[ 28 ] [ UJ TRANSFORMATION UNIT n APRIL 2024 ] G E N D E R AWA R E N E S S I N I T I AT I V E S Varsity sports GBV awareness The Transformation Unit had the opportunity to collaborate with the Sports Division in implementing numerous GBV awareness campaigns during UJ televised sports matches. The Transformation Unit had an opportunity to speak on a televised platform regarding GBV-related support for staff and students within the institution. A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE UJ ARTS CENTRE, THE UJ TRANSFORMATION DIVISION AND UJSRC International Women’s Day – DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality The Transformation Unit commemorated International Women’s Day on 8 March 2023. The day was celebrated with two speakers, one a renowned international speaker from the USA. Lisa Powell Graham has led several campaigns for women’s empowerment and TEDx. The speakers aimed to empower the young women who were part of the celebration and emphasised how imperative it was to focus on growth, development, and purpose. The Play Poison In partnership with Sandile Mdlongwa (play director and UJ alumni), the Transformation Unit and UJ Arts & Culture presented the Poison Play to the UJ community at the UJ Arts Theatre (APK) on 29 August 2023. Poison is a play that reflects on GBV and its manifestations in society. The play is supported and partially funded by the Gauteng Department of Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation as well as other NPOs and is also set to take stage in the UK later in the year; however, the SRC would like to kickstart this campaign at the University of Johannesburg as the authors, cast and crew members are UJ graduates. INVITATION INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY The Transformation Unit, in collaboration with the UJ Library invites you to the International Women’s Day Celebration. We celebrate this day under the theme #EmbraceEquity. The celebration will be both virtually and in person. Additionally, the sub-themes that allow for us to realize the theme Embrace Equity is Personal Growth and Development, as well as Developing Economic Empowerment Initiatives for Women. Date: 8 March 2023 | Time: 13:00 – 16:00 | Venue: Library Level 6 The celebration will also see the Launch of a Book by Mama Claudine, Titled I am A Woman.
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