Bomb It!

We went to see a movie about graffiti, Bomb It!, at a doccie film fest at the V&A last night. Fascinating stuff. It is showing again on Saturday (12 July 2008) afternoon (I think), go see it if you can. Tanja has always been so interested in graffiti and I have started to take notice over the years, especially of work by Banksy (UK) and Faith47 (Cape Town, pictured here). It is such an interesting art form and seems to somehow shine a light on/illuminate/fire up/set alight people from the left and right, the top and bottom of society - from the weird anti-graffiti vigilantes to the bomber who spends all his time painting the walls of sewers in Brazil.

Since our returntoSA we have struggled to find a nice after-work bar. Last night, I think we found one, at the V&A of all places. San Marco: downstairs on the waterside, cool atmosphere, friendly and efficient service, reasonably priced food, outdoor heaters. Very vaguely brought to mind PJs (Covent Garden or South Ken), definitely favourite after-work/pre-theatre spots in London. We'll be back

Robyn on where to take those old blankets

you were looking for places to take your old blankets etc

l Contact HDI Support at 021 511 4153, the Mustadafin Foundation at 021 633 0010, the Salvation Army at 021 761 8530, the South African Red Cross Society at 021 797 5360 or the South African National Zakah Fund at 021 638 5108.

SC, Friday

It is PISSING down in Cape Town this morning. One thing about being BackinSA is that we never feel sorry for ourselves for long ... we just try to imagine what it is like for those thousands of people living in the informal settlements! This brings me back to something else I keep thinking of but never really do anything about ... we have loads of clothes and towels that we don't wear/use any more, all we need is a place to drop them off. We got as far as putting them in the car and that is where our intended good deed stalled. I have asked around, but no one seems to know of a good place to drop them off. Can you Adam and Eve it?! Every cold and rainy day that towels and jerseys lie in our boot is a crime.
Just like recycling glass, newspapers etc, I think this should be easy ... but, just like recycling (don't get me started on that one...), helping others in Cape Town requires time, patience and dedication. Is it so bad to say I don't have any of these resources to spare, but still want to give? Would someone please make it easy ...

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