Posts In: LGBTQI
Lifeline to LGBTQI+ migrants, refugees and asylum seekers
The African LGBTQI+ Migration Research Network (ALMN) and the Gala Queer Archive, both located at Wits, joined forces at the onset of Covid-19 to establish an emergency relief fund to mitigate the adverse effects of the virus on the LGBTQI+ community. For their work, these organisations received nominations as Wits Heroes for going beyond the call of duty.
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OP-ED: No country for poor people – South African government must act on its motto of ‘saving lives and protecting livelihoods’
In this Daily Maverick op-ed, maHp/ACMS postdoctoral fellow Elsa Oliveira and research associate Rebecca Walker argue that, “government must support and protect all who live here, including foreign-born migrants”.
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Gender, violence, and sexuality: Collaborations for social justice at the intersection of academia, activism, and art
This blog post reflects on the “Gender, violence and sexuality: Collaborations for social justice at the intersection of academia, activism and art” symposium that took place earlier this year.
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