The OCA is seeking a part-time organiser for the Liesbeek Action Campaign – #maketheliesbeekmatter Background: The Observatory Civic Association (OCA) is looking for a part-time organiser to support the campaign against the re-development of the River Club. The Campaign is comprised of members of a number of different Civics, NGOs and Khoi groups, but principally…
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Organiser wanted for the Liesbeek Action Campaign
Job Description: Liesbeek Action Campaign organiser Background. The OCA needs a part-time / full-time organiser to support the campaign against the re-development of the River Club. The Campaign is comprised of members of a number of different Civics, NGOs and Khoi groups, but principally led by the Observatory Civic Association in partnership with the Goringhaicona Khoi Khoi Traditional Council, and the…
Eldred Schilder and George Werner Duo live at The Koena Art Institute
There aren’t too many double bass players around in Cape Town. Then there is Eldred Shilder. Eldred Schilder, at the risk of stating the bleeding obvious, is a Schilder, a member of one of Cape Town and South Africa’s pre-eminent music families. Eldred will be performing his own compositions. It will include a tribute to his father,…
THE OCA HAS VACANCIES ON ITS MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
If you are able to “donate” a few hours of your time to help the OCA with the many community issues that it gets involved in – from Social Issues to Building Regulations to Fundraising to Keeping our members updated etc etc etc, then please drop us an email at [email protected] and we will happily provide you…
Call to sign SAAPA SA petition against SA Breweries court challenge to the alcohol ban
Please see our new petition on amandla.mobi and consider signing it. The aim of the petition is not to prolong the alcohol ban. It is to get SA Breweries to stop their litigation and allow government to use its scarce resources to limit the spread of the virus and to treat those who have it,…
Essentially Obs ( formerly Tagores ) “Where plant shop meets padstal”
Local bakers provide Essentially Obs with its daily bread and other bakes. (Photo: Sebastian Hermansen) NEWS | By Melanie Farrell | 30 October 2020 Essentially Obs is the essence of a close community and everything it sells has a story. The four women behind the pop-up co-op talk about daily essentials and opening up during…
Bicycles and gardens: Inspiring action and instilling hope
NEWS | By Marcela Guerrero Casas | 26 October 2020 The Covid-19 pandemic has given rise to a number of urban projects that provide opportunities to build community. Among those that are seeding hope and neighbourhood connection are projects that involve gardens and bicycles. If it weren’t for the news of a second wave wreaking…
RIGHTS VIOLATIONS THREATEN INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES VIA LOCKDOWN REGULATIONS IN South Africa
NEWS | By Media2 | Posted May 11, 2020 | In C19PC Statement Commissioner Solomon Ayele Derrso Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights Chairperson and the Commissioner Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the RSA Dear Honorable Derrso Rights violations threaten individuals and communities via lockdown regulations in South Africa We, members of the C19 People’s Coalition,…
COMMENT ON THE CITY’S STREETS, PUBLIC PLACES AND THE PREVENTION OF NOISE NUISANCES AMENDMENT BY-LAW
The above matter has reference. The Women’s Legal Centre is an African Feminist legal organisation that was established in 1998 to advance the substantive rights of womxn through strategic litigation, advocacy, legal advice, and rights-based education. Its object is to develop feminist jurisprudence and policies that considers the lived realities of womxn through an intersectional…
Denis Goldberg Memorial Service on the 08 May 2020
Arrived in Obs at birth and left the world from Obs at Doves crematorium 8th May 2020