South African anti-Apartheid activist leader, author and judge of the Constitutional Court
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This week on People of Note, Rodney Trudgeon will be talking to ALBIE SACHS, the South African lawyer, activist, writer and former judge who was appointed by Nelson Mandela to the first Constitutional Court of South Africa. Albie, who has just celebrated his 90th birthday, famously survived an assassination attempt in 1988 and lost his right arm and the sight in his left eye.
Die menseregte-aktivis en regter Albie Sachs sê die regering van nasionale eenheid bemagtig Suid-Afrikaners. Sachs sê dit is van deurslaggewende belang om die Grondwet behoorlik te implementeer. Hy sê hy bly ongelukkig oor die probleme waarmee die land te doen het en hoe die meerderheid van Suid-Afrikaners steeds leef. Sachs sê die Grondwet is die hoeksteen van Suid-Afrika se demokrasie:
He is a renowned author, academic, activist, judge, and lawyer. He is a well-known anti-apartheid campaigner and former justice of the South African Constitutional Court. He worked to improve conditions in South Africa for everyone, despite going into exile, losing his arm, and losing sight in one eye due to a bomb that was hidden in his car. In tonight's conversation, host Motheo Khoaripe speaks with Albie Sachs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
An archive interview with former Constitutional Court judge Albie Sachs talking to Sara-Jayne Makwala King about the foundations of the Constitution in the Freedom Charter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Lester Kiewit speaks to retired Constitutional Court judge Albie Sachs, about South Africa's 30-year journey into democracy, following his remarkable contribution towards the country's roadmap to equality and human rights.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Clement speaks to retired Constitutional Court Justice and apartheid activist Albie Sachs about his role in the struggle for apartheid. Sachs reflects on his time with various activists from different backgrounds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The three-day National Conference on the Country's Constitution is expected to draw to a close today in Midrand, North of Johannesburg. The conference was opened by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday and drew the likes of former constitutional judge, Albie Sachs, the former public protector Professor Thuli Mandonsela, academics, members of legislatures and many other stakeholders. Themed, 'Reflections and the Road Ahead' the conference celebrated the past 25 years of the Constitution with a focus on nation building, as well issues of service delivery and social stability. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Dr Mosibudi Mangena, a board member at the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflections
John Maytham speaks to Sello Hatang, Chief Executive of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, about the new Netflix documentary series Live to Lead, which was "inspired by the legacy of the late Nelson Mandela" and features interviews with the likes of Jacinda Ardern, the-late Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Albie Sachs, Greta Thunberg, Gloria Steinem, Siya Kolisi, and others.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
There are two words that sound pretty similar, but they're not synonyms: equality and equity. While equality means that everybody should be given the same resources or opportunities, equity recognizes that we live in an unequal system, so we need to allocate more resources and opportunities to people without equal access. So, what does it really mean to live in an equitable society? In this episode of Entitled, Claudia and Tom zoom out on what equity practices look like around the globe, and zoom in, to see if they're working in the US. They speak with Dian Shah, a constitutional law professor at the National University of Singapore; Cathy Cohen, a renowned political scientist at the University of Chicago; and South African anti-apartheid hero Albie Sachs.
In this special episode, PEN SA president Nadia Davids invites Justice Albie Sachs to reflect on his first book, The Jail Diary of Albie Sachs (1966) – a testament to his resistance and resilience during the harsh deprivations of imprisonment. Albie shares his experience of spending 168 days in solitary confinement, his struggle to convey the boredom and depression of detention as well as how he found beauty in writing about it. Albie Sachs is an activist, writer and former judge on the Constitutional Court of South Africa (1994 – 2009). He is the author of several books, including The Jail Diary of Albie Sachs, Justice in South Africa, Sexism and the Law, Soft Vengeance of a Freedom Fighter and The Strange Alchemy of Life and Law. His latest books are We, the People: Insights of an Activist Judge (2016) and Oliver Tambo's Dream (2017). In this episode we stand in solidarity with publisher, human rights defender and civil society leader Osman Kavala. In April 2022, he was sentenced to life in prison in Turkey. Albie has a personal and deeply moving message for Osman, and reads from Nâzım Hikmet's poem “On Living” as a tribute to him. You can read more about his case here: https://pen-international.org/news/ruling-in-the-gezi-case-the-darkest-day-for-the-judiciary-of-turkey This podcast series is funded by a grant from the U.S. Embassy in South Africa.
