Heritage Day Vegetable garden ARROWSA PCTW

ARROWSA Bechet youth started their vegetable and cultural garden on South Africa's Heritage Day. The project is thanks to funding from National Arts Council for the vegetables and Phone Call to the World British Council funding via Scottish Youth Theatre for the arts materials.  The garden is an ongoing process and was continued in the Phone Call to the World ARROWSA and South Roots International week's workshop and production in the first week of October 2021. The video was filmed and edited by ARROWSA Vincent Salanji of Vinnies Vision.

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THEY STAND THEIR GROUND

They Stand Their Ground video

by Vincent Salanji ARROWSA management

partially funded by National Arts Council and including ARROWSA partners South Roots International, Cape Flats and SHEF, India.

The culmination of the Scarecrow project that ARROWSA led with Indra partners South Roots International in Cape Town, SHEF in India and Gorse Hill Studios in Manchester, UK culminated in They Stand their Ground against Gender Based Violence exhibition of large figures made from recycled materials that each hub made. Vincent Salanji of ARROWSA narrates this video that includes the voices of some of the project youth and their ideas on the impact of the project.

Save our planet #mycalltotheworld

My  call to the world 

by ARROWSA Bechet youth 

Part of My phone call to the world led by Scottish Youth Theatre and funded by British Council

#myphonecalltotheworld #COP26 #togetherforourplanet #creation # reverberation #theclimateconnection

PCTW Webinar 1 Ecobricks and Environmental Education by Jessica Ross

ARROWSA Webinar 1

Phone Call to the World

Ecobricks as a tool for Environmental Education 

by Jessica Ross

                

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Casey Spinner Environmental Justice response Web2 PCTW

ARROWSA 

Phone Call to the World ARROWSA webinar 2 - Environmental Justice by Shannon Landers

ARROW-INDRA were privileged to host a webinar presented by Shannon Landers, a PhD candidate, lecturer and Enviro-activist from the south of Durban as part of the Phone Call to the World project led by Scottish Youth Theatre (see https://www.arrowsa.org.za/projects/short-term  Phone Call to the World). Shannon's participation was organised by ARROWSA partner CCMS, UKZN.

Shannon's presentation stimulated much discussion and debate amongst the youth and leaders from ARROWSA Bechet (Durban), South Roots International (Cape Town), Abasha Bash LHM (Durban), Shef (India) and Gorsehill Studios (Manchester).

Casey Spinner of ARROWSA Bechet responded to the webinar with a video calling for the youth to play their part in protecting our environment.

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Save the Environment ARROWSA Bechet PCTW

Save Our Environment 

ARROWSA Bechet leaders from Miss and Mr Bechet speak about their vision for the environmental future. Video edited by Bheki Dlamini

#creative #reverberation #artsforsocialchange #COP26 #TogetherForOurPlanet #leadersforourfuture #PhoneCalltotheWorld

Thank you for funding towards this project from National Arts Council and British Council

                                 Webinar 2

Phone Call To the World

Join us on the 23rd July at 12.30 to 13.30pm SAST for our ARROW-INDRA webinar that combines an environmental expert and creative responses. The webinar will be hosted by ARROWSA, led by Mr Bheki Dlamini. Our presenter will be Shannon Leigh Landers who will share on 'People before Profit': Environmental Justice in South Durban.

                             

Shannon Leigh Landers is a lecturer and PhD candidate in the area of media theory and cultural studies. She is also a dedicated volunteer and steering committee member at the South Durban Community Environmental Alliance (SDCEA) – a community-based environmental justice organisation that advocates for the rights of KwaZulu-Natal communities affected by large industrial developments and pollution. 

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 Webinar 1 Phone Call to the World

Ecobricks as a tool for environmental education

by Jessica Ross

Jessica Ross facilitated our first ARROW-INDRA webinar as part of The Phone Call to the World project. One of ARROWSA's non-arts partners in the project, CCMS, UKZN organised Jessica's participation in the webinar. Jessica is a passionate advocate for the environment.  She has a MSc in Geography, and is currently a student teacher of Geography and English. Jessica's passion for the subject of Eco bricks shone through as she presented a PowerPoint on the subject. Jessica included her context, how to make Eco bricks and the process and results of her MSc on Eco bricks.

The webinar was attended by approximately 45 youth and leaders from South Africa, India, England and Scotland. 

                         

Mr Bhekithemba Dlamini of ARROWSA led the webinar and an ARROWSA Bechet participant Monique Mukendi warmed up the session with a beautiful rendition of "Hero" by Mariah Carey.  Monique opened the way for Jessica to show how we can be hero's in the fight for our environment. Or as Jessica said: "Eco warriors" and "Eco worriers"!

The break away sessions in the webinar, after Jessica's presentation, resulted in creative responses inspired by what she had shared. Some groups focused on what they would create from eco-bricks from chairs, tables, walls and dirt bins. Other groups focused on how they would create an awareness campaign on Eco bricks through media such as cartoons.

