SOUT Interview ::: @RubenEngel007 and Robyn Radcliffe

SOUT - Soldiers of Uplifting Thought

SOUT is a group of creatives from the local service, media, entertainment and fashion industries that are willing to share our resources, influence, talent and muscle to inspire our youth to greater heights through various charity events. The initiative is spear-headed by Ruben Engel and Robyn Radcliffe who have been regulars on The Morning Cruise pver the past few months.
 

The interview touched on the journey from "Fill The Gap" which happens on Thursdays - an initiative where people from all walks of life and different industries buy/bake a pie and gives it to someone on the street and uses the opportunity to also get to know each other and form meaningful relationships beyond just providing food for the homeless.

People are encouraged to take up the challenge of this initiative wherever they find themselves in the world. So share some food EVERY THURSDAY, a pie, left overs or anything with that person who begs often at your car window or petrol station and POST your NAME, the FOOD SUBSTANCE and SUBURB in their Facebook group: SOUT Facebook Group

Inspire Compassion.

 

 

#racedebate on The Morning Cruise

The first #racedebate on the Morning Cruise took place today with SRC members from UCT, UWC and Stellenbosch Universities participating in the discussion. The conversation was an on air dissection of the race issue in Cape Town but ended in poignant points regarding Africa as a whole being made and the panel touching on issues of the ideological conception of race, race affinities, prejudice and the social constructs of racism.

From left: Nixon Tasakana (UWC), Ziyanda Stuurman (US) and Kwadwo Ofori Owusu (UCT)

Here are some of the responses on Twitter to what was discussed on the show

 

Ruben Engel in Studio @RubenEngel007 #racedebate

Ruben Engel, Actor/Filmmaker/Philanthropist, joined us in studio as the first guest in our #racedebate Morning Cruise show today. The conversation focussed mainly on his article which was published on NEWS24 entitled The Coloured Social Genocide

A quote for the article:

"Our Nation is more liked to a bunch of knotted, multi colored shoe laces. The growing tension is making it ever harder to untangle all the hate knots. We are 18 years into democracy after many years of…emotional and physical abuse. Now that is a teenager with an identity crises waiting to rage against the machine. Those of us who are in the positions to influence this teenager cannot be acting as many of our politicians do. This teenager is at the brink of war with itself. We as nation, I believe are on the verge of a social war that is the result of our current government using APARTHEID tactics to GAIN ABSOLUTE CONTROL of our diverse and DEMOCRATIC NATION!"