Gagged Press – Black Wednesday, 1977
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- 1981
Parte de 2-MEDU POSTERS
Artists: Judy Seidman
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Gagged Press – Black Wednesday, 1977
Parte de 2-MEDU POSTERS
Artists: Judy Seidman
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Let Us All Support the Fight! No to Resettlement!
Parte de 2-MEDU POSTERS
Artists: Thami Mnyele and Judy Seidman
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Newsletter 1981, Vol. 3, No. 1
Parte de 3-MEDU NEWSLETTERS
The central thrust behind this newsletter by the Medu Art Ensemble is the need to do art collectively and with a consciousness about community. The poetry section includes "Out of the faceless ghettos" by Bachana Mokwena. In this poem, his constant refrain to "Momma" reflects on the personal and structural pain of Apartheid through alternating between the words "momma", "mother" and "motherland". Here he laments the long history of racial oppression, the scars on Momma's back and the near-freedom which he grasps. A short story by Tebogo Mosabako entitled "Moshupa Story" relays a story of a young man in Moshupa Botswana, who through an act of goodwill receives care and reciprocity. In the section "Art Review", Dimakatso Dimakatso reviews Penny Miller's "Myths and Legends of Southern Africa", which, it is argued, reinforces the racist myths and legends of southern Africa. Es'kia Mpahlele's "Chirundu", a novel about the "entire process of life" in an (un-named) newly independent African state, is reviewed by Njabulo Ndebele. Each of these artforms presented in this edition speak to community, change, resistance and creativity.
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Newsletter 1981, Vol. 3, No. 2, Writing on the Wall
Parte de 3-MEDU NEWSLETTERS
Men, women, the youth and children from all sections of the South African society, from all colours, through various activities, this year, stated clearly their rejection of the racist republic. This edition of Medu adds artistic expression to the struggle against Apartheid through the poetry of Mongane Serote and James Pitse. Pitse's poem entitled "Writing on the Wall" speaks about an event in 1981 when a white women shot and killed a black worker. The poem's constant refrain "writing is on the wall" speaks to the absolute fury that people have towards Apartheid and the collective clarity that it should be destroyed. This edition also reflects on the role of culture in the struggle through articles by Judy Seidman and Robert Moloi as well as through book reviews by John Donne and Mongane Serote. Front page graphic by Gordon Metz on lithograph.
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Special Edition 1981, No to the White Republic, Yes to the People's Republic, Part A
Parte de 3-MEDU NEWSLETTERS
The title of this Medu special edition is "No to the White Republic, Yes to the People's Republic". While PW Botha held celebrations for the anniversary of the Apartheid republic, Medu used this edition to say "Stop the Republic Day Festival". Bachana Mokwena's article on the 20th anniversary of the "bloodthirsty republic" gives a strong historical background to the processes of the republics formation, and the united opposition against it. Further, John Donne writes about Grigori Oganov's insight into the relationship between culture and resistance and between art, artists and their communities. Artworks by Thami Mnyele are included throughout the publication. Front page graphic by Judy Seidman and the Medu Art Collective.
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Parte de 6-MEDU MEMBER COLLECTIONS
Uncorrected first draft of Albie Sach's book titled murals of Maputo sent to Medu for comments in 1981.
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Our grief will fuel our struggle
Parte de 2-MEDU POSTERS
Artists: Judy Seidman and Thami Mnyele
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SWAPO will make the sun rise...
Parte de 2-MEDU POSTERS
Artists: Thami Mnyele
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Parte de 4-MEDU CULTURAL WORK
An art exhibition catalogue titled 'Statements in spring' by Thami Mnyele and Medu Collective at National Museum and Art Gallery, Gaborone, Botswana, 3 to 12 September 1980.
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Parte de 1-ORGANISATIONAL BACKGROUND
This statement is made for 9 August 1981 celebrating twenty fifth anniversary of women's march in Pretoria, written by Medu collective. A reflection of women who took to the streets during that event was a show piece of a militant struggle against fascist rule in South Africa.
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