Dear Friends The Red Location Museum continues to be abuzz with thousands of visitors streaming to and from the Museum, who all not only visit the spaces of the Precinct, but furthermore travel through the streets and avenues of the surrounding community - who are predominantly unemployed and unskilled. It's therefore very heartening to witness more and more of our community members being drawn closer - where they are afforded opportunities to prepare themselves into tapping into the … [Read more...] about Red Location Community Preparing to tap into Economic Opportunities
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Local artists to feature prominently at Red Location Charity Event
Local artists will be performing dance, music, comedy, drama and poetry at a charity event to be held at the Red Location Museum between September 25 and 26. Following on Heritage day on September 24, the event will raise funds for a local school, Zondeki Primary as well as an old age institution. Organiser of the event, Odwa Mngini hails from KwaZakhele, and established his own entertainment company three years ago with the aim of preventing the youth from indulging in criminal activities … [Read more...] about Local artists to feature prominently at Red Location Charity Event
Changing Hearts and Minds Through Arts and Crafts
From 2011, a small group of women from Block 40 (the Precinct’s immediate surrounding community) began attending craft classes at the Museum. Great support was received from some stakeholders, such as the Diaz Quilters Guild. This project has since expanded to include more community members and classes are being run once weekly, in the interim, at the Red Location Art Gallery. This group of women attended the first official Red Location Arts and Crafts Project on 14 September 2012. The … [Read more...] about Changing Hearts and Minds Through Arts and Crafts
Everyone has a right to read
Sight impaired people - or their friends and family - can find out more about the world of books that is still accessible to them through the South African Library for the Blind (SALB) at the National Book Week celebrations, which are taking place at the Red Location Museum Precint in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth from September 3 to September 8. "Everyone has a right to read - including the sight-impaired," says Francois Hendrikz, director of the SALB. "Our stand at National Book Week … [Read more...] about Everyone has a right to read
Colin Bundy to launch Govan Mbeki biography in Port Elizabeth
Internationally renowned academic Professor Colin Bundy, who recently retired as the first Principal of Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, will be launching his biography of anti-apartheid legend and ANC stalwart Govan Mbeki at the Red Location Museum on Wednesday night 18 July from 17:30. Generally the outlines of Mbeki's life are fairly well-known; author Colin Bundy goes beyond that outline by presenting a book drawing on lengthy interviews with Mbeki and paying particular … [Read more...] about Colin Bundy to launch Govan Mbeki biography in Port Elizabeth
Indaba 2012 Triumph
Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism (NMBT) and the municipality report that they have reaped the benefits of their collective efforts at the South African tourism event of the year, Indaba 2012, saying that they have returned to the city together with enthusiast international media all set to tell millions of readers and viewers all about Nelson Mandela Bay. Chinese and Argentinian journalists from their respective countries' top travel media have selected Nelson Mandela Bay as their post Indaba tour. … [Read more...] about Indaba 2012 Triumph
Red Location Cabbage
In the mad 1980's I established a security business initially to service business people in the townships. Some peers said I was crazy but the people I met and experiences that I had were legend - to this day people are amazed that I can navigate the townships and place their homes within the context of shops and businesses - you must remember that in those days all street signs were removed as soon as they were put up to make it harder for the authorities to find and arrest so called … [Read more...] about Red Location Cabbage
Schools to experience Cradock Four Memorial as part of Heritage Month Commemorations
Eight Nelson Mandela Bay schools, with History and Tourism as subjects, will be participating in Heritage Month Commemorations from 19 to 23 September by visiting the Cradock Four Memorial site as part of an educational tour. The National theme of this year's Heritage Month is "Celebrating the Heroes and Heroines of the Liberation Struggle in South Africa". To this end, the contribution to the liberation of our country by Matthew Goniwe, Fort Calata, Sparrow Mkonto and Sicelo Mhlauli (all … [Read more...] about Schools to experience Cradock Four Memorial as part of Heritage Month Commemorations
Swing to Township Jazz This Weekend
Spring in the city is being heralded by the smooth sounds of local Jazz as Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism (NMBT) celebrates Tourism Month with a township twist. This weekend NMBT will be hosting the Red Location Jazz Festival in an effort to promote township tourism and also the talent of the city's local jazz artists. "We have such vibrant and bustling townships in our city, but except for a couple of township tours - mainly aimed at foreigners - many local people don't often experience the … [Read more...] about Swing to Township Jazz This Weekend
All Hands on Waste Environmental Expo and school competition winners’ announcement
An Environmental Expo will be held tomorrow as part of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality's All Hands on Waste project that recently scooped the prestigious Mail and Guardian Greening the Future Award in the category for Environmental Best Practice for Not-for-Profit Organisations. The main focus of the All Hands on Waste project is intended to change the attitudes of communities regarding the management of waste and as a result phase one encouraged communities to clean their environment as … [Read more...] about All Hands on Waste Environmental Expo and school competition winners’ announcement
The Road to Democracy in South Africa
The Red Location Museum today hosts the launching of the 4th volume of 'The Road to Democracy in South Africa', a comprehensive compilation of the history of the liberation struggle in the 1980s. Local actiivists Janet Cherry and Pat Gibbs are the authors of two of the chapters in this volume. Many local activists for the liberation of South Africa were interviewed you for this volume and are quoted in the book whilst others are mentioned in the context of particular stories or quoted from … [Read more...] about The Road to Democracy in South Africa
Municipal Strike Closes Museum
This is to notify the public that the Red Location Museum operations have unfortunately come to a standstill since the start of the Municipal Strike. As soon as the strike is over the Museum will be fully on board to launch programmes and activities which were/or might be affected during the strike duration. This may also include the planned: Greening of the Red Location Museum Precinct With best regards Annette du Plessis … [Read more...] about Municipal Strike Closes Museum
Greening of the Red Location Museum Precinct
The Red Location Museum in partnership with Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism, is planning to celebrate this year's Spring day and Arbor Week in GREEN style, by planting 20 indigenous trees in and around the Red Location Cultural Precinct on Olof Palme Street. Organiser, Annette Du Plessis, envisages that this activity will add a GREEN environmental sparkle to both sides of the entrance to the Red Location Museum on Olof Palme Street, bordering the Red Location Backpackers Lodge (where 8 trees will … [Read more...] about Greening of the Red Location Museum Precinct
Experience The National Arts Festival Fringe Programme From TODAY
Port Elizabeth, Nelson Mandela Bay, will host 9 major exhibitions at specific Galleries in the city as part of Visual Art fringe programme of the Grahamstown National Arts Festival. Entry to the Port Elizabeth venues is free of charge, and open to all. Open Now: Ernest Cole Photographic Exhibition: International award winning photographer Earnest Cole is the first exhibition to be housed in the Art Gallery of the Red Location Cultural Precinct. Opening today 15 June: "SKIN" at the … [Read more...] about Experience The National Arts Festival Fringe Programme From TODAY
Thanks Jeremy Davis and Lance Paul
Dear Everyone Most sincere gratitude to Councillor Jeremy Davis and as well as Mieille Onreaët & Lance Paul (From Fly Piggy magazine), who were able to respond to the recent appeal for assistance to the Block 40 residents (close to the Red Location Museum) after they were left flooded in their informal settlement after the recent rains. The residents though the Block 40 residents committee have expressed their heartfelt thanks on behalf of the residents who received food, clothing, … [Read more...] about Thanks Jeremy Davis and Lance Paul
