Who We Are
Local Government
Community Dialogues
Community dialogues are aimed at creating a platform for dialogue and debate between leaders, experts, academic and civil society. These debates seek to advocate accountability and public participation.
“The 2010 Legacy: Exploring the Myths and Realities of the FIFA World Cup"
Tuesday, 27th July 2010, Square Hill Civic Centre - This dialogue allowed people to look critically at the aftermath of the event and whether or not it has made as signifant an impact on the country as we have been told. Speakers included, Dr Dale McKinley and Mr Vernon Seymour.
Building partnerships for community development
24 June 2010 - DDP hosted a follow-up from the Dinokeng Scenarios, looking at the role of Local Government and the IDP process as well as the role of an Advice Office with the Municipality in building partnerships for community development.
Dinokeng Scenarios: How it impacts on Service Delivery
27 May 2010, Steenberg Foundation, Steenberg High School -- Cecyl Esau of Institute of Justice and Reconciliation and Richard Hawekwa Pfaff from the Social Change Assistance Trust were speakers at the dialogue.
Dinokeng Scenarios
28 April 2010 -- DDP held a pilot community dialogue session in partnership with the New Women’s Movement, in an area called the Lost City in Mitchell Plain.
Community Meeting Khayelitsha
Wednesday, 18 November 2009, Khayelitsha, Cape Town - Kutheni lento kufuneka sisebenzisane – Why we must work together in realising health and socio-economic rights. Elroy Paulus from the Black Sash discussed why all three levels of Government – national, provincial and local have to co-operate to promote human rights and ensure adequate service delivery.
The Toxic Mix
Tuesday, September 15, 2009, The Blue Hall, Khayelitsha, Cape Town - DDP and Equal Education hosted a talk by GRAEME BLOCH, education specialist, Development Bank of Southern Africa. Graeme discussed his recently released book, The Toxic Mix, in which he identifies the toxic mix of factors that are causing our education crisis, taking government and teachers to task for not performing as they should and highlighting the socio-economic challenges that many learners face. The seminar was attended by about 70 people cal equality and substantive economic inequality.
‘Striking a balance: Political expression vs National Security’
10 September 2008 - Lead speakers were Barry Gilder, Former Director-General (DG): National Intelligence Co-ordinating Committee & Nic Dawes, Associate Deputy Editor: Mail & Guardian
The state of our democracy: has the bubble burst?
24 July 2008 - The lead speakers were Judith February, Political Information and Monitoring Service, IDASA and Bob Mattes of the Democracy in Africa Research Unit, UCT. A robust discussion was held on a range of issues that in different ways seem to have been threatening the values and practices of a democratic nation.
Seminar: What is wrong with our education system and what can you do to fix it?
The Whitehouse,Khayelitsha, 1 September 2009 - On 1 September , DDP hosted an evening seminar in Khayelitsha on the topic “what is wrong with our education system and what can you do to fix it?”. The speaker was Professor Francis Wilson of UCT.
Seminar: MEDIA FREEDOM UNDER THREAT?