How do you deal with the past in order to move forward? And what does this mean for countries that have experienced conflict and mass atrocities? To kick off Season 4, hosts Elham and Marwa attempt to answer these questions with the incredible Justice Albie Sachs. Albie Sachs has been involved in human rights activism for over seventy years and was appointed by Nelson Mandela to be Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa. Our latest report, “Justice is the only way forward”: Perceptions of justice in Libya ten years on, explores the perceptions of justice of Libyans, their views on the transitional justice process and their priorities for accountability ten years on from the 2011 uprising. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen. Follow us: Twitter: @Libyamatterspod Facebook: @Libyamatters Instagram: @libyamatterspodcast Find our hosts on Twitter @Elham_LFJL and @Marwa_LFJL. This season of Libya Matters was produced by Damiri Media @damiri.official. Artwork by Agata Nowicka @pixelendo. Libya Matters is brought to you by Lawyers for Justice in Libya (LFJL). Visit our website. Subscribe to our mailing list. Support our work with a single or regular donation.
After several years of serving on opposing sides of the law, former National Prosecutor, Bulelani Ngcuka and former Constitutional Court judge, Albie Sachs reconnect and reflect on Ngcuka's story - Bulelani Ncuka – The Sting in the Tale. by Marion Sparg. “Highly relevant today as prosecutors deal with the aftermath of State Capture. Fascinating from the first page to the last.” - Albie Sachs, Former Justice, Constitutional Court. In this sweeping biography, based on many hours of interviews with Ngcuka, author Marion Sparg uncovers the roots of his fearless activism and tells his side of the story. She goes back in time to his modest beginnings in the Eastern Cape, to his lawyering years with the formidable Griffiths Mxenge, his various periods of detention, exile, and his homecoming.
After several years of serving on opposing sides of the law, former National Prosecutor, Bulelani Ngcuka and former Constitutional Court judge, Albie Sachs reconnect and reflect on Ngcuka's story - Bulelani Ncuka – The Sting in the Tale. by Marion Sparg. “Highly relevant today as prosecutors deal with the aftermath of State Capture. Fascinating from the first page to the last.” - Albie Sachs, Former Justice, Constitutional Court. In this sweeping biography, based on many hours of interviews with Ngcuka, author Marion Sparg uncovers the roots of his fearless activism and tells his side of the story. She goes back in time to his modest beginnings in the Eastern Cape, to his lawyering years with the formidable Griffiths Mxenge, his various periods of detention, exile, and his homecoming.
Africa Melane speaks to Former Constitutional Court judge Albie Sachs about being honored with an award named after him by the Clooney Foundation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Clement in conversation with former judge appointed to the first Constitutional Court of South Africa by Nelson Mandela, Justice Albie Sachs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
National Geographic Explorer Tara Roberts begins to understand the healing power of diving for shipwrecks from the slave trade when she learns of a ceremony that honored the 212 Africans lost aboard the Portuguese ship São José Paquete d'Africa. Diver Kamau Sadiki, Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch III, and South African luminary Albie Sachs take turns describing the ritual, held in both Mozambique and South Africa, which brought tears, reflection, and resolution. Tara invites fellow Explorer Alyea Pierce to help visualize the centuries-long disintegration of the São José, which sank off the coast of Cape Town in 1794. Want more? Check out our Into the Depths hub to learn more about Tara's journey following Black scuba divers, find previous Nat Geo coverage on the search for slave shipwrecks, and read the March cover story. And download a tool kit for hosting an Into the Depths listening party to spark conversation and journey deeper into the material. Also explore: Find out more about the Slave Wrecks Project, the consortium of organizations working to uncover and document slave shipwrecks globally, hosted by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. The Iziko Museums of South Africa provides a closer look at the wreck of the São José through its exhibition, Unshackled History: the Wreck of the Slave Ship, São José, 1794, which includes online resources. Watch footage from a dive exploring the wreck of the São José off the coast of Cape Town's Clifton Beach, and hear accounts from historians and the divers documenting the findings.
