Friday, May 17, 2013

An artist who paints with sand...

The pottery project at the Langa township
Community Center.
In the area that was never rebuilt after District 6 was razed.

Enjoying lunch at Charly's Bakery!
















At the District 6 Museum with Vernon Rose and Joe Schaeffers, former District 6 residents,
learning about the forced removals.
Day 1 was spent exploring our neighborhood of Tamboerskloof and the area around the Grand Parade and Greenmarket Square downtown. Day 2 brought lots of new experiences, as we explored the District 6 Museum and saw first-hand the impact of the Group Areas Act and the forced removals under apartheid. Lunch was at Charly's Bakery, and the afternoon took us to many of the townships in the Cape Flats where Africans, coloreds, and Indians had to move. A special treat was an opportunity at the Langa Community Center to learn how to drum and play the marimba! Dinner was from the Golden Dish Take-Outs - we tried Gatsbys, curries, and salomes!