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While traveling through South Africa I have been trying to reposition myself in my mind: how would I feel as a Black or Coloured woman? How would my life have been different as a white person? It all feels foreign, emotions and realities that I…

     Hello everyone! My name is Josie Timmons and I’m currently a student at the University of Louisville majoring in both Sociology and Women’s and Gender Studies.  I am extremely excited to get the chance to participate in a study abroad in South…

We met with the Institute for Justice and reconciliation in Worcester on May 16th and it was an incredible experience. The meeting was for representatives from communities all over South Africa in order to discuss action steps needed after the farm…

My name is Brittany Williams and I graduated with a Masters in Women’s and Gender Studies from the University of Louisville. My area of interest is motherhood and how it affects international women’s movements. I have had the privilege and…

May 16th 2013:

Today was the trip to Worcestor where we attended a Truth and Reconciliation type hearing. Obviously my recollection of this is a couple of days late as I was too tired after our subsequent Table Mountain visit , but here are some…

Something happened to me yesterday and I wish I had the words to describe  the thing inside me that has changed. But what kinds of words can capture raw, human emotion? The toll of struggle? The stench of grayish-white slurry in puddles alongside the…

We have used the weekends mostly for sight-seeing and though that isn’t the main reason we traveled to South Africa, I think it is a valuable part of the experience. It has helped me understand this country better and become even more aware of the…

On Saturday night we were able to go to dinner at a jazz club (so amazing!) and while we were eating, we got to talking with our driver about education in the townships where he lives. It was one of the topics that was important in Mother to Mother,…

“Apartheid with its policy of ‘separate development’ and white domination, has long perpetuated the myth that people in South Africa are different, with different lives, different futures, different destinies. But apartheid has affected every aspect…

Monday 5/20/13     Today we visited the District Six Museum.  Our tour was conducted by Joe, who originally lived in District Six, which was a Colured township that was forced into relocation.  Joe explained how District Six was a thriving community…