25 years ago today, former president Nelson Mandela signed into law the final amendment to the country's constitution. To reflect on the 25th anniversary of the country's constitution, here is anti apartheid activist and former constitutional court judge, Albie Sachs.
After fighting apartheid for forty years and surviving a bomb attack in the process, in the early 1990s, Albie Sachs found himself helping to draft the constitution that would become the foundation of the democratic South Africa. After the first free elections, Nelson Mandela appointed him as a justice on the first Constitutional Court in the new South Africa. Albie Sachs offers incomparable insights about law and justice, society and humanity, and South Africa's historic transition in his book, “We, the People: Insights of an Activist Judge.” This episode was made possible by The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, which promotes humanistic, democratic, and liberal values in the social discourse in Israel.
Matteo Pericoli "Finestre sull'altrove"60 vedute per 60 rifugiatiPrefazione di Gianni RufiniIntroduzione di Colum McCannCon uno scritto di Bill ShipseyIl Saggiatore https://www.ilsaggiatore.com/Quando si fugge, si fugge sempre altrove: verso altri paesaggi, altri odori, altri rumori; verso una sicurezza che è assieme anche una sensazione di precarietà. Altrove è il luogo verso cui si muovono i migranti del mondo e quello in cui spera di trovare riparo chi è in cerca di asilo da guerre e persecuzioni. Altrove è un luogo a metà tra il passato e il futuro, tra il dolore e la serenità, tra la speranza e la nostalgia.Questo libro raccoglie 60 Finestre sull'altrove di rifugiati: 60 disegni delle vedute che osservano ogni giorno realizzati da Matteo Pericoli; 60 racconti in prima persona della loro nuova vita in un paese straniero dopo aver lasciato tutto dietro di sé. A emergere è una testimonianza unica della condizione di chi vive sotto protezione internazionale, ma anche un ritratto intimo di queste esistenze a loro modo straordinarie: dall'attivista irachena Nadia Murad, che richiama alla mente i paesaggi perduti dell'infanzia, alla profuga etiope Nyamal Biel, che ora lotta per donare un futuro ai bambini nei campi profughi; dal premio Pulitzer vietnamita Viet Thanh Nguyen, che ricorda la finestra sull'autostrada nei suoi primi anni da esule, a Sarah Mardini, scappata dalla Siria e poi arrestata con accuse pretestuose mentre aiutava i migranti al largo delle coste greche; da Albie Sachs, giudice sudafricano antiapartheid, costretto a lasciare il paese dopo un attentato in cui perse il braccio e oggi tornato a contemplare le montagne sopra Città del Capo, al giovane afghano Ubdar, che ripensa a quando sedersi vicino a una finestra significava rischiare la vita.Finestre sull'altrove è un viaggio per parole e immagini che parte dai vissuti dei rifugiati del mondo e arriva alle radici dell'anima umana. Perché, come scrive nell'introduzione Colum McCann, «non c'è finestra più misteriosa di quella che dà sul luogo al quale non possiamo tornare».«Il viaggio interiore di un rifugiato non ha mai fine. I segni lasciati dall'impulso iniziale a fuggire non svaniscono mai completamente. Una finestra è un oggetto fisico, ma la vista che essa incornicia non lo è. Guardare fuori da una finestra non significa solo rivolgere lo sguardo verso un paesaggio, significa anche rivolgerlo verso l'interno, verso noi stessi e il viaggio della nostra vita.»«Adoro questi sessanta disegni. Più li guardo, più rivelano. Più rivelano, e più risuonano. Più risuonano, più desidero tornare a guardarli.» Dall'introduzione di Colum McCannMatteo Pericoli (1968) è architetto e disegnatore. Suoi disegni sono apparsi su The New York Times, The Observer e The Paris Review; la sua opera muraria Skyline of the World è stata installata nel nuovo terminal del Jfk International Airport. Nel 2010 ha fondato il Laboratorio di Architettura Letteraria, che tuttora dirige. Ha pubblicato diversi volumi, tra i quali Manhattan svelata (Leonardo International, 2002) e Finestre sul mondo (Edt, 2015).IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarehttps://ilpostodelleparole.it/
