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OluTimehin Adegbeye: Who belongs in a city?
OluTimehin Adegbeye: Wie hoort in ’n stad?
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Wanneer regerings megastede skep, word arm mense dikwels eerste verdring. In hierdie treffende en poëtiese praatjie beskryf OluTimehin Adegbeye hoe ongrondwetlike grondrowery wat deur die regering van stapel gestuur is die lewens van duisende inwoners van kusgemeenskappe in Lagos, Nigerië verwoes om plek te maak vir ’n "nuwe Dubai." Sy noop ons om ons regerings en onsself aanspreeklik te hou vir die bewaring van stede wat veilig vir almal is. "Die enigste stede wat die moeite werd is om te bou, voorwaar die enigste toekomste wat die moeite werd is om van te droom, is dié wat ons almal insluit, ongeag wie ons is of hoe ons tuistes vir onsself skep," sê Adegbeye.
OluTimehin Adegbeye - Writer, activist
Writing on urban development, sexual and reproductive rights, gender and queerness, OluTimehin Adegbeye resists marginalization by reminding her audiences of the validity of every human experience. Full bio
Writing on urban development, sexual and reproductive rights, gender and queerness, OluTimehin Adegbeye resists marginalization by reminding her audiences of the validity of every human experience. Full bio
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Stede is soos broers en susters
in ’n groot poligame familie.
in ’n groot poligame familie.
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Cities are like siblings
in a large polygamous family.
in a large polygamous family.
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Elkeen het ’n unieke persoonlikheid
en volg sy eie bepaalde pad.
en volg sy eie bepaalde pad.
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Each one has a unique personality
and is headed in a distinct direction.
and is headed in a distinct direction.
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But they all have somewhat shared origins.
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Maar almal het soortegelyke herkomste.
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Sometimes I think postcolonial cities
are like the children
are like the children
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Soms dink ek postkoloniale stede
is soos die kinders
is soos die kinders
van die twee minste
geliefkoosde vroue,
geliefkoosde vroue,
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of the two least-favorite wives,
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who are constantly being asked,
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wat die heeltyd gevra word:
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"Ah, why can't you be
more like your sister?"
more like your sister?"
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"Ai, hoekom kan jy nie meer
soos jou suster wees nie?"
soos jou suster wees nie?"
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(Laughter)
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(Gelag)
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The "why" of cities is largely the same,
no matter where they are:
no matter where they are:
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Die "waarom" van stede is grootliks
dieselfde, ongeag waar hulle is:
dieselfde, ongeag waar hulle is:
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an advantageous location that makes
trade and administration possible;
trade and administration possible;
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’n gunstige ligging wat handel
en administrasie moontlik maak;
en administrasie moontlik maak;
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the potential for scalable opportunities
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geleenthede wat kan opskaal,
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for the skilled and unskilled alike;
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vir beide die geskooldes en ongeskooldes;
die mense se ontvanklikheid vir
voortdurende beweging
voortdurende beweging
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a popular willingness
to be in constant flux
to be in constant flux
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en, natuurlik, taaiheid.
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and, of course, resilience.
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The "how" of cities, however,
is a whole other story.
is a whole other story.
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Die "hoe" van stede is egter
’n totaal ander verhaal.
’n totaal ander verhaal.
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How are they run?
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Hoe word hulle bestuur?
Hoe groei hulle?
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How do they grow?
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Hoe besluit hulle
wie daar hoort en wie nie?
wie daar hoort en wie nie?
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How do they decide who belongs
and who doesn't?
and who doesn't?
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Lagos is my home.
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Lagos is my tuiste.
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You can always find the Nigerians
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Jy kan altyd die Nigeriërs vind
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by following the noise
and the dancing, right?
and the dancing, right?
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as jy die geraas en gedans volg, nè?
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(Laughter)
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(Gelag)
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Like any major city,
that place is a lot of things,
that place is a lot of things,
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Soos enige grootstad, is Lagos baie dinge,
en baie daarvan is uiters teenstrydig.
