Send us a textCover Photograph: Mr. Sparks: A Quest for Truth & Reconciliation, Copyright Nnebundo Obi 2022.Nnebundo Obi's presentation is available here. To learn more about Nagel Institute's Engaging African Realities project, please visit the following link.Show Notes:0:00 South African revolutionary Robert Sobukwe3:20 Nagel Institute Research Associate - Engaging African Realities Project Presentation from annual conference in Capetown 4:05 Slide 2 - former S. African President Nelson Mandela’s cell at Robben Island4:20 history of Robben Island, see slide 25:30 escapee from Robben Island David Stuurman6:10 First female political prisoner on Robben Island, Krotoa or Eva 7:10 1961, Robben Island used as prison for non-white political activists exclusively 8:30 one letter and one visit per year for inmates at Robben Island9:25 Hard labour in the limestone quarry10:00 tour of Robben Island per Mr. Sparks, former inmate and current tour guide at Robben Island - slide 412:40 Puzamandla: The “energy giving drink”, a hidden poison14:00 Mr. Sparks gives testimony about his suffering at Robben Island to free himself14:50 Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden - see slide 515:00 Lion’s Head, Tabletop Mountain Range - see slide 615:30 1800s creation of Van Riebeeck’s Hedge to mark Dutch property, shown at slide 616:10 Boulder’s Penguin Colony16:25 history of apartheid - see slide 817:20 - 1979 “total strategy” 12 point plan to crush opposition to apartheid18:20 1996 Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) established by Nelson Mandela18:45 hearings for restorative justice19:20 1977 founding of MEDU Art Ensemble 20:30 female anti-pass protestors - see slide 1022:30 1956 women’s march - see slide 1123:00 Judy Sideman, member of MEDU Art Ensemble from 1980—1985 - see slide 1124:20 MEDU Art Ensemble history - see slide 1227:00 MEDU Art Ensemble posters - see slides 9, 12, 1329:00 MEDU Art Ensemble targeted by the South African defense force30:15 the power of testimony and collaboration and importance of mobilizing and gathering strength from community30:45 University of Capetown31:00 - 2015 ‘RHODES MUST FALL’ movement to remove the statue of British Imperialist Cecil Rhodes at the University of Cape Town - see slide 1434:20 impact of removing statues like those of Cecil Rhodes 38:00 impact of MEDU Art Ensemble on end of apartheid39:00 Terrorism Act 39:45 MEDU's community outreach 41:45 Cohesion and single-minded vision of MEDU 42:30 Nnebundo’s way of engaging with social justice issues44:20 definition of justice49:00 Netflix docu-series How To Become a Tyrant 51:00 Jan Felman’s comments51:40 Stefania Salles-Bruins’ comments 53:25 Jarnick Vitters’ comments Please share your comments and/or questions at [email protected] by Toulme.To hear more episodes, please visit Warfare of Art and Law podcast's website.To leave questions or comments about this or other episodes of the podcast and/or for information about joining the 2ND Saturday discussion on art, culture and justice, please message me at [email protected]. Thanks so much for listening!© Stephanie Drawdy [2025]

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