South African freedom fighter and former Constitutional Court Justice Albie Sachs sits down with Monocle's Andrew Mueller to discuss his influential role in the anti-apartheid struggle, and how he managed to resist the impulse to take revenge against the bomber who cost him his right arm. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
They forced me into this tiny little interrogation room off the big anteroom, a whole mob of policemen shouting and screaming. I thought I would perish there, that I was going to die there and then, which was exactly what they wanted me to think. Their intention was to overwhelm me with terror, and they did. But then Swanepoel's interrogation partner, a man named Harvey Richter, produced this brick and he held it up in front of me right across my eyes and I thought, looking at its granular surface, that it would abrade my face when he hit me with it. But he didn't, he put it down in front of me and said: Stand on it. Episode Description: John begins our journey through his past by describing his family life before his arrest and torture at the age of 21 at the hands of the South African Security Police. We learn of his family's longstanding history of opposition to political injustice. He then recounts his methods of survival during his imprisonment which included forming a 'relationship' with the brick he was forced to stand on for days and nights. He also internally relied upon his loving parents, his girlfriend, his Jewish identity, and The Sounds of Silence. He was held in solitary confinement and brutalized until his release to travel to Israel. After establishing his life in England, John eventually began training as a psychotherapist. He describes having life-changing personal treatments including two analyses and he has become a contributor to the field especially to the world of analytic group therapy. He shares with us vignettes of patients he has worked with and how he has turned 'swords into plowshares' in his efforts at transforming his own scars into the act of healing others. Our Guest: John Schlapobersky, BA MSc is a psychoanalytic and couple psychotherapist and a group analyst accredited by the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy. After many years in private practice at the Group Analytic Practice, he established his own Bloomsbury Psychotherapy Practice in 2009. He is also a training analyst and faculty member at the Institute of Group Analysis and an honorary research fellow at the Birkbeck College University of London. He has served as faculty at the London Centre for Psychotherapy, Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationships (TCCR) and is a founding member of the British Society for Couple Psychotherapists and Counsellors. He teaches internationally on topics that include group studies, psychoanalytic and relational theory, and trauma. His commitments include programs in Australia, China, Denmark, Germany, Israel, Japan, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, the USA, and elsewhere. He was Program Chair for the Group Analytic Society Symposium in 2011: Cultures, Conflict, and Creativity. John was formerly a Consultant Psychotherapist for the Traumatic Stress Clinic, London, and The Medical Foundation for Victims of Torture which, as a founding trustee, he helped establish in 1985. It is now called Freedom From Torture, a leading human rights charity. Recommended Readings: Bernstein, H. (1994) The Rift: The Exile Experience of South Africans. London: Jonathan Cape. Reissued Persephone Books, Bath UK, 2020. Pines, M. (1998) Circular Reflections: Selected Papers in Psychoanalysis and Group Analysis. Jessica Kingsley, London. Rosenthal, N. (2014) The Gift of Adversity. New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin. Sachs, Albie. (1969) The Jail Diary of Albie Sachs. London: Sphere. Reissued Africa Book Centre, London, 1978. Sachs, Albie (1990) The Soft Vengeance of a Freedom Fighter. Oakland: University of California Press. Reissued Souvenir Press, 2014. Schlapobersky, J. (2016) From The Couch To The Circle: Group-Analytic Psychotherapy In Practice. Routledge, London. Schlapobersky, John R.(2021) When They Came For Me: The Hidden Diary Of An Apartheid Prisoner. Berghan Books, Oxford and New York.
