Sheena Duncan
Sheena Duncan (7 December 1932 – 4 May 2010) was a South African anti-Apartheid activist and counselor. Duncan was the leader of Black Sash, a group of white, middle-class South African women who offered support to black South Africans and advocated the non-violent abolishment of the Apartheid system.[1] Duncan died at her home in Johannesburg, South Africa, of cancer on 4 May 2010, at the age of 77. She leaves two daughters, Lindsay McTeague and Carey Haouach and two grand children.[1]
Published works
Duncan wrote several articles, booklets and pamphlets, especially on issues such as forced removals and pass laws. In the 1970s, she joined the Anglican Church's Challenge Group, a movement that sought to end racism within the church. She also represented the Anglican Church on the South African Council of Churches' (SACC) Justice and Reconciliation Division.
- Duncan, Sheena (1992*). The Church's Role in Preparing for Free and Fair Elections. Diaconia. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - Duncan, Sheena (1968). The disruption of African family life. South African Institute of Race Relations.
- Duncan, Sheena (1993). The People, These Persons, Or Me. Centre for Applied Legal Studies, University of the Witwatersrand. ISBN 978-1-86838-056-5.
- Duncan, Sheena; Adler, Josie; Glover, Glenda (1991). Land and Affordable Safe Homes for All. Black Sash.
- Standing, Guy; Samson, Michael (2003). A Basic Income Grant for South Africa. Juta and Company Ltd. ISBN 978-1-919713-86-1.
Awards
For her activism, Duncan was the 1986 recipient of the Prize For Freedom. She was also awarded the Order of Simon of Cyrene, by the Anglican Church of Southern Africa and made Grand Counsellor of the Order of the Baobab (in Silver). She received honorary doctrates from the University of Cape Town, the University of the Witwatersrand and the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
- The Order of the Baobab in Silver[2]
- The Order of Simon of Cyrene
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dugger, Celia W. (2010-05-07). "Sheena Duncan, White Who Fought Apartheid, Dies at 77". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
- ↑ Anon (2009). "The Order of the Baobab in Bronze". The Presidency, Republic of South Africa. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
- Villa-Vicencio, Charles (8 September 1996). The Spirit of Freedom: South African Leaders on Religion and Politics. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-91626-5.
- Barbara, Hutmacher MacLean (2004). Strike a Woman, Strike a Rock: Fighting for Freedom in South Africa. Africa World Press. ISBN 978-1-59221-076-3.
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