Ons leer mekaar

Title: Ons leer mekaar
Creator: Ons Leer Mekaar Redaksionele Kollektief
Description: A community-based serial publication and adult literacy resource that formed part of the "Alternative Press" movement in South Africa. It focused on social justice, community news, and the "lived experience" of apartheid (such as the Group Areas Act and forced removals). It used an accessible, easy-to-read format to empower semi-literate and rural readers with information on labour rights, health, and local history.
Date Issued: 1987-1994
Language: Afrikaans
Type: Collection
Genre: Periodicals
Publisher: Samewerkingsgroep vir Afrikaanse Geletterdheid
Place: Vlaeberg
Subject: See all item sets with this value Government, Resistance to--South Africa; South Africa -- Politics and government, 1978-1989 -- Periodicals; South Africa -- Politics and government, 1989-1994 -- Periodicals
oclcnum: 813356510

Ons leer mekaar : Jaargang 4, no. 4

A community education magazine documenting grassroots struggles and social initiatives in the Western Cape. Key features include an investigation into the Montagu Woodworkers Co-operative (a worker-owned business), a travel report on land struggles in Namakwaland and Elandskloof, and a profile on "Ma Karriem," a Worcester activist and poet. The issue also addresses the housing crisis in Stellenbosch (SHAC) and includes practical "Hulp-hoekie" advice on homemade soap to counter the high cost of living.