WSOA Student Council

Student Council Elections are coming up. I f you want to be a candidate for the Council please send an email with your name st no and motivation to [email protected]. Voting day is on the 17t h of March.

Dear WSOA colleagues and students

In the wake of the continued violence on and around the campus overnight, we remain acutely concerned for everyone’s well-being. We are aware that the campus hasn’t been safe and could like to offer continued support to our students and colleagues. Please assist me to distribute this message widely, especially to anyone who may have been directly affected.

In the process of setting up the WSOA’s Drop-In Debriefing space this past week, we have established access to a network of debriefing counsellors and psychologists who have offered their services free of charge to anyone who needs to work through what they have experienced.

Since the Drop-In Debriefing space can only be open when staff are in the building during daytimes during the week, two colleagues have kindly made themselves available to offer referrals by telephone over the weekend. If people currently need referrals, please call Warren Nebe and/or Natasha Christopher at the following numbers:
Warren: 073 671 2500
Natasha: 084 600 0160

Do feel free to make use of this service, not only in the immediate aftermath of difficult experiences but as we continue to navigate this challenging time for our extended community. Often, processing trauma has delayed effects.

On behalf of us all, I extend our gratitude to Natasha, Warren and other colleagues who are helping with this initiative. Let’s continue to advance WSOA as a humanising space in the midst of the polarisation around us.

Sincerely

Reminding all WSOA students to come and meet their council every lunch hour this week. Let us hear you!

Be sure to get your tickets for the 13th 969 Festival with an impressive lineup of 21 shows from 13 - 24 July at the Wits Theatre.

Events - Wits University Block bookings: 011-7171376/[email protected]: [email protected] or [email protected] Theatre Box office: 011 7171381

Check out the final year Music students in Sound Us Out coming 17 July

Events - Wits University It’s that time of the year again when some of the Division of Music’s final year student composers are introduced to the public.

Bracken is our new Projects and Campaigns Officer.

He is currently working towards his BA majoring in Game Design under the Digital arts. He hopes one day to own an independent games company with his friends, but also has dreams of getting back on stage as an actor and musician. Having completed 3 semesters in the school of Electrical Engineering, he can confirm that the arts are the place to be, and aims to improve that experience through his term in office.

Bradley is our new Deputy Secretary General.

He is currently studying a BA in Dramatic Arts: Performance IV and Television III. He is an actor and TV director and dreams of owning an outreach foundation scheme to help educate the youth. He has appeared in prestigious Wits productions, and has earned himself roles on local and international TV screens. His interest in the portfolio is to source tuition funds for the arts students and to bridge better communication between the students and the varsity governing structures.

Kirsty is our new Academics and Transformation Officer.

She is in her second year of study at Wits, studying Fine Arts.
She is not particularly sure what she intends on doing with her degree on graduation, but who is these days, anyway? Currently, she is interested in making the most of her varsity years by taking every opportunity to learn and make connections with peers.

Onkhopotse Tladi is our new Treasurer.

He enjoys creating art and interacting with young children. He is interested in engaging with the communities around him in ways that encourage them to be creative and more imaginative in regard to how the people express their notions of progression on a daily basis. Onkhopotse enjoys going to the gym and believes in the concept of Ubuntu.

Palesa is our new Secretary General.

She is a jazz vocalist in Second year studying towards a Bachelor of Music. She hopes to be an both artist and activist and to travel all over Africa one day.

Sandla is our new Deputy Chairperson.

He is a Dramatic Arts student at the University of Witwatersrand. Sandla is passionate about the Arts. He is an actor, singer, producer and rapper, and has record two professional mixtapes and is currently working on two albums and a third mixtape. He aspires to become the owner of a production house that creates and sells art, music, clothing, and technology.