HeyJaredRosie Motene
Rosie Motene is a pan-African queer feminist, writer, healer, and activist. An award-winning author, counselor, and impact producer, she weaves storytelling, activism, and healing to explore survival, resistance, joy, and collective liberation.
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THE POLITICS OF ERASURE (opens the original)
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Reign Higher (opens the original)
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From Calling Out to Calling In (opens the original)
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Following my article, When Humiliation Becomes a Tool of Power: What Veli Ngubane’s Behaviour Tells Us About Misogyny, I was invited by Corruption Watch to participate in a fireside discussion exploring the issues and themes raised in the piece.What made the conversation particularly meaningful was the room itself. Among those present were partners from different sectors, including representatives from Avatar. This created an important opportunity for an open and frank conversation about power,
WHEN WOMEN PAY THE PRICE AND POWER GETS A HOMECOMING. (opens the original)
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I recently wrote, “Tsholofelo Lethoko. I still believe you,” following the Sunday World report that brought her experience and the experiences of other women at Kaya FM back into public conversation. I wrote those words deliberately as I believed Tsholofelo then, and I believe her now. Believing women cannot be reduced to a social media statement. It must also mean being willing to follow the evidence, examine what institutions knew, listen to what survivors told us, and ask what accountability
31 July: (opens the original)
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Every August, as Women's Month arrives in South Africa, I find myself watching the same familiar script unfold.The language is almost predictable: empowerment, inspiration, resilience, women supporting women, breaking barriers, leaning in, finding your voice.There will be panels and breakfasts, conferences and networking events. There will be photographs of women in boardrooms, women in leadership, women being celebrated for their achievements. There will be organisations speaking about the impo
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