During Transformation Awareness Week, House Humanities, through the Office of Transformation, created the ‘We all have a sexuality’ initiative with the purpose of trying to provide and create spaces within the university for all students regardless of their sexuality. This is a need the Office of Transformation has been helping to progress with structures like the Anti-Discrimination Policy and the Trans protocol, which House Humanities has promoted and spread awareness of in collaboration with the Office of Transformation.
House Humanities has also collaborated with a number of other people and structures like UP Vice Chancellor, Prof. Tawana Kupe, who has conveyed a message in support of this through a video that is available on the House Humanities’ page. House Humanities also held a live discussion with SRC President Lerato Ndlovu on the topic of sexuality, pioneering the hashtag #WeAllHaveASexuality.
House Humanities then held a Youth Empowerment segment, called #WalktheTalk. During this segment they discussed the importance of entrepreneurship, career building and volunteering within the university’s community. This was meant to help equip UP students with the knowledge of how to succeed in the world outside of the university. This initiative follows in the footsteps of David Kabwa, who has been an example to the UP community of “Youth Empowerment”, and thus a live was held with him and the Office of Transformation in collaboration with House Humanities on Thursday, 2 September.
My name is Katherine Weber and I am currently a 2nd year BA student majoring in English and History. I enjoy writing short stories and drawing. I want to work in publishing one day because I love reading all types of books.