Upcoming events

Local screening of 1955 film's documentary

Living African Urbanisms in Freedom Charter Square, Kliptown, South Africa
Join us for a civic engagement around the film with Ayanda Roji and Tebogo Ramatlo
Everyone welcome Saturday 23 November
venue: Breezeblock, Brixton
time: 17.30 for 18.00

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SKATEPARKliptown community design workshops

December 5-6 and 8
12-5pm
Tank’s yard and Kliptown Park, Kliptown, Soweto
Community design workshops towards the skatepark design. Join the project, create with drawing, stencilling, wall art and graffiti!
Hosted by 1955 in partnership with UN Habitat and Block by Block.

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SKATEPARKliptown community murals

Ongoing
Kliptown, Soweto
1955, local artists and community members are cleaning up the neighbourhood and creating murals from waste plastic. We need your help to collect, wash and prepare the plastic.
The mural itself will be a community project date to be announced.

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1955 films' documentary film screening

10.45am 25 October 2024
International African Urbanisms Conference : Session 9 Transforming African city-making through an ethics of co-production
School of Architecture and Planning, Wits University
"Living African Urbanisms" is a 15 minute documentary film shot by Thabang Nkwanyana telling the story of the aftermath of the 2024 catastrophic flooding for people living in Kliptown.
Photography and post-production by 1955 films

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