If the ARROWSA Bechet participants' inspired reaction to the project are anything to go by Jessica has sparked a renewed drive in how to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle plastics with innovative and creative products as an outcome.

#phonecalltotheworld #creativity #reverberation #cop26 #togetherforourplanet #theclimateconnection

 

They Stand their ground 

against Gender-Based Violence 

in UKZN NDABA online

https://ndabaonline.ukzn.ac.za/UkzndabaStory/Vol9-Issue28/Gender-Based%20Violence%20Exhibit%20at%20Durban%20City%20Hall/?fbclid=IwAR02X4mnPpwYxE3u_DRF9qBz3l8_nIdfQ7oEgpuwVM5STg48KfV46XURdLM

Photo: FJ Lange 

               They stand their ground               against gender-based violence!

It was an exciting morning when partners from the ARROWSA Durban team of the They stand their ground against gender-based violence came together at the installation in Durban City Hall foyer. This is the Durban leg of the ARROW-INDRA SAUKINDIA part of the project. ARROWSA Bechet learners who are based at Bechet High School created two textile 'people' from recycled materials with the assistance of Mary Lange, ARROWSA chair and Bheki Dlamini, ARROWSA performance and schools portfolio leader and an educator at Bechet High School.  

The ARROWSA Bechet participants contribution was guided by three ARROWSA Bechet leaders namely Casey Spinner, Sne Mbisi and Mary Tsheteya. Banners in the installation included images from the South Roots International contribution to the project that will be exhibited in Cape Town. One banner included an image of Naledi.

The textile people from recycled materials were inspired by the work of Maggi Squire (see her instagram page @maggisquire) and one banner included an image of Maggi's She who stands her ground created by Maggi during lockdown. Maggi hosted an online workshop with the ARROW-INDRA participants from ARROWSA Bechet, Local History Museums and CCMS, UKZN from Durban, South Roots International from Cape Flats, Touchstones Rochdale and Gorse hill Studios in Manchester, UK and Study Hall Educational Foundation in Lucknow, India.  Maggi's workshop formed part of the ARROW-INDRA SAUKINDIA 'Scarecrow' project.  

The 'Scarecrow' project stimulated creative thinking of us as a community guarding each other against gender-based violence in the same way as a scarecrow guards the crops from predators.  ARROWSA Bechet created two textile 'people' from recycled materials such as empty dog food containers, old curtains, brooms and place mats. They created two 'people' one named Deli who represents abuse in the domestic space, either of wives, girlfriends and partners or of domestic workers. The other 'person' is Thanaka who represents the LGBTQ+ community, particularly boys and young men who are often ignored in discussions on gender-based violence. 

The installation is interactive as visitors are invited to add words of support to Deli and Thanaka. There is also a book where comments may be written down by visitors. Already the pages are filling with comments. Join us in standing against gender-based violence by visiting the installation at the Durban City Hall foyer - at the entrance to the library.

Thanks to National Arts Council for funding towards this project

Thanks for assistance with the installation to Local History Museums, DAG and Author Jewellers.

Photos by Frik Lange

          

 Phone call to the world - ARROWSA Bechet

We are excited to be part of this project with South Roots International in the Western Cape!  The project was initiated and is led by Scottish Youth Theatre and includes Indra hubs from Palestine, India and England. It is funded by British Council.

For the launch all the hubs were asked to contribute an audio interpretation of a short script that highlights Mother Earth's poor health.  

One script from each hub is posted on google map on the Phone call to the world website.  ARROWSA Bechet youth made six different versions of the script that we would like to share with you.

Let's look after our Mother... Mother Earth. 

SCARECROWS IN SOLIDARITY

  

ARROWSA- INDRA SAUKINDIA 

Scarecrow project - Participatory research

The youth in the Scarecrow arts for change project did their own research once more, to find out what the highlights of the project were - what art forms were used in these highlights and what social change it inspired?  The majority of the youth identified the vibrant creative response of South Roots International and how they related the 'scarecrow' project to a need for solidarity against gender-based violence. Particularly the original song of Sue-Livia and Selby "I am here for you" was identified as an impactful creative response. The focus on identity and us needing to empathise and see ourselves in others was focused on in their 'scarecrow' creations. The song and creations are included in the video below created by South Roots International. The project is partially funded by National Arts Council.

Phone Call to the World project –  

Now launched! 

                             www.phonecalltotheworld.org

Happy Earth Day!!  ARROWSA is thrilled to be part of this international project with South Roots International in South Africa and Indra hubs through out the world. 

We are also excited include CCMS, UKZN, Palmiet Nature Reserve and Local History Museums as our non-arts partners in South Africa.

 A collaborative project about creative action engaged with climate change issues.

 Investigate more through the project website.

Listen to young people’s voices making emergency calls from ARROWSA Bechet

and South Roots International in South Africa, 

England, India, Palestine and Scotland 

all hosted on a bespoke interactive map.

ARROWSA is thrilled to be part of this project! 

 #PhoneCallToTheWorld #TheClimateConnection #COP26 #TogetherForOurPlanet

 @southrootsinternational @scottishyouththeatre @britishcouncil