Forthcoming Events Jala Tsebo Seminar Series School violence unabated: Is there a solution?

The country has been gripped by a constant wave of school violence as extensively reported in the media. The Human Rights Commission is also in the process of compiling a report on its findings during the recent public hearings held in Cape Town. The Youth Violence Prevention Programme of The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) invites all the relevant role players - teachers, SGB's members, govt reps, NGO's, etc -to a seminar to explore the issues in depth.

Speakers:

• Guest Speaker - Prof. Mary Metcalfe Head of Wits School of Education & former Gauteng MEC for Education
  Topic:
  School Violence in South Africa - Challenges in policy formulation and implementation

• Mr. Tom Clarke, Principal of Parktown Boys High, Parktown, Johannesburg
  Topic:
  Comments on crime & discipline in schools

• Mr. Sibusiso Nkomo, Teacher, Isulihle Primary School, Zola, Soweto
  Topic:
  School safety & community involvement

Chairperson: Dorothy Khosa - Manager, Youth Violence Prevention Programme

Venue: Old Fort Conference Room, Constitution Hill, 1 Kotze Street, Braamfontein (see attached map) Date: Tuesday 31 October 2006 Time: 14h30 for 15h00 - 17h00 For further information & RSVP please contact: Bilkees Vawda bvawda@csvr.org.za or Kenneth Collis at kcollis@csvr.org.za at 011 403 5650 or fax 011 388 0819

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