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Domestic Workers

The photographs were used for an Afrapix exhibition entitled "Domestic Workers", with photographs by Giselle Wulfsohn, Paul Weinberg, Santu Mofokeng, Dave Hartman and Guy Tillim.

They are images of domestic workers at work, during their time off, in their own homes, and attending Centres where they learned sewing and other skills. Also included are photos of meetings of the South African Domestic Workers Union (SADWU), which was formed in November 1986, combining five domestic workers unions to one strong national trade union.

Crossroads '86

Crossroads '86 was an exhibition with photographs by Dave Hartman and Guy Tillim.

The images documented the destruction and forced removals of squatter communities from the Crossroads complex and KTC.

Taking Sides: Conflict in South Africa

Taking Sides: Conflict in South Africa 1984-1986: An Afrapix exhibition

The exhibition was compiled with photographs from the Afrapix collective, with the assistance of Oxfam, Canada. They depict images of conflict, funerals, youth, labour and culture vs Apartheid South Africa.

South Africa: The Cordoned Heart

The exhibition and subsequent book publication, was curated and produced by Omar Badsha, as a product of the photographic project for the Second Carnegie Inquiry into Poverty and Development in Southern Africa in 1983. The exhibition was comprised of the work of 28 South African Photographers.

"On 24th April 1984 over 300 hundred academics, artists and photographers attended a conference at UCT where 300 research papers were presented and the exhibition titled South Africa The Cordoned Heart made up of over 36 photographic essays comprising of 386 images were exhibited in the foyer of UCT's Leslie Building. The exhibition was part of a mini cultural festival of film, music and performances. (Francis essay)"

South Africa: The Cordoned Heart: A short history of the photography project of the Second Carnegie Inquiry into Poverty and Development in Southern Africa (Source: Omar Badsha website https://www.omarbadsha.co.za)

Volume 5

Survey of curricula of social development training institutions in Africa. 2nd edition, Ethiopia, 1982, 399 pages, Copies located at: Yale Univ; Library of Congress; Northwestern; Indiana Univ; Michigan State Univ; Columbia Univ.; N.Y. public library res libr, N.Y.

Volume 6

The organization and delivery of social services to rural areas, Minia, Egypt, 1982, 201 pages, Copies located at: University of California – L.A.; Joint Bank Fund Library, Washington D.C.; Northwestern University, Illinois; Boston University, Ma; Michigan State University, Michigan; Columbia University, N.Y.

Training for social development; Methods of intervention to improve people’s participation in rural transformation in Africa with special emphasis on women, Ethiopia, 1985, 110 pages, Copies located at: Yale University, ct; Library of Congress, Washington D.C.; Northwestern University, Ill.; Baker & Taylor Inc. Tech Serv & Prod Dev. North Carolina; New York Public Lib. Res libr. N.Y.

Social development agents in rural transformation in Africa, Ethiopia, 1989, 200 pages, Copies located at: Stanford; Yale; Northwestern; Library of Congress; Boston Univ; Michigan State Univ; and others.

Justice and Peace

'Justice and Peace' was formed in response to Vatican II, Pope Paul VI setting up the Pontifical Commission for justice and peace in 1967. A justice and peace group was founded in Johannesburg in 1973/4. ' Justice and Peace' was keenly aware that Apartheid had been a key characteristic of societal imbalances. Apart from its primary focus which was to raise awareness in the Catholic Community, Justice and Peace worked closely with both local and international organisations (religious and lay) who were committed to transforming society through justice and reconciliation.

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All our Children

All our Children: Photo Exhibition

The exhibition was a joint project between Afrapix and Vumani. The images are of children of all races and from different socio-economic backgrounds. They depict living conditions in rural and urban environments in the 1980s, and some depict social upheaval.

The contributing photophers were: Gill de Vlieg, Paul Grendon, Steve Hilton-Barber, Chris Ledochowski, Pax Magwaza, Roger Meintjies, Santu Mofokeng, Eric Miller, Cedric Nunn, Guy Tillim, Paul Weinberg and Anna Zieminski. The pictures were printed by Graham Goddard and compiled by Chris Ledochowski.

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