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We Need To Act (Paperback)
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We Need To Act (Paperback)
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'I believe that citizen action is vitally necessary as we come out
of the heady days of post-apartheid euphoria.' Professor Jonathan
Jansen has become a trusted commentator on the state of South
Africa -- reminding us of our past and asking citizens to leave
their comfort zones and contribute to righting the wrongs of our
society. Why should we get involved? Jansen gives seven compelling
reasons: If ordinary citizens do nothing, we face even greater
social instability in the light of stubborn unemployment and crises
in the poorest of schools. If we do nothing we become part of the
narrative of hopelessness. Without our action, millions of
marginalised people could be doomed. If we do nothing we fail to
demonstrate to the next generation how to live full lives. We must
serve to compensate for the wrongs of our shared past. We must give
back once we have been able to move ahead. We must take our places
in the long chain of activists who have over centuries opposed
poverty, illiteracy, government and gangs to give us this tender
young democracy to work with. The articles in this collection,
previously published in The Times, focus on education and the
social realities of South African society. Jansen by turn horrifies
us, inspires us and reminds us of the power of individual action.
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