October 27 ,2003
Father Michael Lapsley to speak on
SOCIAL JUSTICE IN AFRICA TODAY
Next year will be 10 years since the ANC government was elected in South
Africa. What are the issues facing post-apartheid South Africa, and what
are the social justice, human rights and development challenges for the
African continent today?
As a young priest in South Africa in the 1970s, Father Michael Lapsley
became actively involved in the struggle against apartheid and joined
the ANC. This put him into conflict with the hierarchy of the Anglican
Church and brought him to the attention of the apartheid government.
While in exile in Zimbabwe in 1990 he was the target of a letter bomb
attack in which he lost both hands and an eye.
His story is told in "Priest and Partisan: A South African Journey,"
published by Ocean Press. It is the story of how a deeply religious man
grappled with his commitment to pacifism in the face of what he came to
see as one of the greatest crimes against humanity --the apartheid system.
Today Michael Lapsley is the director of the Institute for the Healing
of Memories in Cape Town and has traveled extensively through Africa.
Thursday November 6 at 7pm
AVI, Kerr Street, Fitzroy
All welcome. Light refreshments provided.
For details phone Ocean Press on 9326 4280
360 Victoria Street
North Melbourne 3051
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