In Support of Works of Art Collection (WOAC), “The Fire This Time” !


Event: The Fire This Time

On the 15th of September 2022, University of Cape Town’s (UCT) WOAC hosted an artistic intervention at the nexus of memorialisation and public space in the form of live art installations engaging the multiplexed historic space that is the Sarah Baartman precinct.

Follow this link for more: ‘Fire This Time’ launch: Live art collection outdoor films’

Laura Windvogel (Lady Skollie), We have come to take you home (a Diana Ferrus tribute), 2018, mixed media on Fabriano paper, 121×115.3cm

‘Crying For Justice’ Live Webinar

On 30 March 2022, Haroon Gunn-Salie, in partnership with the South African Coalition for Transitional Justice (SACTJ), presented a public discussion on the project “Crying for Justice”. 

SACTJ is made up of 13 NGOs and also individual members committed to addressing the unfinished business of the TRC. Speakers in this discussion included Mary Burton, Howard Varney, Yasmin Sooka, Kylie Thomas, Shirley Gunn and Haroon Gunn-Salie.

Transitional Justice Network Event

Institute for Justice and Reconciliation July 2022, Cape Town
Global learning hub for Transitional Justice and Reconciliation April 2023, Berlin

In April 2022, Cape Town hosted transitional justice industry giants for a networking event that tackled issues on the following:

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  • Obstacles to Achieving Justice and Recognition for victims of atrocity crimes

  • Truth versus Justice

  • African Justice Initiatives and Legacies

  • Denial, Memory, Contestation and Access to Archives

  • Local African Justice Initiatives

  • Gender, Conflict Related Sexual Violence, Peace and Security

  • The African Union Transitional Justice Policy: Limits and Opportunities

  • Passing The Baton: Youth and Transitional Justice

Transitional Justice Network, Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR), 2022

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