Albie Sachs is one of the world's most important living human rights jurists and freedom fighter. This fascinating interview between Adam Wagner and Albie Sachs was organised by JW3 supported by the Genesis Philanthropy Fund and is posted here with permission and thanks. Show notes at www.betterhumanpodcast.com - and please don't forget to leave a review if you enjoy this!
Albert Louis Sachs has 25 Honorary Degrees. He was born in Johannesburg in 1935. His father, Emil Solomon (Solly) Sachs, had arrived in South Africa from Lithuania at the age of six, on the eve of the First World War, and his mother, Ray, had arrived as an infant. Both of his parents were involved in […] The post 014 – Judge Albie Sachs, Father of the South African Constitution. “Ubuntu” first appeared on Charney Legal.
What is art? What is culture? And what role do they play in Libya today? We’re delighted to reflect on Libya’s conflict in a very different way with one of the country’s best-known artists, Hadia Gana. Hadia has worked with ceramics and glass and produced many fascinating installations, and as a leading advocate for cultural heritage, recently founded Libya’s first art museum. Discussing the link between art and justice brings to mind our conversations with the great Justice Albie Sachs, who, when appointed to the Constitutional Court of South Africa by Nelson Mandela, realised that art played an essential role in dealing with the ghosts of the country's Apartheid past. A powerful reminder of the vital link between art and justice! You can find Hadia on Facebook at facebook.com/hadia.gana **Libya Matters is a production of Lawyers for Justice in Libya. Find us at: Info@libyanjustice.org Twitter: @LibyanJustice Facebook: @LibyanJustice Instagram: lawyersforjusticeinlibya Subscribe to our Newsletter** Support our work with a single or regular donation**Find Libya Matters at:Twitter: @LibyamatterspodFacebook: @LibyamattersInstagram: @libyamatterspodcast
In this very first episode, we start our journey in South Africa. We interview the well renowned South African lawyer and retired judge from South Africa's Constitutional Court, Judge Edwin Cameron, who is in conversation with Nangamso Kwinana of the Africa Liberal Network. Judge Cameron gives us deep insights into South Africa's dark past and discusses the current human rights problems. Listen to his fascinating personal journey in the judiciary and his perspective of the country's history. If you are interested in our activities, follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Simply search for "Freedom Foundation Africa” on all platforms. Sources and references: News Sound Bites: SABCNews - African governments urged to uphold human rights https://youtu.be/KWFLaQbBkT4 ENCA - Equatorial Guinea holds worst human rights record in Africa https://youtu.be/4_rbKFHOef0 SABCNews - Zimbabwe government denies violating human rights https://youtu.be/l3OVLTDfrKg ENCA - Uganda's anti-gay laws raise questions about human rights in Africa https://youtu.be/DJkIhDdegvM SABCNews - Human Rights must guide response to COVID -19 https://youtu.be/RBKMQWtELQk ENCA - #Africa | Africa human rights day https://youtu.be/TictMZwcFsE ENCA - Journalists allegedly tortured | Zimbabwe on the edge https://youtu.be/Ed_hf5xcgO8 A Home for Justice – touring South Africa's Constitutional Court with Albie Sachs https://youtu.be/Oh7RwZjbakg Learn more about the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom in Africa · FNF Africa · Friedrich Naumann Foundation - Let's Talk Human Rights Podcast Episode 1 - Transcript.pdf — PDF (159.0 KB)
In this very first episode, we start our journey in South Africa. We interview the well renowned South African lawyer and retired judge from South Africa's Constitutional Court, Judge Edwin Cameron, who is in conversation with Nangamso Kwinana of the Africa Liberal Network. Judge Cameron gives us deep insights into South Africa's dark past and discusses the current human rights problems. Listen to his fascinating personal journey in the judiciary and his perspective of the country's history. If you are interested in our activities, follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Simply search for "Freedom Foundation Africa” on all platforms. Sources and references: News Sound Bites: SABCNews - African governments urged to uphold human rights https://youtu.be/KWFLaQbBkT4 ENCA - Equatorial Guinea holds worst human rights record in Africa