Three Talks on the Topic: 'What is Racism?'
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- by Barney Pityana, Franz Auerbach and Basil Manning
The subsequent document is a collection of papers presented at the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation Seminar July 2001. It describes racism and analyses the different facets relating to racism such as the multiple identities and origins of "scientific" racism, the subject is discussed from the perspective of three different specialists.
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Barney Pityana
Nyameko Barney Pityana was one of founding members of the South African Students' Organisation, and an important figure in the Black Consciousness Movement with Steve Biko, and an exponent of Black theology. He was a member of the African National Congress Youth League, and was even suspended for repeatedly challenging the authority of the Afrikaans teachers and the "principles of Bantu education". He went into exile in 1978 and studied at King's College London and Ripon College Cuddesdon in Oxford. He studied law and Anglican ministry.
Franz Auerbach
Franz Auerbach originated from a Jewish family who moved to South Africa in 1936 to escape Nazi Germany. After his tertiary education he obtained a Teaching Diploma at the Johannesburg Teachers' Training College in 1947, he went on to become one of South Africa's renowned educators through his contributions towards educational change. He was a founder of Jews for Social Justice and a Vice-President of The World Conference on Religion and Peace - South African Chapter (WCRP-SA).
Basil Manning
Basil Manning is the former Chairperson of the Centre for Anti-Racism and Anti-Sexism (CARAS) Trust.
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