubuza, Odette Halliford, Marlene le Roux, Philippa Kabali-Kagwa. Bottom row, from left: Beryl Eichenberger, Anine Pheiffer, Lindisiwe Mlotywa, Sindiwe Magona, Carol du Toit, Annie Bisset, Nancy Richards.
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