#decoloniseyourmind

[ancestralvoices]

Colonisation and Imperialism has distorted many African Knowledge systems and cultural values to be the opposite of what they actually entail. The adverse effects of this is, still to date, many misperceive it in a negative light without recourse to alternative sources of understanding...upside has been that over the years, scholars from the African/Black-centric Caucus has produced scholarship that has helped redress much of these falsehoods! It is in the same spirit that we created the FREE 5-day E-course to assist those who want to go on a spiritual journey using Ancestral modalities to have a more comforting experience, as African Spirituality still remains the one aspect of African Culture that faces the most Afriphobia! Make the choice to dispel ignorance today by enrolling: www.ancestralvoices.co.uk/courses #colonial #colonialhouse #im #imperialguard #imperialism #freeyourmind #caucus #afriphobia #free #spiritjunkie #spiritualrealm #decolonise #decoloniseyourmind #ancestralvoices #ancestral_voices https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca10swvtsfK/?utm_medium=tumblr

[isispoet-blog]

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[sistazai]

That was me at about 4am ... hours ago. Journaling first thing in the morning. Making room for the Ancestors to speak and letting those truths spill onto the page of my Letters To Myself journal. How is your writing practice coming, my loves? Are you following @eyeofthesista podcast for your weekly prompts? Let’s decolonise and uplift each other. LINK IN BIO and www.linktr.ee/sistazai #lettersofinstagram #letterstomyself #journaling #collectivelycreate #fullmoon #decoloniseyourmind https://www.instagram.com/p/CIPD4R0hYHYSVtFxnBInZJMgTJoVy6CfDiTxE40/?igshid=lkfdjo6pzw64

[itshousmansradicalbookshop]

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[fixated-f]

Dear brown aunties, Yellow isn't too bright for me, nor does it "make my skin darker". Even if it did, so what? Please don't bring your colonial ideals of beauty my way. Every colour suits me. Your perpetuation of colourism, however, is not a good look on you. #DecoloniseYourMind XXXO, Faiyaz✌🏾 (at London, United Kingdom)

[louis-maps]

@ntsie_ you guys made it to my Wednesday what what... what a day it was. I learned something that day: sometimes the words we leave unspoken are the most important ones that should have been said and that everything you go through, grows you. Thank you! #friendship #decoloniseyourmind #goodcompany #success

[southamericanboi]

I do not idolise white people nor do I worship their god because thats all part of their system. kwame Moor

[sistazai]

Knowledge is power. #spirituality #African #Shona #mwari #murenga #colonisation #decolonisation #decoloniseyourmind https://www.instagram.com/p/BorZuI8HD30/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=30lwdcifr6cn

[openstellenbosch-blog]

Our Position on the Language Policy

4 August 2015

It has become apparent that there remains some confusion in the Stellenbosch community surrounding what exactly the Open Stellenbosch collective would like to change about the language policy. We acknowledge the inconsistencies in some of our own statements that have contributed to the confusion. The Open Stellenbosch Memorandum of Demands remains the definitive document, and any statement which contradicts that document is incorrect.

Here is a short summary of our position on the language policy: - We want all classes to be available in English. - We want an end to the use of the translator devices. - We would support the offering of Afrikaans classes, as long as those classes are also available in English. - We support investment in isiXhosa.

Open Stellenbosch is fully committed to multilingualism and language diversity. We also know that a significant number of Afrikaans speakers in the Western Cape are Black. However, our understanding of language diversity is one that gives full effect to the spirit and purport of the Bill of Rights. It is incorrect to talk about diversity, as envisioned by the Constitution and interpreted by the courts, as diversity of public institutions. What the Constitution envisions is diversity within public institutions. The fact that many other universities in South Africa are English cannot be a consideration, legally or morally, in light of the overwhelming evidence that the language policy at Stellenbosch University excludes students who cannot understand Afrikaans, and that the institutional culture excludes even those Black students who can speak Afrikaans. Real multilingualism recognises that language diversity is a powerful tool which can be used to expand university access to all South Africans. Real multilingualism does not serve as a rhetorical front to restrict access by protecting Afrikaans, under the guise of multilingualism, to the exclusion of those who cannot speak the language. Open Stellenbosch is fighting for a review of the language policy because the learning environment experienced by Black students at Stellenbosch University cannot be maintained this far into our democracy. However, our goals are consistent with a common sense pedagogical approach to learning that recognises the inefficiency of the T-option for an interactive lecturing environment. It is an approach that many lecturers and even some first language Afrikaans speaking students have been calling for. Our vision of a university that is welcoming to everyone, multilingual, and diverse, is one that every student at Stellenbosch University should be able to support.

Our protest action last week was aimed at securing a meeting with Prof Wim de Villiers. Open Stellenbosch is eager to discuss how transformation should occur at Stellenbosch. However, as a movement we are unwilling to attend any round table discussions that include bodies actively working against transformation or not willing to consider the fundamental changes that are necessary for transformation to succeed. We are still trying to arrange a meeting with Prof Wim de Villiers.