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many of which are highly contradictory.
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Our public transportation
doesn't quite work,
doesn't quite work,
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Ons publieke vervoer
werk nie heeltemal nie,
werk nie heeltemal nie,
so ons het dié helder geel privaatbusse
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so we have these privately owned
bright yellow buses
bright yellow buses
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wat gereeld ongelukke veroorsaak.
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that regularly cause accidents.
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Luxury car showrooms line badly maintained
and often flooded roads.
and often flooded roads.
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Vertoonlokale vir luukse motors staan op
bouvallige strate wat gereeld oorstroom.
bouvallige strate wat gereeld oorstroom.
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Street evangelism is only
slightly less ubiquitous
slightly less ubiquitous
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Straatpredikante is net
’n raps minder volop
’n raps minder volop
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than street harassment.
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as teistering op straat.
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Sex workers sometimes
have two degrees, a bank job
have two degrees, a bank job
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Sekswerkers het soms twee grade,
’n werk by die bank
’n werk by die bank
en ’n prominente rol in die kerk.
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and a prominent role in church.
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(Laughter)
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(Gelag)
Op enige gegewe dag
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On any given day,
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there can be either a party
or a burned body
or a burned body
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kan daar óf ’n partytjie
óf ’n gebrande lyk
óf ’n gebrande lyk
in die middel van die straat wees.
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in the middle of a street.
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There is so much that is possible in Lagos
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So baie is moontlik in Lagos
en so baie is nie
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and so much that isn't,
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en die verskil tussen
moontlik en onmoontlik
moontlik en onmoontlik
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and very often the difference
between possibility and impossibility
between possibility and impossibility
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is meestal eenvoudig wie jy is
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is simply who you are,
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and if you're lucky enough,
who you're connected to.
who you're connected to.
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en -- as jy gelukkig genoeg is --
watter konneksies jy het.
watter konneksies jy het.
Tuishoort in Lagos is
’n wisselende konsep
’n wisselende konsep
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Belonging in Lagos is a fluid concept
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determined by ethnic origin,
sexual orientation, gender,
sexual orientation, gender,
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wat bepaal word deur etniese herkoms,
seksuele oriëntering, geslag,
seksuele oriëntering, geslag,
maar mees kennelik en
gereeld mees geweldadig
gereeld mees geweldadig
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but most visibly and often most violently,
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class.
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deur klas.
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Before Nigeria became a country,
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Voor Nigerië ’n nasie geword het,
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fisherpeople from the inland creeks
started to come down the Lagos lagoon
started to come down the Lagos lagoon
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het visservolke van die binneland
na Lagos se strandmeer toe begin kom
na Lagos se strandmeer toe begin kom
en dorpies langs die kus gevestig.
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and establish villages along the coast.
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About 60 years later, my grandfather,
Oludotun Adekunle Kukoyi,
Oludotun Adekunle Kukoyi,
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Omtrent 60 jaar later het my oupa,
Oludotun Adekunle Kukoyi,
Oludotun Adekunle Kukoyi,
ook in Lagos aangekom.
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also arrived in Lagos.
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Like me, he was an alumnus
of the University of Ibadan,
of the University of Ibadan,
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Soos ek was hy ’n alumnus
van die Universiteit van Ibadan,
van die Universiteit van Ibadan,
’n jong lid van die opgevoede elite
in die onafhanklikheidsera.
in die onafhanklikheidsera.
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a young member of the educated elite
in the independence era.
in the independence era.
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Over time, he built an illustrious career
as a land surveyor,
as a land surveyor,
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Mettertyd het hy ’n uitmundende loopbaan
as ’n landmeter opgebou.
as ’n landmeter opgebou.
Hy't vandag se
bedrywige buurte uitgestippel
bedrywige buurte uitgestippel
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mapping out now-bustling neighborhoods
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toe hulle nog heuphoog
onder wilde grasse gestaan het.
onder wilde grasse gestaan het.
