Woodstock

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In today’s America plagued by shootings, Woodstock 2.0 unlikely

Article Maggy Donaldson - 13 Aug 2019

Major events in America now are not complete without metal detectors ⁠— and the ever-growing paranoia that a gunman could be in the crowd.

Queers and the allure of gangs

Article Carl Collison - 1 Feb 2019

People ostracised by society often have to make alliances with other outcasts in order to survive

M.I.A tackles gentrification amid Woodstock concert controversy

Article Raeesa Pather - 7 Jun 2018

M.I.A is known for her anti-capitalist stance. So the choice to perform at a symbol of gentrification in Woodstock raised speculation among her fans.

I’m not a pilchard, I won’t live in a tin’

Article Staff Reporter - 23 Feb 2018

Residents facing eviction from their Woodstock homes “have no right or entitlement” to be accommodated at a location of their choice

Judge questions City’s plan to send Woodstock families to Wolwerivier

Article Ashleigh Furlong - 13 Sep 2017

Residents of Bromwell Street in Woodstock continue to be entangled in a legal tussle with the City of Cape Town over looming evictions to Wolwerivier

Spaces are not neutral to the art they show

Article Thuli Gamedze - 4 May 2017

Dorothee Kreutzfeldt’s exhibition shows art and galleries can be part of the urban landscape

Developer behind Bromwell Street evictions believes he is creating opportunities

Article Raeesa Pather - 2 Feb 2017

Jacques van Embden says the only way to make Cape Town more inclusive is by building a new development in Woodstock.

Third Culture Experiment’s tripe and ginger beer debuts at SA’s street food festival

Article bogdan TagDiv - 12 Sep 2016

Murphy’s law struck when, in year three of the street food fest, Nobhongo Gxolo upped the ante and set up a stall.

Cape Town, use prime municipal land in the heart of the city to house the poor

Analysis Staff Reporter - 9 Sep 2016

Municipal property in the city should not be sold but used to build affordable housing

Evictions in Woodstock and the resistance against apartheid spatial planning

Article Raeesa Pather - 2 Sep 2016

People in the community are still waiting for permanent housing as the settlement grows in size and helplessness.

Open letter to Woodstock: Please think twice about evicting 23 families

Article bogdan TagDiv - 30 Aug 2016

We are reaching out to you so that we may find a resolution which will satisfy both your rights as property owners and our needs as families.

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