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September 14, 2010 – The Dialogue for Social Change; seminar takes place in Johannesburg on 13 and 14 September, 2010. The movement of human beings, dialogue for social change, key findings of recent community conversations, truth-seeking and the role of the media are all on the agenda. A detailed report will be posted on this site soon.

The seminar agenda appears below:

13 - 14 SEPTEMBER 2010

VENUE: PROTEA HOTEL PARKTONIAN, BRAAMFONTEIN

AGENDA

DAY ONE  - 13 SEPTEMBER 2010

08h00 – 08h30

WELCOME AND REGISTRATION

09h00 – 09h15

Opening & Welcome Remarks

 

Achmat Dangor, CEO, Nelson Mandela Foundation

09h15 – 09h30

INPUT FROM DEPUTY MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS

 

Malusi Gigaba, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs  

09h30 – 10h30

Session 1: Human Beings On The Move

 

Moderator: Achmat Dangor, CEO Nelson Mandela Foundation

 

Panelists:

Malusi Gigaba, Deputy Minister, Department of Home Affairs  

Bernado Mariano, Regional Representative, IOM

Sanda Kimbimbi, Regional Representative, UNHCR   

10h30 – 11h00

TEA BREAK

11h00 – 12h30

Session 2: Dialogues for social change

 

Moderator: Mothomang Diaho, Head: Dialogue Programme, NMF

 

Panelists:

Bea Abrahams, NMF Implementing Partner 

Vincent Williams, South African Migration Programme

 

 

Round-Table Discussion

12h30 – 13h30

LUNCH

 

13h30 – 15h00

SESSION 3: Key Findings Of Community Conversations

 

Moderator: Mothomang Diaho, Head: Dialogue Programme, NMF

 

Panelists:

Bea Abrahams, NMF Implementing Partner

Ken Mutuma, NMF Implementing Partner

 

Round-Table Discussion

15h00 – 15h15

TEA BREAK

15h15 – 16h30

Myth, Memory and Migration

 

 

Moderator: Ken Mutuma, NMF Implementing Partner

 

Panelists:

Lucas Ngoetjana, KZN Christian Council

Baruti Amisi, KZN Refugee Council

Jean Pierre Misago, Forced Migration Programme

 

 

Round-Table Discussion

 

 DAY TWO – 14 SEPTEMBER 2010

 

09H00 – 10H15

Truth-seeking, migration and Social Justice

Mechanism for dialogue / for creating memory

 

Moderator: Sello Hatang,  Manager: Communications, NMF

 

Joyce Tlou, SAHRC

Verne Harris, NMF

Paul Graham, IDASA

 

Round-Table Discussion

10h15 – 10h30

TEA BREAK

10h30 – 11h30

Media and Reporting: Fact or Fiction

 

Moderator: Achmat Dangor, CEO, Nelson Mandela Foundation

 

Panelists:

Fikile Mbalula, Deputy Minister of Police

Mondli Makhanya,  Chairperson SANEF

William Bird,  Director MMA  

 

Round-Table Discussion

11h30 -12h15

Discussions / Recommendations on Way Forward

 

Moderator: Mothomang Diaho, NMF

 

 

Closing Remarks

 

Fikile Mbalula, Deputy Minister of Police

12h15 – 12h45

LUNCH

12h45 – 13h45

Closed Facilitators' session

Voices of Facilitators

Handing of Certificates of Participation on the NMF SC Programme

 

Presiding:

Achmat Dangor, CEO, NMF