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when they were just waist-high wild grass.
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He died when I was nine.
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Hy's oorlede toe ek nege was.
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And by that time, my family,
like the families of those fisherpeople,
like the families of those fisherpeople,
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En teen daai tyd het my familie,
soos die families van die visservolke,
soos die families van die visservolke,
Lagos as hulle tuiste geken.
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knew Lagos as home.
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03:00
Among the Yoruba, we have a saying,
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Ons het ’n Yoruba gesegde:
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"Èkó gb’olè, ó gb’ọ̀lẹ,"
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"Èkó gb’olè, ó gb’ọ̀lẹ,"
wat vertaal kan word as:
Lagos sal enigiemand verwelkom.
Lagos sal enigiemand verwelkom.
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which can be translated to mean
that Lagos will welcome anyone.
that Lagos will welcome anyone.
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03:09
But that saying is becoming
less and less true.
less and less true.
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Maar dié gesegde
raak al minder waarheidsgetrou.
raak al minder waarheidsgetrou.
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Many Lagosians, including
the descendants of those fisherpeople
the descendants of those fisherpeople
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Baie inwoners van Lagos,
ook afstammelinge van dié visservolke,
ook afstammelinge van dié visservolke,
wat generasies voor my oupa aangekom het,
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who arrived generations
before my grandfather,
before my grandfather,
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word nou uitgedruk
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are now being pushed out
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om plek te maak vir ’n opkomende stad
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to make room for an emergent city
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that has been described
as "the new Dubai."
as "the new Dubai."
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wat al as "die nuwe Dubai" beskryf is.
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You see, Lagos inspires big dreams,
even in its leaders,
even in its leaders,
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Julle sien, Lagos wek
groot drome op, selfs in haar leiers,
groot drome op, selfs in haar leiers,
en een regering na die ander
verklaar hulle strewe na
verklaar hulle strewe na
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and successive governments
have declared aspirations
have declared aspirations
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’n megastad waar geen armoede bestaan nie.
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towards a megacity
where poverty does not exist.
where poverty does not exist.
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03:36
Unfortunately, instead of focusing
on the eradication of poverty
on the eradication of poverty
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Ongelukkig, in plaas daarvan om
op die uitwissing van armoede te fokus,
op die uitwissing van armoede te fokus,
soos mens sou dink,
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as you would expect,
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fokus die gekose strategie
op die uitroeiing van die armes.
op die uitroeiing van die armes.
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the strategy of choice focuses
on eliminating the poor.
on eliminating the poor.
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Last October, the Governor announced plans
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Laas Oktober het die goewerneur
planne aangekondig
planne aangekondig
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to demolish every single
waterfront settlement in Lagos.
waterfront settlement in Lagos.
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om elke waterkantnedersetting
in Lagos te sloop.
in Lagos te sloop.
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There are more than 40
of these indigenous communities
of these indigenous communities
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Daar is meer as 40 sulke
inheemse gemeenskappe
inheemse gemeenskappe
oral oor die stad
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all over the city,
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en meer as 300 000 mense woon in hulle.
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with over 300,000 people living in them.
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Otodo Gbame,
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Otodo Gbame,
’n honderdjarige vissersdorpie
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a hundred-year-old fishing village
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met ’n bevolking omtrent
driekwart so groot soos Monako s'n
driekwart so groot soos Monako s'n
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with a population about
three-quarters that of Monaco
three-quarters that of Monaco
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en met soortgelyke potensiaal
vir luukse strandlewe --
vir luukse strandlewe --
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and similar potential
for beachfront luxury --
for beachfront luxury --
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04:10
(Laughter)
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(Gelag)
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was one of the first to be targeted.
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was een van die eerste teikens.
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I first heard of Otodo Gbame
after the demolition started.
after the demolition started.
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Ek't die eerste keer daarvan gehoor
na die sloping begin het.
na die sloping begin het.