https://youtu.be/4_rbKFHOef0 SABCNews - Zimbabwe government denies violating human rights https://youtu.be/l3OVLTDfrKg ENCA - Uganda's anti-gay laws raise questions about human rights in Africa https://youtu.be/DJkIhDdegvM SABCNews - Human Rights must guide response to COVID -19 https://youtu.be/RBKMQWtELQk ENCA - #Africa | Africa human rights day https://youtu.be/TictMZwcFsE ENCA - Journalists allegedly tortured | Zimbabwe on the edge https://youtu.be/Ed_hf5xcgO8 A Home for Justice – touring South Africa's Constitutional Court with Albie Sachs https://youtu.be/Oh7RwZjbakg Learn more about the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom in Africa · Friedrich Naumann Foundation - Let's Talk Human Rights Podcast Episode 1 - Transcript.pdf — PDF (159.0 KB)
Albie Sachs, former judge, freedom fighter, and professor, speaks (and sings!) about his anti-apartheid activism and lifelong commitment to equality and justice. He reflects on the enduring need for “soft vengeance” and draws on his 15-year term on South Africa’s Constitutional Court to emphasize the importance of constitutionalism for democracy. The interview concludes with Sachs’ […]
Albie Sachs, former judge, freedom fighter, and professor, speaks (and sings!) about his anti-apartheid activism and lifelong commitment to equality and justice. He reflects on the enduring need for “soft vengeance” and draws on his 15-year term on South Africa’s Constitutional Court to emphasize the importance of constitutionalism for democracy. The interview concludes with Sachs’ […]
Albie Sachs was blown up by apartheid security forces in Maputo in 1988. He survived solitary confinement, exile and the attack to become one of the architects of the South African constitution, and a Constitutional Court judge. We spoke about the debate around including a bill of rights in the new constitution, his meeting with the person who planned his assassination, and the concept of soft vengeance. "Surviving the attack transformed my life. I had a sense of rejuvenation. Learning to write gave me sense of excitement. I wanted to show my mum. The physical recovery went with the sense of joy and elation that as I healed my country would heal."
Albie Sachs is a survivor. He survived imprisonment, exile and being blown up by the country's security forces. He helped write the post-apartheid constitution and thinks it's one of the world's best. So why do others, especially the young, say "the constitution is against us, especially when you are poor"? HARDtalk's Shaun Ley speaks to the former South African Constitutional Court Judge as South Africa's ruling party, the ANC, chooses a successor for the beleaguered president Jacob Zuma in December. Corruption allegations, denied by the President, continue to swirl, yet he's survived them all. How does Albie Sachs view his country today?
Albie Sachs is a survivor. He survived imprisonment, exile and being blown up by the country's security forces. He helped write the post-apartheid constitution and thinks it's one of the world's best. So why do others, especially the young, say "the constitution is against us, especially when you are poor"? HARDtalk’s Shaun Ley speaks to the former South African Constitutional Court Judge as South Africa's ruling party, the ANC, chooses a successor for the beleaguered president Jacob Zuma in December. Corruption allegations, denied by the President, continue to swirl, yet he's survived them all. How does Albie Sachs view his country today?
After fighting apartheid for forty years and surviving a bomb attack in the process, in the early 1990s, Albie Sachs found himself helping to draft the constitution that would become the foundation of the democratic South Africa. After the first free elections, Nelson Mandela appointed him as a justice on the first Constitutional Court in the new South Africa. Albie Sachs offers incomparable insights about law and justice, society and humanity, and South Africa's historic transition in his book, "We, the People: Insights of an Activist Judge." This season of the Tel Aviv Review is made possible by The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, which promotes humanistic, democratic, and liberal values in the social discourse in Israel. Tel Aviv Review is also supported by the Public Discourse Grant from the Israel Institute, which is dedicated to strengthening the field of Israel Studies in order to promote knowledge and enhance understanding of modern Israel.
