Brett Anderson, Author at Brett Fish

Journey to Robben Island: Part iv: Sound Bytes

During our weekend at Robben Island, there were many moments or phrases that stood out in terms of being quick "Aha!" flashes of inspiration and here are some of the ones i captured: "Man's potential for justice makes democracy possibly Man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary." [Njongonkulu Ndungane] # "The Church is so silent these days. The voice of the church is very important. The voice of the youth is very important. God's word of [...]

By brettfish|2014-12-10T04:21:07+02:00December 10th, 2014|activities, challenging thorts, thorts of other people, Uncategorized|2 Comments

Dear John…

...by the time you read this post, you'll be gone... So in response to my post directed at my white friends in South Africa and Americaland with regards to race-related things, i got a rather strong sounding response from a guy called John. Which i thought it might be quite fun to respond to: The reason I write you off as another white “Arts-degree” imbecile: You compare the history and economics and politics and sociology [...]

By brettfish|2014-12-10T01:06:45+02:00December 10th, 2014|activities, life, pain and Hope, shtupidt people, Uncategorized|2 Comments

The Wisdom of Others in talking about Race

i am almost overwhelmed by the amount of posts i have been discovering or people have been linking me to when it comes to race. What has been amazing has been so many of them have been so incredibly good. i imagine there are a lot of people who see 'Anothe ace post by Brett Fish' and roll their eyes or reach for the unsubscribe. But i am confident that there are enough people following [...]

By brettfish|2014-12-09T03:08:37+02:00December 9th, 2014|challenging thorts, change the world, pain and Hope, thorts of other people, Uncategorized, what i am reading|1 Comment

Journey to Robben Island: Part iii – the spirit of Robben Island

Continuing my thoughts and reflections on a weekend spent at Robben Island, i want to remember some of the things that Archbishop Emeritus Njongonkulu Ndungane [who was after Desmond Tutu as Archbishop] shared with us about his time on the island. We were privileged to get to spend most of a day with this quiet and humble man and hear some stories and thoughts as we walked around the island, visited the jail cells, planted an [...]

By brettfish|2014-12-09T00:55:07+02:00December 9th, 2014|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Journey to Robben Island: Part ii – introductions: an african amongst us

One of the most moving times of the whole weekend was actually right near the beginning, when after arriving at Robben Island, and dropping our stuff off at our rooms, we met together for introductions. We had to go around the room and introduce ourselves and say why we were there. i had the task of following my incredibly gifted wife who has such a powerful way with words that she immediately won over the [...]

By brettfish|2014-12-08T05:17:03+02:00December 8th, 2014|activities, life, local news, Uncategorized|1 Comment

Journey to Robben Island: Part i – an open door

i never particularly wanted to go to Robben Island. in fact, to be honest, for a time i particularly didn't want to go to Robben Island. Something about growing up in a not too politicized environment perhaps and then later not really seeing the point or perhaps thinking it was a 'flavour of the month' kind of vibe with everyone going and it being such a touristy thing. But then somewhere along the line [maybe [...]

By brettfish|2014-12-07T23:44:32+02:00December 7th, 2014|activities, change the world, church, God stuff, pain and Hope, Uncategorized, what i am reading|3 Comments

the Friday FANatic 05/12/2014

oh wow, what to leave out this week... there has been a lot of goodness and just importance flying around the internet... i don't expect you to read all these things but at the very least, please scroll down and pick one thing you missed and then if you enjoy it please SHARE it with your social media people - some important stuff to get eyes on this week: MOST INSPIRING: Abundance > Scarcity: As the [...]

By brettfish|2014-12-04T07:07:18+02:00December 4th, 2014|activities, pain and Hope, things to wrestle with, thorts of other people, Uncategorized, what i am reading, what i am watching|0 Comments

An open letter to my White friends, in South Africa and Americaland…

This morning i was browsing Facebook and i came upon a status from my friend Nkosivumile Gola [who has written a number of posts for this blog] that read like this: The land question is very personal, the land includes my whole being it is the very me. The land question is very emotional its not an intellectual talk. I don't have a nice way of saying we want the land, I can't smile when [...]

By brettfish|2014-12-04T02:57:27+02:00December 4th, 2014|activities, challenging thorts, change the world, pain and Hope, thorts of other people, Uncategorized, world news|19 Comments

Marriage Year 29: Meet Gayle and Shelby Evers

Well, right off the bat I have to admit I fibbed. I have been married 38 years - just not all to the same guy. But I thought the tale of two marriages might be helpful. I've been married to Shelby for 28 years and we are still going strong. Sure, there have been rough spots. I mean, it can't be easy for any man to raise someone else's kids. Nor be the homemaker supporting [...]

By brettfish|2014-12-02T22:13:08+02:00December 2nd, 2014|Uncategorized|1 Comment

Before you disagree. [On matters of Race and more…]

i read this blog post by Austin Channing on Black on Black violence in which she stated, Racism is White-on-Black violence. In 1619, the first twenty Africans were brought over as labor for the new colonies. Within one generation the white majority had defined black people as permanent slaves and non-human property. This created a social order in which black people were only valuable for their ability to support a white dominated society that was economically [...]

By brettfish|2014-12-02T01:19:53+02:00December 2nd, 2014|challenging thorts, change the world, Uncategorized|3 Comments