A CRY FOR HELP
Social justice requires resource equity, fairness and respect for diversity, as well as the eradication of existing forms of social oppression
JOE FEAGIN, US SOCIOLOGIST AND SOCIAL THEORIST
‘Basihlisile isidima sam.” These were Bulelani Qolani’s chilling words after he was forcefully evicted while naked from his shack in Khayelitsha in an incident witnessed by the world. It was a poignant moment that raised eyebrows and questions about his rights as a South African, and recourse for social justice after his undignified eviction.
It was also a subtle question about the efficacy of the state’s governance in “healing divisions of the past” and improving the quality of life as a commitment to social justice.
US sociologist and social theorist Joe Feagin