'n Oorwinning vir die grondwet, is 'n oorwinning vir alle Suid-Afrikaners. So sê die aktivis en voormalige regter in die Konstitusionele Hof, Albie Sachs. Jamaine Krige het by die bekendstelling van sy boek, We The People, met hom gepraat.
Albie Sachs awoke one day in 1988 in a Mozambican hospital, with no remembrance of the car bomb that had maimed his body. But it hadn't broken his will to remain in the struggle to end Apartheid in South Africa. This episode is drawn from Sachs's 3-hour conversation with the Academy of Achievement. He tells stories, with love and with humor, about joining the movement as a young white teenager in the 1950's, about his detentions in solitary confinement, about helping to write his nation's new constitution, and about becoming one of the first justices on The Constitutional Court of South Africa.
Since 2005, the Vox Tablet team—producer Julie Subrin and host Sara Ivry—have done our best to create a Jewish podcast with conversations, stories, and reports from across the Jewish cultural world. But good things—even pioneering, award-winning podcasts—come to an end, and their makers move on to new adventures elsewhere. In our final episode, we take a brief walk down memory lane to some of our favorite moments from the past decade. Among highlights we feature are our visits with actor Fyvush Finkel; illustrator and author Roz Chast; Silver Jews’ frontman David Berman; tourists en route to the Statue of Liberty; South African justice Albie Sachs; attendees at an annual deli luncheon in a small Mississippi town; Israeli musician Noam Inbar; and West Side Story aficionado Alisa Solomon. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Paul Theroux, Albie Sachs and Justin Cartwright remember the Nobel Prize-winning South African novelist Nadine Gordimer whose death was announced today; Matt Reeves on directing Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, starring Andy Serkis and Gary Oldman; and Dennis Kelly discusses his TV drama series Utopia, which deals with a plan created by 'The Network' to control the expanding world population by sterilising 95% of its inhabitants.
The Soft Vengeance of a Freedom FighterAlbie SachsIn conversation with Renee Montagne, co-host of NPR’s “Morning Edition” As an activist lawyer and leading member of the African National Congress, Albie Sachs lost his right arm and the sight in one eye when his car was bombed by agents of South Africa’s security forces in 1988. After recuperating in London, he returned to South Africa and played a key role in drafting its democratic constitution. Nelson Mandela appointed him a judge in the new constitutional court, where Sachs made a number of landmark rulings, including recognizing gay marriage. Sachs, a man with a remarkable ability to extract positive emotions from wounding events, shares with us South Africa’s experience in healing divided societies. *Click here to see photos from the program!
As Zimbabwe votes in favour of a new constitution, Anne McElvoy is joined by Albie Sachs, journalist Simon Jenkins human rights lawyer Chibli Mallat to examine whether national constitutions aid or impede democracy. In light of this week's cross-party deal on press regulation established by Royal Charter, Private Eye editor Ian Hislop and media expert James Curran offer contesting views on the State's relationship with the press. Susannah Clapp delivers a first night review of The Book of Mormon, the new musical from the creators of South Park. And Simon Morrison discusses Lina Prokofiev, the wife of the composer Sergei, who is the subject of his new biography.
While for many, it will be always associated with brown bread, the Largo from Dvorak's New World Symphony is an enduring a piece that never fails to move and inspire. We hear from the anti- apartheid campaigner Albie Sachs, who explains that through whistling the theme while in solitary confinement, he was able to make contact with the wider world and kept his spirit and hope alive. Margaret Caldicott recalls the important role the piece played in her mother's life while in a Japanese prisoner of war camp. Producer Lucy Lunt.
