Dressing to Impressing
Channel: Anthony J. Sloan
Date: 2016-09-19

...theBrother is dressed to impress an official of the University as he is presenting a proposal to change the thinking of the housing situation on the Alice Campus of the (historic) University of Fort Hare.

Here is the essentials of the proposal for an International Student Housing situation:

...As part of my post graduate studies I need to be the warden of a specially created house of residence on the Alice campus.
This would be housing, essentially, for International Students with very strict guidelines.

The residence of the house would consist of up to 90% International Students; meaning no more than 10% of the students accommodated would be of South African nationality.
Up to 70% of the students would be female. 
And up to 80% Honours and Post Graduate Scholars.

To secure space in this special complex, the potential resident will have to write a 1,500 word essay on a non-European scholar, movement leader, political figure or person of historical note.
An additional 500 word missive would be requested from their home community attesting to the person's maturity.
This missive can be written by anyone of the community, including the student themselves, but must be witnessed by at least two members of that community...Teacher, preacher, parent / guardian, Clan Chief, politician, business person...
A secured space would be secured via this essay and testament process until the semester has begun.
This resident house would have strict rules of conduct and living conditions based on resident agreed rules set down at the beginning of their stay. 
Sample example: 9 pm - 6 am the resident will be a total quiet and study zone.

These are some basic thoughts and actions I would like to discuss as ideas for this experimental residency program I wish to head and implement.  
I would like to start and take residence at the end of this semester in December; testing and adjusting this scheme for a year, then continue throughout my Ph.D time as I will want this to program to be part of the data collection process for my dissertation.

And here is an attached document giving examples of the proposed names associated with the project:

The Graça Machel residence for Scholars

Areas:
…Five archaeological sites on both sides of the Nile in an arid area considered part of Nubia.
The sites (Gebel Barkal, Kurru, Nuri, Sanam and Zuma)
Ancient Aethiopia
The African Blood Brotherhood for African Liberation and Redemption (ABB)
The Kingdom of Kongo
Mthethwa Empire
The Soninke
Nguni Tribe - The Nguni (Ndebele, Swazi, Xhosa and Zulu tribes) diverged from the Sotho-Tswana and Tsonga within the past 1,000-2,000 years

OAU (Organisation of African Unity)
The Pan African Women’s Organization
The ASA Restoration Project to honour the work of Dr. Asa G. Hilliard

Rooms (Men):
Kwame Nkrumah
Amílcar Cabral
Théophile Obenga
C.L.R. James
Eduardo Chivambo Mondlane
Franz Fanon
Walter Rodney
Ivan Gladstone Van Sertima

Rooms (Women):
Henrietta Vinton Davis
Tarenorerer
Queen Nanny
Carlota Lukumí
Laura Adorkor Kofi
Wangari Maathai
Funmilayo Ransome Kuti
Adelaide Casely-Hayford, née Smith

With assistance from Reginald Letsatsi, Head & Senior Lecturer
Department of Fine Arts 
and students from that department - 
The intention is to have artistic renderings of notable personages and sites such as listed above. 



Submitted by Brother Anthony Sloan  
Post Graduate Student, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
(Communications Department)
September, 2016


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