🌱Neuerscheinung! »Resiliente #Landwirtschaft auf dem afrikanischen Kontinent: Im Zentrum steht der Boden«

Unser Policy Brief liefert Empfehlungen zur Produktion und Verwendung von Düngemitteln auf fossiler Basis sowie »grüner« Düngemittel in #Afrika ➡️ boell.de/de/2024/05/02/…

🗓️Next Monday let's discuss about
🟡🟠Fostering #commoning and Right to the City: Enabling environments and partnerships in Africa🟡🟠

🗨️💬 Get ready to be inspired by our amazing speakers

📆Mon 13th May 2024

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Join us for the final session of our virtual dialogues series: 'Advancing the #RightToTheCity in Africa, #Commoning as a Tool for Transformative Collective Action'.

🗓️ 13 May
🎧EN & FR

Co-organised with Habitat International Coalition - HIC & supported by Heinrich Böll Stiftung Office Cape Town.

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This policy paper, prepared by the offices of the Heinrich Böll Foundation - Abuja Office, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Heinrich Böll Stiftung, and Heinrich Böll Stiftung Office Cape Town ahead of the African Union Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit in Nairobi, takes a closer look at the role of synthetic fertilizers in African food systems. Read the full paper…

.The Actionists series highlights the incredible work of SA activists, including Sipho & Bianca Mabusela, who have planted over 3,000 trees & 20 vegetable gardens in Gauteng as part of their plan to teach principles of sustainability to local communities. bit.ly/3JXX8Qt

📝Neues #PolicyPaper zum #AFSH24 von Heinrich Böll Stiftung Office Cape Town, Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Heinrich Böll Foundation - Abuja Office & Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung: 'Resilient Agriculture on the African Continent: The Proof will be in the Soil'. Im Fokus: Die Rolle synthetischer Düngemittel in afrikanischen Ernährungssystemen.🌾boell.de/de/2024/05/06/…

#AFSH24 should explore the importance of soil health and the need to shift away from sole reliance on synthetic fertilisers, which remains an imperative discourse for sustainable agriculture in Africa. #ListenToTheLand
Heinrich Böll Stiftung Office Cape Town Heinrich Böll Foundation - Abuja Office & Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
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KZN fisherfolk joined forces last week at a march organised by SDCEA & the KZN Subsistence Fishing Forum, calling for access to fish off Durban piers.

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Although farm workers play a crucial role in South Africa, Madeleine Herwil from Women on Farms Project says there is little to celebrate this #WorkersDay as 'their rights are still violated' as they continue to face low wages & poor living conditions.
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💡Bei 'Artistic Research and Communal Knowledge (ARCK)' lassen Künstler*innen & Forscher*innen aus Namibia die kulturelle Bedeutung von 23 restituierten 'cultural belongings', die während der dt. Kolonialzeit gestohlen wurden, neu aufleben. Heinrich Böll Stiftung Office Cape Town namibian.com.na/reconnecting-w…

🟡About to start the 2⃣ learning dialogue: #Housing as #Commons through land initiatives in popular settlements
🔵Advancing #RightToTheCity in #Africa , #Commoning as a Tool for Action
Co-facilitated with Habitat International Coalition - HIC & supported by
Heinrich Böll Stiftung Office Cape Town
Join us! 🔗right2city.org/events/learnin…

📽️  #PowerUp : #PowerTracker allows users to track when and how decommissioning of #coal -fired power stations is taking place, according to Heinrich Böll Stiftung Office Cape Town's deputy director Keren Ben-Zeev

🤝 New Economy Hub The African Climate Foundation
👀 Centre for Environmental Rights Energy Comms Climate Comms Presidential Climate Commission

The Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group has said that marginal increases to social grants are not enough to cover the rising costs of living. Over the past 4 years, grants have increased by R80 while food costs have spiked by R200.
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.Equal Education Law Centre (EELC) has launched an urgent court application against the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) & the Department of Basic Education. Representing Equal Education & 5 parents, they are seeking immediate placement of unplaced learners.
iol.co.za/capeargus/news…

🥳✨ Introducing this week's featured organization: Ubuntu Queer Collective 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
Bridging Communities, Celebrating Diversity ✨

A group of 6 passionate queer individuals from diverse backgrounds in Cape Town, the Ubuntu Queer Collective is on a mission to create safe spaces

'A dirty lie': Endorsement of a carbon capture pilot project in Mpumalanga is better invested in solar and wind, according to The Climate Justice Coalition's Alex Lenferna 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸. Read the #PowerTracker investigation to learn about the project and what its critics have to say 👉 bit.ly/4degcYu

Following their march in Durban last week to oppose electricity tariff hikes, SDCEA is demanding renewable energy systems, saying that 'communities are already impoverished by 15 years of price hikes'.
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Over the last 2 years, women & vulnerable groups have had to bear the brunt of Gauteng’s NPO #FundingCrisis . Join us for an important conversation on this issue with the Gauteng Care Crisis Committee on 25 April, 1pm.

Info: calendar.boell.de/en/event/gaute…

📷: Mamiki Ramaphakela,…

In this GroundUp article, Equal Education Law Centre (EELC)'s Tatiana Kazim & Kayin Scholtz from Umncedi at DGMT explain that amidst funding cuts to ECD centres & obstacles to nutrition support, 'young children continue to be forgotten' in the #Elections2024 manifestos.
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#Herstory #Ourstory #EverydayActivism