I really am loving that SA Rocks is becoming a community initiative and I am receiving recurring content from people!
Rouvanne from PeakPerformance has once again sent me through some worthwhile information.
He has asked me to help Filmakers Against Racism (FAR) gain some exposure.
From the FAR website:
FILMMAKERS AGAINST RACISM (FAR) – an initiative launched on 23rd May 2008 in response to the shocking wave of xenophobic violence hitting South Africa – will be producing six x 24 minute documentaries, as well as 8 x 30 second Public Service Announcements, which will be broadcast by SABC, and hopefully e.tv and MNET as well as community TV stations.
The site seems to be a general awareness site with more of an action based campaign at the centre of the awareness. I think it’s a fantastic idea and it is great to see filmmakers and the arts getting involved practically and taking the initiative. If the filmmakers lead the publis is bound to follow.
One of the posts on their site that caught my eye is their attempts to make a film about “the burning man” caught on camera recently in the midst of the xenophobic attacks.
Our intention is to create a film that reclaims the identity of Ernesto Nhamuave – known to the world simply as ‘the burning man’ after the horrific images of his flame-engulfed body that have come to represent what, on the surface of it, is simply explained as ‘xenophobia’.
We seek to give Ernesto his dignity back, to introduce people to who he was, what he dreamt of, whom he loved and who loved him. We want to create a poignant, thought-provoking film that creates a “collection of memories” for a man who belonged to a community, and a family. We want to reveal the real human being.
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June 6th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
ALL THE MURDERS COMMITTED BY BLACKS.
Xenophobic Attacks verses Genocide Attacks
South Africa
XENOPHOBIC: Black on Black Attacks.
+-50 Blacks Brutally Murdered.
+-400 Blacks injured.
Blacks chasing Blacks out of South Africa.
President Mbeki National Address, Condemns it.
Bishop Tutu National Address, Condemns it.
President Zuma National Address, Condemns it.
President Mandela National Address, Condemns it.
Most Politicians National Address, Condemns it.
Whole Country Condemns it.
Special Speedy Courts set up.
President Mandela donates R1 MILLION
There was even some idiot trying to Blame it on Apartheid.
GENOCIDE: Black on White Attacks
+- 3000 White Farmers Tortured and Brutally Murdered.
+-10000 White Farmers injured.
+-100 000 Farm Attacks
Blacks chasing Whites out of South Africa.
President Mbeki Absolutely SILENT.
President Mandela Absolutely SILENT.
Bishop Tutu Absolutely SILENT.
President Zuma Absolutely SILENT.
President de Klerk Absolutely SILENT.
Most Politicians Absolutely SILENT.
Most of Country Absolutely SILENT.
NO special Courts
NO Donations.
THE SILENCE IS DEAFENING.
Farm Genocide in South Africa with the ANC Secret Hidden Agenda.
BLACK RACIST HATE CRIMES AGAINST WHITES.
Common denominator:
All the Murdering and Stealing committed by Blacks.
89 MURDERS PER DAY in South Africa.
1 RAPE every 17 Seconds in South Africa.
South Africa is a Country of Thieves.
South Africa has the Highest Crime Rate in the World.
“WE MUST FIGHT ALL RACISM”
Thabo Mbeki
Latest Speech
YES
“WE MUST FIGHT ALL RACISM”
BLACK RACIST HATE CRIMES AGAINST WHITES
BLACK RACIST HATE CRIMES AGAINST WHITE FARMERS
June 7th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
Not sure what the point is, it’s all a bit mixed up….
June 9th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
No point. Just one of those again. Don’t you have the right to remove all pointless, deconstructive racism of your site?
July 28th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
Snowy Smith has “no point” other than to exaggerate, and distort in order to present black South Africas as some marauding anti-white murderers. This fits in with his own racist agenda. Some blacks no doubt are racist and act on it through violence, but it is hate that hate produced. By and large most blacks are not hateful. Human Rights watch has documented that abuses of black farm workers are completely ignored by people agitating about “farm murders.” My email is gberchenkoathotmail.com, so if you can disprove anything I have said, send me a line or two.
May 25th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
The voices in Snowy’s head have completely taken over. A straight jacket, meds and managed care for him.