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DAWN – Dynamic African Women Now – Women’s Month Celebration
August 17, 2016 @ 10:00 - 15:00
DAWN – 2016
Dynamic African Women Now – ‘A Compassionate Awakening’
A Chance for Every Child Networking Event
Celebrating Women’s Month
The above images were taken at the 2015 DAWN Celebration by Roxanne Kotze Photography
Date: Wednesday, August 17th, 2016
Time: 10h00 – 15h00
Registation: R100.00 including refreshments and brunch
Theme: ‘A Compassionate Awakening’
‘Dress For A Radiant DAWN’
For Bookings: Email Blessing Makumbe on blessing@novalis.org.za
The Novalis Ubuntu Institute has pleasure in inviting you to our annual DAWN Women’s Month Celebration. The DAWN celebration provides stakeholders in the A Chance for Every Child project, guests and participants with the opportunity to celebrate women working in civil society both past and present. We will honour our mothers, sisters and daughters by re-affirming our dedication to awakening compassion and encouraging a healing transformation. The day’s programme will feature our dynamic DAWN speakers along with healing chant, Biodanza, Pan Eurythmy, poetry and live drawing.
Our DAWN Speaker’s include Marthe Muller of South African Women In Dialogue speaking on What South African Women Want, Anneen Ables Principal of Belthorne Primary School speaking on Holistic Education Leadership, Pediatric Chiropractor Dr Hannah Berry will offer Practical Tools For Teachers and Caregivers, and Fiona Gawronski producer of teaching text Art Reach speaking on the value of Art in literacy development.
The Novalis Ubuntu Institute in Wynberg, Cape Town, is a non-profit organization committed to acknowledging, honouring and nurturing the unique gifts, talents and inner resources of each individual.
The Novalis Ubuntu Institute Holistic Adult Education Programme combines the Steiner education principles with Ubuntu, the universal spiritual values embraced in African Philosophy.
Should you have any further questions about The Novalis Ubuntu Institute’s DAWN Women’s Month celebration, please contact marianne@novalis.org.za or telephone 021 797 1857. Should you wish to book your space email blessing@novlis.org.za.
Programme Of The Day
10:00 Registration, Networking & Refreshments
10:30 Healing Chant – A Call to Community
10:50 Welcome: Anne-Lise Bure – Managing Director, The Novalis Ubuntu Institute
11:00 Speaker One: Marthe Muller – Chief Operations Officer, South African Women In Dialogue – What South African Women Want
11:15 Creative Performance: Fadeela Ally-Schmidt – Facilitator, Teacher and Educator
11:25 A Chance For Every Child: Bea Juries – Community Development Manager, A Chance for Every Child, The Novalis Ubuntu Institute
11:35 Speaker Two: Anneen Abels – Principal Belthorn Primary School, Stakeholder in A Chance for Every Child – Holistic Education Leadership
11.50 Brunch
12.40 Ringing of the bell
12:45 An Introduction to Biodanza: Ren Skyclad – Biodanza Facilitator
13:10 iThemba Advocacy Campaign: Naren Sepaul – Project Leader, iThemba Advocacy Campaign, The Novalis Ubuntu Institute
13:20 Speaker Three: Dr Hannah Berry – Pediatric Chiropractor – Practical Tools for Teachers and Caregivers
13:35 Creative Performance – Performance Poetry by Fiona Franks
13:45 Speaker Four: Fiona Gawronski – Artist and Educator – Arts in Education
14:00 Creative Performance – Poetry by Anne-Lise Bure
14:10 Pan Eurythmy: Aniela Raaths – Waldorf Teacher and Facilitator of Pan-Eurythmy
14:35 A Message from our Partners: Bea Juries. Appreciation: Anne-Lise Bure
14:45 Closing with further networking until 15:00.
