Sobonakhona
Drama Society
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Sobonakhona Drama Society
Durban, South Africa

Social Action Project
South Bend, Indiana USA
Five members of Sobonakhona Drama Society came for three weeks in November 2000. The group is from Inanda township, outside Durban, South Africa. Here are a few pictures of the cultural exchange program they developed in collaboration with Social Action Project (SOCACT).

Randy Jones, Instructional Media Specialist, Indiana University South Bend.
Whenever we need help we know we can call on Randy and he'll find a way to take care of us!

Laura Joyner, Poetry Jam Facilitator
Laura hosted a special Poetry Jam to introduce the local poets to Sobonakhona Drama Society.

(L-R) Laura Joyner, Musawenkosi Bhengu, Ignatia Ncwane, Nkosinathi Maphumulo, Debora Khuluse, Sakhila Madonsela.
Introductions, introductions, introductions...

(L-R) Debora Khuluse, Sakhile Madonsela, Sherrie Wiegel, Bhumi Bhavsar, Dé Bryant, Lorie Freet
The first tale to be told was about the long night at the Chicago O'Hare Airport. We can laugh about it now, but it was a really, really long night...

(L-R) Bhumi Bhavsar, Dé Bryant, Lorie Freet
Now that everyone's safe, we need to alert the media : "Sobonakhona is really in town!"

(L-R) Sakhila Madonsela, Sherrie Wiegel, Bhumi Bhavsar, Dé Bryant
We're talking to Lorie's head!

(L-R) Musawenkosi Bhengu, Zinhle Ncwane, Nkosinathi Maphumulo, Debora Khuluse, Sakhile Madonsela, Sherrie Wiegel
This is only the first of 31 daily logs that the group will fill out...

Hello and farewell from Gwendolyn, our future Social Action Project member...


Contact:
Dr. Dé Bryant,
Director
Social Action Project
Psychology Department, Indiana University South Bend
1700 Mishawaka Avenue, South Bend, IN 46634
(574) 520-4447 -- tel (574) 520-4538 -- fax
dbryant@iusb.edu