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YOUNG PEOPLE PUT AT THE CENTRE OF ENGAGEMENT IN TWO CITIES
Youth redefine safety narrative LAUREN O’CONNOR-MAY
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FAGRIE ISAACS PERFORMS IN LUTHER VANDROSS TRIBUTE SHOW Fagrie Isaacs who was born and raised in Strandfontein will headline Here and Now — A Luther Vandross Tribute Show at the Artscape Theatre. Full story on page 4.
oung people are helping researchers rethink how violence and safety are understood — and what should be done about it. The youth, from Mitchells Plain, have joined an international research project that places them at the centre of finding solutions to urban violence. The project, led by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and funded by the Swedish International Centre for Local Democracy (ICLD), is running in two cities simultaneously: Cape Town and Medellín, Colombia’s second-largest city. Both cities have long histories of violence and insecurity, but also of communities that have pushed back, survived, and searched for a way forward. Ashton Botha, the local facilitator based at the University of Cape Town, said the aim was always co-creation, not
“Security means being able to see whether I do have a future, where I see myself five years from now.” - Nazreen Ryklief extraction. “It’s really about building something in Mitchells Plain,” she said. “It’s not just about us extracting information or their time.” MORE THAN JUST ABOUT CRIME For the young people involved, safety means far more than not being robbed or shot. Speaking during a live podcast on Saturday 6 June, for Youth Month and Child Protection Week, the participants shared what security means to them. Nazreen Ryklief, a psychology student who moved to Mitchells Plain during her second year at university, said the shift from the northern suburbs changed everything. “I feel unsafe even just driving
up to university,” she said. “I still remember talks in the evenings with my grandmother and my family members around being careful when leaving at a certain time, making sure your doors are locked at night.” She added that security, to her, is not just about the neighbourhood. “Security means being able to see whether I do have a future, where I see myself five years from now, and being able to afford or be granted certain opportunities outside of my community.” Zayaan Petersen echoed the point, saying safety also means being comfortable enough to walk to the tuck shop or the bus stop alone. TO PAGE 3
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