A challenge to Fallists and
Fallist supporters at the University of Cape Town
Tim Crowe 23 February 2017 A
challenge to Fallists and Fallist supporters at the University of Cape Town2017-02-23T11:11:01+00:00
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It is
potentially wonderful news that lawbreaking fallist students at the University
of Cape Town have applied for conditional amnesty for their violent and
destructive acts conducted under the fallist “banner(s)”, subject to their
commitment not to re-offend.
Fallists
now have two imminent, excellent opportunities to live up to the now-peaceful
“philosophy” underpinning their “movements,” and contribute to the
constructive “decolonization” of UCT.
On
Tuesday, 28 February 2017, the reconvened Annual General Meeting of the UCT
Convocation will be held in Lecture Theatre 1, Kramer Law Building, University
of Cape Town at 16h30 for 17h00. If you qualify as members of the Convocation,
fallists and supporters – please come and participate respectfully and
peacefully. Sadly, the initial meeting on 15 December 2016 was disrupted
by lawbreaking fallist elements.
At this
meeting I will, once again, try to present my motion, calling for the 100 000+
members of the Convocation to be allowed to express their confidence (or lack
thereof) in the UCT Executive’s decision to negotiate with lawbreaking (or
lawbreaker-supporting) individuals.
On the
following day, 1 March 2017, Prof. Penelope Andrews, the
internationally-respected Dean of UCT’s Faculty of Law and member of the
Internal Reconciliation and Transformation Commission Steering Committee (IRTC
SC), will be giving a talk at 18h00 for 18h30 entitled: Transformation and
decolonisation at UCT: Capitulation to student protests or a constitutional
imperative? at the Ned Doman High School, St Athens Road, Athlone.
Please attend and contribute respectfully and peacefully, especially with
regard to communicating your definition of “decolonization” and your vision for
implementing it at UCT.
With
regard to the rescheduled Convocation AGM, I have sent two e-mails to
Convocation Secretary Royston Pillay (UCT’s Registrar) and Vice Chancellor Max
Price. Amongst other things, I have requested that there is adequate security
to prevent another “unexpected” illegal
invasion, and detain (and hold accountable) invaders who persist. I would
also like the AGM’s proceedings video-taped to ensure that any nefarious
activities are documented unequivocally. Only then can the University of Cape
Town community learn how their beloved institution is being ‘run’.
I have
not even had an acknowledgement of the receipt of my e-mails from VC Price or
Registrar Pillay.
With
regard to the talk on decolonization, I encourage individual fallists and
members of its multifarious factions (and indeed the whole UCT community) to
think about what it means to them in principle and practice. They should then
consider passing on their ideas directly to the IRTC SC through its Secretary,
Ms Judy Favish, or, if necessary, to UCT’s Deputy VC responsible for
transformation, Prof. Loretta Feris.
For some
of my thoughts on the process, please read this
article.
See you
next week!
ALWAYS
FORWARD NEVER BACKWARD
Professor
Tim Crowe is a descendant of oppressed Irish freedom-fighters from the United
States working class. He is a first generation university graduate, non-settler
immigrant alumnus, Elected Fellow and emeritus (40 years’ service) professor at
the University of Cape Town. He is a Ph.D.-educated expert on evolutionary
biology (covering everything from ‘race’ to deeply rooted evolutionary trees)
and conservation biology (especially regarding sustainable and economically
viable use of wildlife). He has published nearly 300 peer-reviewed scientific papers/books
and is regarded as the world’s leading authority on game birds (chickens,
turkeys, guinea fowls, etc.). About 70 of his graduated students have published
their research and established themselves in their own right, including four
professors.
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