2024 Jozi Book Fair Programme
Programme Overview
| 9:00 – 13:00 | Poetry Buddies Programme | Main Tent, Newtown Park |
| 9:00 – 13:00 | Tsohang Batjha Programme – School Youth Programme | Theatre Stage, Newtown Park |
| Reading Films: Palestine and Others | Film Room, WM Cottages | |
| 10:00 | Khanya Study Groups | Room 3, Workers Museum |
| 13:30 – 16:30 | Public and Social Movements Programme | Main Tent |
| 11:00 – 13:00 | Health Screenings (high blood pressure and breast cancer) | Room 3, Workers Museum |
| 10:30 – 13:00 | Oupa Lehulere Soccer Tournament for Youth and Social Movements | |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Finals |
Friday, 18th October 2024
| 17:30 – 19:30 | JBF Reception: By Invitation Only | Main Tent, Newtown Park |
| 19:30 – 21:30 | Bathekgi Fundraiser: Spinning Vinyls for A Comrade, The Music of Oupa Lehulere in the 1980s. With Dinga Sikwebu | Main Tent, Newtown Park |
Saturday, 19th October 2024
Poetry Buddies Programme
| 7:30 – 8:50 | Welcome Assembly & Registration and Tea | |
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Welcome EXERCISE AND GAMES, Face-painting | |
| 9:30 – 9:50 | Storytelling with B.Ngwenya | |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Stranger Danger with Desiree Chinnian | |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Making a Bracelet with Desiree Chinnian | |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Poetry for Friends 8 – Book Launch | |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Storytelling: Vuyani Maqoma – The Joy Dancers with Zwakhe Tshabalala. Performances: Poetry Ensemble – from PUSH ext 7 and City of Stories Image Theatre – Khanya Group | |
Tsohang Batjha – School Youth Programme
| 8:00 – 9:00 | Assembly Welcome & Check-ins Registration and Tea | Poetry Buddies in Main Tent Tsohang Batjha on Soccer Fields |
| 9:00 – 9:50 | Skills Workshops in Workers Museum & Cottages | |
| 1. Cyberbullying with Desiree Chinnian | Open stage, WM Cottages | |
| 2. Dance: body and mind | Soccer Field1, Newtown Park | |
| 3. Drama 1 with Lawrence Simelane | Theatre Stage, Newtown Park | |
| 4. Drama 2 with Noluthando Xaba | Soccer Field 2, Newtown Park | |
| 5. Poetry Workshop, with Fouad Asfour/Wits | Room 1, WM | |
| 6. Zine (Magazine) Workshop with Fouad Asfour/Wits | Room 2, Workers Museum | |
| 7. Chess with Siya Mviko | Room 3, Workers Museum | |
| 8. Photography with Masai Dabula | Spilt Room, Workers Museum | |
| 9. Enjoying Films | Film Room, WM Cottages | |
| 10. My Thoughts & My beliefs: critical thinking with Claire Bless | Room 2: WM Cottages | |
| 11. Journalism Workshop with Viwe Mazwana | Boardroom, WM Cottages | |
| 10:00 – 13:30 | Performances | Theatre Stage, Newtown Park |
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| 11:30 – 12:00 | Tribute to Uncle James Matthews, JBF Patron | Theatre Stage, Newtown Park |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Tsohang Batjha’s Short Story Anthology: Batjha Kaofela Launch | Theatre Stage, Newtown Park |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Oupa Lehulere TB Soccer Finals | |
| 13:00 | Lunch |
Public, Study Groups, FEMNET & Social Movements Programme
| 10:00 – 10:50 | Panel Discussion: Land Dispossession In SA, based on Luli Callinico’s Gold & Workers. Panellist: Study Group Members Moderator: Mondli Hlatshwayo | Room 3, Workers Museum |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Palestine Film: Ave Maria | Room 1, Workers Museum |
| 11:00 – 13:00 | Storytelling with B.Ngwenya | Room 2, Workers Museum |
| 11:30 – 12:20 | Roundtable 1 and Discussion: Why, Violence Against Women? based on Two Books: Nawal Sadaawi’s Women At Point Zero & Bessie Head’s Collector Of Treasures Participants: Karla Witbooi, Patricia Makhubo Moderator: Nosipho Mdletshe | Room 3, Workers Museum |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Soccer Finals Tribute to James Matthews Theatre plays | Soccer Fields 1 & 2 |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | LUNCH | |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Book Discussion: Healing Relationships, Umakhwapheni by Thato Seopa Magadlela, A Decision is Spiritual by Kgomotso Lekalake | Room 1, Workers Museum Cottages |
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Book discussions with Thandeka Knowledge Hub Authors. | Room 2, Workers Museum Cottages |
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Palestine Film: Condom Lead | Room 1, Workers Museum |
| 13:15 – 14:15 | Book Launch: Wild Women by M.Peacock | Room 2, Workers Museum |
| 13:30 – 15:30 | Roundtable 2 and Discussion: 40th Anniversary – The Vaal Uprising of 1984: Lessons for movements Panel Discussion with Study Group Participants Moderator: John Appolis | Main Tent |
| 14:00 – 14:20 | Palestine Film: A Drowning Man | Room 1, Workers Museum |
| 14:15 – 15:00 | Open Mic Poetry by T.Molefe | Room 3, Workers Museum |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Palestine Films: Bonbone | Room 1, Workers Museum |
| 14:30 – 15:20 | Book Discussion: Breaking The Chains by Keatlegile Mabena and T.Legae | Room 2, Workers Museum |
| 14:30 – 16:00 | Roundtable 3 and Discussion: The Government of National Unity in South Africa: What does it mean for democracy, the working class and movement building? Panelists: Dinga Sikwebu, Mazibuko Jara, Shaheen Khan & Maria van Driel. Moderator: Edward Cottle | Main Tent |
| 15:00 – 17:00 | The Mirror Cracked and other Books on Forgiveness by Raashida Khan | Room 2, Workers Museum |
| Please note programme is subject to change. | ||