The ACTION Support Centre was part of the Build Peace Conference that brought together conflict transformation practitioners, peace activists and technologists from around the world to share experience and ideas on using technology for peacebuilding and conflict...
SASOWNET National Launch
On April the 19th and 20th the ACTION Support Centre had the honor of hosting the South African Somali Women’s Network (SASOWNET) National Launch. The launch follows a series of workshops that were held in different parts of South Africa to empower Somali women. On...
UNPGA Thematic Debate on Ensuring Peaceful and Stable Societies
On the back of this involvement, ACTION was invited to address the United Nations President of the General Assembly at the ‘Thematic debate on peaceful and stable societies’, held in New York on the 24th and 25th of April. Speaking as a discussant to the first panel,...
The Post-2015 Development Agenda
The ACTION Support Centre has been involved in a series of events as part of our ongoing engagement with the discussions that are informing the global process to negotiate and agree on a set of developmental targets that will replace the Millennium Development Goals....
Concerned Africans Group Discussion on ICC
ASC members participated in the Concerned Africans Group discussion on the International Criminal Court led by Professor Alexander Mezyaev, Head of the Department of International Law at the University of Management TISBI, Kazan, Russia. Professor Mezyaev worked as an...
Chris Hani Memorial
ACTION members attended the 20th anniversary commemorations of the murder of Chris Hani on 10th April 1993. The assassination of Comrade Hanna was a turning point in the dialogue process that was underway in South Africa during that time. Riots followed the...
Close-Door Briefing on Somali
On the 14 April 2014, Action Support Centre attended a close-door briefing by the Norwegian Special Envoy for Somalia, Mr Jens Mjaugedal, at the Institute of Security Studies (ISS) Pretoria Office in South Africa. Mr Mjaugedal returned from Somalia, where he met with...
ACTION Support Centre Visit to Orange Farm
On the 23/04/2014 ACTION Support Centre visited Orange Farm Local Peace Committee (LPC). Thirteen executive members of Orange Farm LPC welcomed ACTION Support Centre. The aim of the visit was to strengthen the relationship between the ACTION and Orange Farm LPC, and...
Letter of Condolence on the Passing of Caritas Mukankusi
Dear Friends We write with sorrow in our hearts to share the tragic news of the passing of our dear friend Caritas Mukankusi. Caritas touched many of us during her life as a committed, inspired and inspiring peacebuilder. Many of us will remember her deep felt...
Trip to Constitution Hill
The ASC has just completed another one of our Applied Conflict Transformation courses. Full details will be shared in the next newsletter. This course included an opportunity to connect participants in to South Africa’s election day, beginning with a visit to...