by Paul Hendler | 15 Dec 2019 | Uncategorized
‘Othering’ men, women and children must stop! As a society we need to become aware of ‘othering’ men women children. ‘Othering’ men women children: Men as the savage ‘other’ The Don’t Look Away (DLA) Campaign is a project of...
by Paul Hendler | 17 Feb 2019 | Uncategorized
Democracy and hearing different narratives (2) In Part One of this series we defined ‘democracy’. We saw that the system of representative, multi-party democracy that we adopted in 1994, is a particular type of democracy. Managed democracy. We also juxtaposed this...
by Paul Hendler | 10 Feb 2019 | Uncategorized
Democratic systems, hearing different stories (1) We have a democratic system of government. Therefore, we have regular elections where different parties compete for votes. Consequently, in May 2019 there will be a general election. And in 2021, local government...
by Paul Hendler | 16 Sep 2018 | Uncategorized
Conflicting opinions overcome by practical agreements How do we go about engaging conflicting opinions? The Fence issue has morphed into something bigger. Things aren’t as clear cut as the supporters of the Fence think they are. But critics of the Fence need to ask...
by Paul Hendler | 27 Aug 2018 | Uncategorized
Objective information on crime Introduction We need objective information about goings on in Onderpapegaaiberg. Hence my 19 questions about the ward committee’s decision to build the Fence. These included questions about the decision-making process. I researched the...
