Justice for Zoliswa

By Louis FourieSat, 2010/03/13 - 00:47

On Monday, 15 March 2010, we will march from the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) offices in Khayelitsha to the Khayelitsha Regional Court where the trial of Zoliswa Nkonyana's murder is set to resume. The march will start at 10h00. At 11h30 there will be a programme of speakers to address protestors outside the court.

Please bring along posters and please feel free to wear t-shirts representing your organisation or with appropriate messaging. Various alliance representatives will be monitoring the trial of the 9 accused of murdering Zoliswa Nkonyana.

The march will be attended by the Coalition to End Discrimination, Treatment Action Campaign, Social Justice Coalition, Freegender, Triangle Project and other organisations and individuals.

Getting There

Buses will leave from UCT (Tugwell stop) at 09:30. Those travelling with their own transport can rendezvous with the bus and follow us to Khayelitsha. The buses will drive back from the Regional Court to UCT at 12:30.

A map to the TAC offices can be found here.

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Faces of IGLYO

By Louis FourieWed, 2010/03/03 - 01:22

RainbowUCT cordially invites you to the Faces of IGLYO exhibition and Opening Seminar.

Faces of IGLYO has been exhibited at a the International Conference on LGBT Human Rights in Denmark, at a high school in Norway, a LGBTQ cultural week in Ukraine, at ILGA-Europe’s Annual Conference in Malta as well as in Scotland. After being hosted by RainbowUCT, the exhibition will be featured in the IHLIA (International Gay and Lesbian Archives) in the Netherlands in April and all over Eastern Europe during Pride season.

At the Opening Seminar there will be a short presentation by Ian Ollis, MP and one of the only openly gay politicians in Africa, on “Gay Rights in Africa?!”. Refreshments will be served.

The exhibition will be showing from the 10th until the 22nd March.

RSVP for the Facebook event.

CoED Protest Report Back

By Louis FourieSun, 2010/02/14 - 14:02

Dear Friends

A big thank you to all those who attended the joint Coalition to End Discrimination (CoED) and Cape Town Pride protest. We had a crowd that transcended class, race, gender, age, and sexual orientation, with a united voice for equality, human rights and for the responsibility of South African society and government to work towards scrapping the Ugandan 'Anti-Homosexuality' bill.

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What Colour Are You?

By khumalo.nkosiyatiFri, 2010/01/29 - 20:20

Dear members,

Welcome (back) to UCT! Whether you're returning from a refreshing holiday, kicking off your tertiary career at UCT, or visiting us from abroad, we look forward to a productive and fun 2010 with you!

This year, RainbowUCT is coming out (ho ho!) like never before. Our calendar is already filled with many different events throughout the year, ranging from activist and community education initiatives to a diverse array of social events.

Not only will we have a much bigger presence on campus this year, but we're also well on our way towards dominating the web! We have a totally revamped website (www.rainbowuct.org) that's updated almost daily with news on important issues facing our community, and will also feature interviews with social and political figures as well as highlighting the achievements that our own members make every day. Additionally, the website will soon have many different counselling and support resources just for you. Check the events page to stay abreast of all things Rainbow throughout the year. Registered members also have access to the chat room to allow us continued discussions online!

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