This week Libby Purves is joined by Peter Brookes, Alexandra Fuller, Albie Sachs and Niamh Cusack. Peter Brookes is the political cartoonist for The Times newspaper and the current British Cartoonist of the Year. His book, 'Hard Times' is his latest collection of outrageous sketches of contemporary and political life. 'Hard Times' is published by Biteback Publishing. Alexandra Fuller is a writer. Her new book 'Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness' is an exploration of her family; at its heart is the story of her mother, Nicola. Born on the Isle of Skye and raised in Kenya, Nicola holds dear the values most likely to get you killed in Africa: loyalty to blood, passion for land and the holy belief in the restorative power of all animals. 'Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness' is published by Simon & Schuster. Albie Sachs is a former high-court judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and one of the architects of the South African constitution. During the apartheid years, whilst in exile in Mozambique, his car was blown up by South African security agents and he lost an arm and an eye. He republishes his book 'The Soft Vengeance of a Freedom Fighter', an account of his journey, and his country's, from apartheid to a new South Africa with a moving chapter in which he tries to explain to his young son about apartheid. 'The Soft Vengeance of a Freedom Fighter' is published by Souvenir Press. Niamh Cusack is an Irish actor who has worked extensively in theatre and television. She became a household name in 1992 in ITV's 'Heartbeat' and was recently seen as Edith Davenport in the critically acclaimed production of Rattigan's 'Cause Célèbre' at The Old Vic, She is currently starring as Widow Quinn in JM Synge's 'The Playboy of the Western World' at The Old Vic in London. Producer: Chris Paling.
Albie Sachs, former South African Constitutional Justice discusses his life as an anti-apartheid activist, detainment in solitary confinement and subsequent exile. His new book is entitled "The Strange Alchemy of Life and Law".
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Albie Sachs, Former Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, delivers a lecture entitled, "Does the Law Have a Sense of Humor?"
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Albie Sachs, Former Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, delivers a lecture entitled, "Does the Law Have a Sense of Humor?"
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Albie Sachs, Former Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, delivers a lecture entitled, "Social and Economic Rights as Fundamental Human Rights"
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Albie Sachs, Former Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, delivers a lecture entitled, "Social and Economic Rights as Fundamental Human Rights"
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Albie Sachs, Former Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, delivers a lecture entitled, "Does the Law Have a Sense of Humor?"
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Albie Sachs, Former Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, delivers a lecture entitled, "Social and Economic Rights as Fundamental Human Rights"
Albie Sachs discusses his experiences as a member of the first Constitutional Court of South Africa, as the country sought to overcome the injustices of the apartheid regime. Speakers: Jack Greenberg, Albie Sachs, Aryeh Neier. (Recorded: January 21, 2010)
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Albie Sachs, Former Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, delivers a lecture entitled, "Terrorism, Torture and the Rule of Law"
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Albie Sachs, Former Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, delivers a lecture entitled, "Punitive Justice vs. Restorative Justice"
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Albie Sachs, Former Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, delivers a lecture entitled, "Terrorism, Torture and the Rule of Law"
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Albie Sachs, Former Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, delivers a lecture entitled, "Punitive Justice vs. Restorative Justice"
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Albie Sachs, Former Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, delivers a lecture entitled, "Terrorism, Torture and the Rule of Law"
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Albie Sachs, Former Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, delivers a lecture entitled, "Punitive Justice vs. Restorative Justice"
This week Sue Lawley's castaway is judge Albie Sachs. The Jail Diary of Albie Sachs, his account of being placed in solitary confinement by the South African authorities, highlighted the dangers of campaigning against apartheid in the 1960s. After a long exile in Britain, Albie Sachs returned to his homeland in the 1990s to help shape its new constitution and become one of its most senior judges.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]Favourite track: The Hammerklavier-Piano Sonata No.29 in B Flat by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Charterhouse of Palma by Stendhal Luxury: Little bottle of aftershave
This week Sue Lawley's castaway is judge Albie Sachs. The Jail Diary of Albie Sachs, his account of being placed in solitary confinement by the South African authorities, highlighted the dangers of campaigning against apartheid in the 1960s. After a long exile in Britain, Albie Sachs returned to his homeland in the 1990s to help shape its new constitution and become one of its most senior judges. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: The Hammerklavier-Piano Sonata No.29 in B Flat by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: Charterhouse of Palma by Stendhal Luxury: Little bottle of aftershave
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