Stairway to South Africa
Pre-2025 RIM Forum Activity
In the months leading up to 2025 RIM Forum, we plan to offer a series of online, RIM-related, group activities to help us learn about and better understand race & markets within the South African context. These may include short readings, films, lectures, and other educational resources.
To sign up: Please email us at contact@rimnetwork.net
Third Step - Monday, April 29 at 5pm (South Africa Time - SAST)
or 5:00pm CET, 11:00am EST, 8:00am PDT, 10:00pm ICT
This third step is a discussion with Ms. Lynsey Ebony Chutel (The New York Times) about her book (co-written with Tessa Dooms):
"Coloured: How Classification Became Culture"
🔗Register here: https://cnrs.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIrc-mtpzMtGdfEaRQkekNJx__fdNuzjGCb#/registration
Two excerpts from the book:
- Awê! Ma se kind: Finding our mother tongues
- Colouring outside the laws... and why Trevor Noah isn’t coloured
Looking forward to seeing you then!
Second Step - Monday, March 25 at 6pm (South Africa Time - SAST)
or 5:00pm CET, 12:00pm EST, 9:00am PST, 11:00pm ICT
This second step is a talk by Dr. Kevin Ncube (Cape Peninsula University of Technology) who will ask: Who is responsible for the development of Africa and its descendants?
🔗Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAuf-2upz4tHdNGqm4q7WJePEKvLVq0R3Y6
Looking forward to seeing you then!
First Step - Monday, Feb 26 at 6:30 pm (South Africa Time - SAST)
or 5:30pm CET, 11:30am EST, 8:30am PST, 11:30pm ICT
This opening event will provide a sneak peek into RIM’s third Forum, introduce the pre-forum “Stairway” program, and offer attendees an opportunity to ask forum-related questions to the organizers.
🔗Here's the Zoom meeting link: https://cnrs.zoom.us/j/95949958694?pwd=UEROQkF1OHk2U2tzcGpmWXFwRCtydz09
Meeting ID: 959 4995 8694
Passcode: yyKW1V
Looking forward to seeing you then!