DAY 1: Mon 2 Dec STATE OF DEMOCRACY | DAY 2: Tues 3 Dec ACCESS TO INFO | DAY 3: Wed 4 Dec STOP SECRECY | DAY 4: Thurs 5 Dec RIGHT TO COMMUNICATE | DAY 5: Fri 6 Dec BUILDING MOVEMENTS | |
Morning 9 – 12h30 3.5 Hours |
Travel/Arrive | 8h30: Recap of Day 1 (30 min) 9h00: Information Access FACILITATOR: Sankhu Maimane 9h00: PLENARY: Blowing the Whistle (Kabelo Sedupane, Corruption Watch, 60 min) 10h00: PLENARY: Access to Information (Kathryn Johnson, SAHA, 45 min) 10h45: GROUP WORK: PAIA films & Discussions (40 min) 11h25 TEA 11h55: PLENARY: Info Access Now (35 min) - From Info Access to whistleblowing, what are key lessons and concerns for local struggles. What issues should we take up under R2K? | 8h30: Recap of Day 2 (30 min) 9h00 Secrecy (2 hours) FACILITATOR: Murray Hunter 9h00: PLENARY: The Security Cluster - Why secrecy - looking at intelligence, police and the ministry (Jane Duncan, Rhodes, 30 min) - Open discussion from the floor 10h00: PLENARY: Legislating for Secrecy - Secrecy Bill, National Key Points, Spy Bill, Ministerial Review (Vinayak Bhardwaj, Amabhungane, 30 min) - Open discussion from the floor 11h00: MID WEEK BREAK (90min) - Optional mountain walk | 8h30: Recap of Day 3 (15 min) 8h45: Right to Communicate (3 Hours) FACILITATOR: Bongani Xezwi 8h45: GROUP WORK: Mapping the media, ownership & editorial (30 min) 9h15: PANEL: Media Freedom & Diversity - Editorial freedom & censorship (Julie Reid, UNISA, 30 min) - Media ownership & Control (Jayshree Pather, Section 27, 30 min) - Open discussion from the floor 11h00: TEA 11h30: PANEL: Right to Call & data - Vula ‘ma Connxion (Josie Abrahams, r2K, 15 min) - Political Economy of the Internet (John Haffner, R2K, 30 min) - Open discussion from the floor | 8h30: Recap of Day 4 (30 min) 9h00: Movement Building (3 Hours) FACILITATOR: Nkosingiphile Mpanza 9h00 : GROUP WORK: What are the key priorities emerging from the School for the Right2Know Campaign? How can we better collaborate and coordinate to advance the right to know? (45 min) 9h45: PLENARY: Groups report back (15 min) 10h00 : PANEL: The role of fronts & coalitions (40 min) - The experience of the Democratic Left Front (Vishwas Satgar, DLF - 20 min) - The Awethu initiative (Mark Heywood, Awethu – 20 min) 10h40: TEA 11h20 : PLENARY: Responses to Panel (40 min) - Open discussion from the floor 12h00 PLENARY: Evaluation of School & Closure (60 min). - Completion of the Evaluation Form (15 min) - Open reflections & Closing Remarks from the floor (45min) 13h00: CLOSURE |
LUNCH 12h30 – 13h30 | LUNCH | LUNCH | LUNCH | LUNCH | LUNCH |
Afternoon 1 13h30 – 16h30 3 Hours | 13h30: Welcome, Introductions, Context of School (1 hour) FACILITATOR: Meshack mbangula 13h30: Welcome (Mark Weinberg) 13h35: Overview of Programme (Josie Abrahams) 13h45: Overview of logistics (Janine Juliesen) 13h50: Preparation for cultural evening (Zion) 14h00. State of the Democracy (3 Hours) 14h00: GROUP WORK: What are the defining features of 20 years of Democracy and the right to know? 14h30 : PANEL: State of Democracy (60 min) - The south African economy after 20 years of freedom (Samantha Ashman, Progressive Economist Network, 30 min) - The politics of the post-Apartheid SA (Dale Mckinley, R2K – 30 min) 15h30: PLENARY: Responses to Panel (30min) - Open discussion from the floor 16h00: TEA | 13h30: Practical Skills Streams (3 hours with tea) Participants choose from 1 of the following:
| 13h30: Practical Skills Streams (3 hours with tea) Participants choose from 1 of the following:
| 13h30: Practical Skills Streams (3 hours with tea) Participants choose from 1 of the following:
| Depart/Travel |
Afternoon 2 16h30 – 17h30 1 Hour | PLENARY: Developing shared understanding of the context - From group work to panel discussion, what are the critical trends in SA, do we have a shared understanding as the R2K? | 16h30: Solidarity Circles: Participants share stories of their organisations/ communities and give feedback | 16h30: Solidarity Circles: Participants share stories of their organisations/ communities and give feedback | 16h30: Solidarity Circles: Participants share stories of their organisations/ communities and give feedback | |
BREAK & DINNER 17h30 – 19h30 2 Hours | BREAK & DINNER, 17h30 – 19h30, 2 Hours | BREAK & DINNER | BREAK & DINNER | BREAK & DINNER | |
EVENING 19h30 – 21h30 2 Hours | 19h30: Film Screening: Crumbs (52 min, 2013) | 19h30: Film Screening: Forbidden Voices (95 min, 2012) | 19h30: Film Screening: Stealing Africa (59 min, 2012) | 19h30: Cultural Evening: Participants perform the pieces they have been preparing |