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Philip Bacchioni prepared this sermon for podcast for the Saint Barnabas United Church. It is based on the following scripture readings:

2 corinthians 5 : 16-21

John 17 : 20-24

Reverend Heidi Petersen prepared this sermon for podcast. It is based on the following scripture reading:

John 10: 1-10

Shireen Motara

Shireen Motara is a Certified Coach and Founder CEO of Tara Transform.

She is deeply passionate about the potential of Women and Africa, addressing inequality, and committed to social change that values and recognises women’s rights and contributions.

Her conviction is that women should be able to claim their space anywhere.

As an experienced strategist and consultant, Shireen supports clients to design, implement and review strategies that advance social justice and address inequality - nationally, regionally and globally. Her clients include UN agencies, funders and philanthropic agencies; corporates and non-profits. For over two decades she has been working and volunteering for social justice.

Shireen has held roles in management, coaching, executive leadership and consulting in South Africa, SADC and the United Kingdom.

As a Board Leader, Shireen has been serving on boards since 1999. She has deep expertise in governance, and has supported organisations in building effective governance practices; with capable leadership.

Shireen believes in giving back and does so through her board services; as well as serving as a Mentor to youth entrepreneurs at the African Leadership Academy and the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation.

Her qualifications include a Masters degree in Law and post-graduate certifications in Coaching, HR and Business Administration.

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[00:00:15] Shireen: My name is Shireen Motara, and I'm a, um, women's coach, a certified coach. And I work only with women and I also run my own consulting practice where I do various types of work around, um, gender and development.

[00:00:33] Candice: So tell me a little bit about how you got into that particular, um, field of work. Um, what kind of led you there? You know, just a little bit of your background.

[00:00:42] Shireen: So I, I studied law at university and I was at the university of the Western Cape. So, and also I come from a family that was already very much involved in the anti-apartheid movement, which is why I went to UWC.

[00:00:59] And, um, at the university I connected with a group of women, um, and we, we called our group Kopanang and it was a women's group. And really the idea was about educating ourselves around women's rights, um, and understanding, you know, how the world is not ready for women or how the world doesn't just embrace women with open arms.

[00:01:24] So understanding the dynamics around that and how to engage with it. And then when I left university, you know, initially I did look at doing articles and so on, but I had a lot of conflicting emotions about representing, for example, an alleged rapist. Um, you know, it just didn't sit well with me to do that kind of thing.

[00:01:47] So I decided, I mean, well, my first job was at customer services, but after that, I was just looking to work in the women's rights sector and so my second job was in the women's rights sector. And I basically haven't looked back since, so even in my own business, you know, that's my focus. Okay.

[00:02:05] Candice: So that leads me to my next question.

[00:02:07] What are you most passionate about in your work and what drives you or motivates you to, to keep doing it?

[00:02:17] Shireen: So, I mean, I say that I, I exist to make the world a better place for women. In a nutshell, that's what I, um, you know, what I'm passionate about. So everything I do revolves around that, making the world better for women and girls, but coming from a trauma perspective and understanding.

[00:02:38] You know that even if women do a lot of development on themselves, educate themselves, you know, look for opportunities and so on, they still have to understand that there's a

Reverend Heidi Petersen prepared this sermon for podcast for the Saint Barnabas United Church. It is based on the following scripture reading: Isaiah 40 verses 28 - 31

Reverend Kelvin Harris prepared this sermon for podcast for the Bosmont Congregational church. It is based on the following scripture readings:

1 Samuel 13: 1-22 (Main Text)

1 Corinthians 1: 27-28

Matthew 5: 13-16

In today's episode we talk Pretoria based visual artist Mpho Nkadimeng. We will look at the process behind his technique, subject matter, working at August House and how the artists are coping or adapting in this post-covid world

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Wesley: [00:00:00] Hey everybody wesley pepper here. And you're tuned into my podcast Wesley Pepper’s art Lexica, which is brought to you by spudcaster and baobulb. Yes. Hi everybody. Uh, to all my new and returning listeners. Thank you for everyone for tuning in, you know, Everybody from tuning in, from all over the world on whatever device you're listening to this, uh, broadcast for.

