Sheena Duncan by Annemarie Hendriks
The biography of Sheena Duncan is an account of the life of a notable woman, one which reveals the extent of her influence in the quest for justice and peace in South Africa. Its range and depth depict Sheena Duncan's work over four decades in the church, including the South African council of churches, and in civil society organisations such as the Black Sash. Her public life is balanced by her personal story as daughter, wife, mother and friend. Her respect and compassion for others, her faith, her intelligence and her honesty and integrity underpin her opposition to the cruelty of the pass laws and other unjust measures. The book explores her insights into complex issues of rights to land, of militarisation and pacifism, and of devising ways to end violent conflicts - all still of relevance to our society today. Through her own words and the words of others, through vivid memories and stark facts, Sheena emerges as a complex, multidimensional woman - loving, gentle, down-to-earth, flawed, talented, intelligent, strategic, angry, forceful, articulate, hard-working - a product of her ancestry, yet visionary and capable of personal transformation.
As a Black Sash member, rural fieldworker and writer of book one of Your guide to farmworkers and the law, Annemarie Hendrikz shared a close association with Sheena for many years, including inheriting from Sheena the role of national coordinator of the Black Sash advice offices when the organisation decided to make that a full time salaried position. In time, Sheena and Annemarie also found they had coincidental connections, such as each having a daughter named Carey, and each spending time living in the same house. (When Sheena and her family returned from Zimbabwe and were waiting for their Parkhurst house to be built, they rented the Jan Smuts avenue house from Annemarie's mother Hansje Hendrikz - fondly known to both as Moetie). Annemarie's previous work in the life-story genre includes Dear one - A tribute to Lucille Gillwald, and work with four rural women to enable the writing of: This is my life - Mirriam Moleleki; Umzabalazo - Neliswa Mroxisa; My storie loop so - Nongeteni Mfengu; and Not the end of world - Nothemba Ngcwecwe.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780994650511 |
| ISBN 10 | 0994650515 |
| Title | Sheena Duncan |
| Author | Annemarie Hendriks |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Siber Ink, South Africa |
| Year published | 2016-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 270 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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