PASSOP to Launch IDP Report in Cape Town

OFFICIAL REPORT LAUNCH AND PANEL DISCUSSION:

LESSONS LEARNED AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IDP SAFETY SITES IN THE SOUTH AFRICA

DECEMBER 9TH, 2 – 4:00 PM

(IDASA) Democracy Centre 6 Spin Street Cape Town



Dear Colleagues,

On Thursday, December 9th from 2 – 4:00 pm PASSOP would like to invite you to the official report launch and panel discussion on the lessons learned from Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Safety Sites established in the Western Cape over the last two and a half years as a result of the outbreak of xenophobic violence. 

The recently-completed monitoring reports that will be launched concern both the Blue Waters and De Doorns IDP Safety Sites. (Please see the attached document for a short summary and recommendations of each report.)

The event will be structured around a panel discussion including Shari Eppel (Director, Solidarity Peace Trust), Miranda Madikane (Director, Scalabrini Centre), Charlene May (Attorney- Blue Waters Case, Legal Resource Centre), Mike Moyo (former De Doorns Camp Committee Chair) and Braam Hanekom (Director, PASSOP). The following is the provisional program of the event:



Program and Topics

14:00 - 14:15: Braam Hanekom -- Opening and Introductions

14:15 - 14:30: Mike Moyo – Reflections on life in an IDP Safety Site.

14:30 - 14:45: Miranda Madikane – Responding to xenophobic violence: Lessons from De Doorns.

14:45 - 15:00: Shari Eppel -- Displaced over and over again, how to deal with human suffering.

15:00 - 15:15: Charlene May – The Blue Waters Case: Lessons moving forward.

15:15 - 15:45: Questions to Panel and Closure



We hope to see many of you in attendance. For any further questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the PASSOP office at 021 762 4638 or David on 0766142743.