Additional Programs @ jUNe

The KwaSuka SafeHouse...




In the hope of manifesting the space (physical+head-space), the CCC, under the administration of M@D ran a SafeHouse venue to hold the space that the Greendome had intended, allowing networking and celebrating.



Located at the Kwa/suka Theatre, the final two nights of the conference saw the big events. Thursday was the local LiveBand Showcase 'The Wizards of Dub' which featured the finest reggae artists in Durban.


Friday was the turn of the Hip Hop Heads, with an open-mic performance that saw delegates and local MCs instantly collaborating. Perhaps the highlight of the entire conference from a personal point of view, was listening to MCs using three different languages in one piece.


The SafeHouse Project itself, was a massive collaboration between the CCC, local hip hop ambassadors Life Check, the Durban Collective, as well as our international partners and supportive local network.

The KwaSuka SafeHouse provided a useful project, allowing delegates to really connect and share the things that connect us all. In a sense, it was a release-valve, allowing pent pressure to find constructive mechanisms in expression.



The NETTWERK event...


As an additional project, the CCC ran a networking/closing event for the baobabconnections, the day after the conference had closed. Part tour, part networking, The event hinged in the logo for the CCC, a spiral.


The journey began in the middle of the city, as engagees were driven to one of two culturally relevant and vibrant spots in Durban. From here, and through the city, the journey opened up, as we drove to the beginning of the Valley of a 1000 Hills, for a food, drinks and chat stopoff. From here, we stopped off at a local NGO, to showcase their work, and back to the city, for the Evening Performances.


The spiral we created was related to the differences between the pace of life in the city, and in the hills, continuing to the spiral at the entrance of the restaurant, and again that evening, as the spiral labyrinth that needed to be negotiated before entering the performance arena.

The labyrinth spoke to the inner journey and the need to center oneself. The evening was wrapped up by a series of performances, and the wind-down music and food.



Seperate installations included the Boabab Wishing Tree, a CCC manned tree made of recycled and found material. Here, people wrote down their wishes, as well as the 'Take1,Leave1 Box', where people could take an item from the box, provided they left something in exchange.





Perhaps the strongest element of the Nettwerk event was the Word Wall.

The circular brick wall that bound the Labyrinth was used as a massive canvas, with chalk handy and i colours. Here, at the edge of the journey each person had taken through the Conference, was the space to introspect and recollect.