[00:00:29] I'm thinking, man, I highly appreciated, you know, and it's kind of humbling too. Um, yeah, man. So yeah, let's get straight into it, man. Um, recap on last week’s episode, uh, big up thank you so much, so much, to siza nkosi for coming through, um, I really enjoyed speaking to her and I thought we really touched on some.

[00:00:47] Pretty relevant, um, issue, uh, issues, man, and topics. And, um, if you guys wanna know more about it, please, um, um, you can, you can go check out episode 63. It was really, really cool, man. And, um, remember to, um, if you guys want more information on, on, on any of my previous guests, you know, um, and just remember to give me a shout out.

[00:01:06] You know, um, yeah. And I can forward you the information, because I think the artists that we featured on this platform are really speaking to the times that we are living in. You know, I think that's really important from a content creating, uh, from a content creating perspective and, um, yeah, man. So moving on to today's episode today, I'm talking to.

[00:01:28] Uh, an artist based in Pretoria, I'm talking to Mpho Nkadiment, uh, he's a visual artist. Uh, so he paints he draws, et cetera. Um, we were talking about his processes. Um, he's got some really interesting work, man. He's got a really crazy technique. And we're going to be unpacking that, bit by bit, but then talking about how he's been adapting, you know, to the current climate we're living in, because yeah, I mean guys, and as you know, you know, I've been covering this, uh, uh, topic consistently throughout the whole year and it's becoming a real thing, man.

[00:02:00] It's now woven into our social fabric. Uh, people now, uh, I've actually heard of some crazy shit, man. I've actually heard this week that in the Northern Cape, um, there's a group, there's a church group or group of people that, um, I don't, I can't verify how they got information, but it was either, probably was probably through WhatsApp that these people are drinking.

[00:02:23] Fucking hair peroxide, you know, uh, um, uh, you know, to cure COVID yo man, and, but they won't take the jab in the arm so crazy times, man. Um, yeah, I just, I, to put that on this platform, cause that was the most. Outlandish news. I've heard all year. And it is the 2021. Um, so I'm want to be, so I'm going to be asking you a little bit about that.

[00:02:50] Maybe he added some old, crazy stories and finding out what your perspective is on that, because I think it's very important. Uh, because it's becoming a better, real, a real major, um, major thing. And, um, yeah, man. So look forward to that guys. Um, and I'll talk to you at the end of the, um, you know, in the outro and I'll tell you about future episodes.

[00:03:09] Cause it's really cool stuff coming your way, you know? Um, yeah. So look forward to that and um, yeah guys, um, just don't take hair peroxide, you know, rather get a jab and I'll speak to you, uh, after this.

[00:03:22] Spudcaster: [00:03:22] baobulb.org is a podcasting platform and a medium for storytelling. This podcast is also available on all the major podcasting apps, including apple and Google podcasts, podcasts your life with baobulb.org.

[00:03:40] Wesley: [00:03:40] Okay. Uh, yeah, let's go, man. How you doing?...

Reverend Heidi Petersen prepared this sermon for podcast for the Saint Barnabas United Church. It is based on Isaiah 41:10.

Reverend Kelvin Harris prepared this sermon for podcast for the Bosmont Congregational church. It is based on the following scripture readings:

Isaiah 10:1-4

Luke 1: 26-36

Reverend Kelvin Harris prepared this sermon for podcast for the Bosmont Congregational church. It is based on the following scripture readings:

Ruth 1: 16-22

Isaiah 11: 1-5

Matthew 1:5-6

Reverend Heidi Petersen prepared this sermon for podcast for the Saint Barnabas United church. It is based on 1 Corinthians 12 verse 26.