--- On Mon, 10/13/08, Norman Mampane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Norman Mampane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: COSAS Heritage rubbished by the Natonal Heritage Council Councillor > through City Press Article > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Monday, October 13, 2008, 2:13 PM > We members of YCL hold the forum's mouthpiece as a > revolutionary instrument to enhance and consolidate debates > in the current conjucture and key to that principle is to > entrench correct education for young people of the rich > history of our struggle and heritage. > > It is with pure dismay to have read in the Sunday Newspaper > to be confronted with the minimalist approach which > suggestedin my view to de-politicise the youth of our > beloved country by saying"Political opinions should be > voiced after the age of 18" Page 22 City Press > Viewpoints and Analysis > > This kind of a view should not be unchallenged.This article > further continued to attack the integrity and the history of > COSAS with has produced candid comrades for our movement > such as Frans Mohlala,Ephraim Mogale,Stan Mathabathe and > others in the country. > > The struggle that Students waged at that time cannot be > separated from the struggles that were waged against the > Colonialism of a Special Kind as per the horrible > experiences of the Apartheid Government.Young people > continues to be confronted with the same challenges around > Education system modelled to favour only the capitalist > chldren,lack of resources,few textbooks to > study,privitisation of education,hasty implemented methods > of education such as OBE,private schools and exlusivity in > provisioning of education. > > We view this article as the continued disrespect of the > Intellect of young people in their own rights.Resolutions > were made to lower the age on allowing young people to a > Right to Vote to the age of 16,which in my view is still > relevant because Young people are the future and it is > incumbent of young people to shape the kind of governance > will be relevant for their interests. > > Theory becomes purposeless if it is not connected with > revolutionary practice,just as practice gropes in the dark > if its path is not illumined by revolutionary theory.The > standpoint of practice is the primary basic standpoint in > the dialectical materialist theory of knowledge.COSAS in my > view by marching to the Consitutional Court put these > historical understandings into practice. > > How does the learned councillor measure the Relevancy and > Appropriateness of the view:I do give her political > education fit for her age and appreciate that she'll > grow up to make her own political choices when she is 18. > The point is the kind of Uniform we put in the previous > regime was a political decision,the kind of infrastructure > for the marginalised was a political decision impacting on > young learners at both primary and secondary level.Why is > specific and special about the age 18? > COSAS organises young Students as soon as they enter senior > phases of the currents system and they do not organises and > mobilises selectively at the same phase. > > Why are learners given assignment and projects at both > inter-mediate and senior phases about political history in > schools arounnd for example topics relating to > Sobukwe.Mandela.Sontoga etc.There are many lessons to learn > from these iconic Hero's and Heroines of our struggle no > matter the age group. > > Leaners must learn but the system of imparting education > cannot be conducted as a neutral phenomenon.Education have > proved in our country that it was used as an instrument to > entrench Cololialism of as Special Kind through the harsh > experiences our country has learned in the past 35 years of > oppression in which our learned councillor is a product of. > The key question will be where does the daughter of our > learned councillor attend school at?The answer will be a > private school with its dirty policy of exclusivity,only > rich capitalist who continues to milk our economy. > > The minimalist assertion that "The indictment is out > of all parents for allowing COSAS to still exist in its > curent form" should not be left un-challenged.This is > near distortion of the same institution our honorable > councillor is sitting at as COSAS REMAINS OUR RICH HISTORY > IN STUDENT POLTICS OF OUR COUNTRY. > > Indeed Practise is higher than(Theoretical)knowledge,for it > has not only the dignity of universality,but also the of > immediate actuality.COSAS were responding to that > revolutionary principle. > > It is not yet UHURU!!!!!!!!!! > > Mampane Norman > (POPCRU National Educator writing in his personal capacity) > 0720737959 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [EMAIL PROTECTED] . -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