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When I visited in November 2016,
I met Magdalene Aiyefoju.
I met Magdalene Aiyefoju.
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Ek't in November 2016 besoek afgelê
en Magdalene Aiyefoju ontmoet.
en Magdalene Aiyefoju ontmoet.
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She is a now-homeless woman
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Sy is nou ’n hawelose vrou
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whose surname means, "the world is blind."
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wie se van beteken "die wêreld is blind."
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Magdalene's son Basil
was one of over 20 people
was one of over 20 people
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Magdalene se seun Basil
was een van die meer as 20 mense
was een van die meer as 20 mense
wat geskiet, verdrink
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who were shot, drowned
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of vermoedelik dood is
tydens die grondrowery.
tydens die grondrowery.
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or presumed dead in that land grab.
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04:39
Standing outside her shelter,
I saw the two white-sand football fields
I saw the two white-sand football fields
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Van haar skuiling af kon ek die
twee witsandsokkervelde sien
twee witsandsokkervelde sien
waar Basil voorheen gespeel het.
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where Basil used to play.
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04:45
Spread all around us were the ruins
of schools, churches,
of schools, churches,
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Oral om ons het skole, kerke,
’n primêre gesondheidsentrum, winkels
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a primary health center, shops,
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en duisende huise in puin gelê.
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thousands of homes.
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Young children enthusiastically helped
to put up shelters,
to put up shelters,
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Jong kinders het gretig gehelp
om skuilings te bou
om skuilings te bou
en omtrent 5000 van die inwoners,
met nêrens anders om te gaan nie,
met nêrens anders om te gaan nie,
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and about 5,000 of the residents,
with nowhere else to go,
with nowhere else to go,
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simply stayed put.
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het eenvoudig gebly.
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And then in April,
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En toe in April
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state security personnel came back.
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was staatsekuriteitspolisie weer daar.
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This time, they cleared
the community out completely,
the community out completely,
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Dié keer het hulle die gemeenskap
heeltemal uitgedryf,
heeltemal uitgedryf,
met slae, koeëls en vlamme.
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with beatings, bullets and fire.
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05:15
As I speak, there are construction crews
preparing Otodo Gbame's beaches
preparing Otodo Gbame's beaches
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Soos ek hier staan is daar boumaatskappye
wat Otodo Gbame se strande voorberei
wat Otodo Gbame se strande voorberei
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for anyone who can afford
a multi-million-dollar view.
a multi-million-dollar view.
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vir enigeen wat ’n multimiljoen-
dollaruitsig kan bekostig.
dollaruitsig kan bekostig.
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The new development
is called "Periwinkle Estate."
is called "Periwinkle Estate."
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Die nuwe ontwikkeling
se naam is "Periwinkle Estate."
se naam is "Periwinkle Estate."
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Forced evictions are incredibly violent
and, of course, unconstitutional.
and, of course, unconstitutional.
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Gedwonge uitsettings is ongelooflik
geweldadig en, natuurlik, ongrondwetlik.
geweldadig en, natuurlik, ongrondwetlik.
En tog gebeur hulle so dikwels
en in so baie van ons stede,
en in so baie van ons stede,
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And yet, they happen so often
in so many of our cities,
in so many of our cities,
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want die eerste ding wat ons geleer word
om van arm mense te vergeet
om van arm mense te vergeet
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because the first thing we are taught
to forget about poor people
to forget about poor people
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is dat hulle mense is.
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is that they are people.
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05:44
We believe that a home is a thing
a person absolutely has a right to,
a person absolutely has a right to,
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Ons glo dat elkeen
’n reg op ’n tuiste het,
’n reg op ’n tuiste het,
tensy die persoon arm is
en die huis op ’n sekere manier
en die huis op ’n sekere manier
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unless the person is poor
and the home is built a certain way
and the home is built a certain way
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in ’n sekere buurt gebou is.
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in a certain neighborhood.
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05:52
But there is no single definition
of the word "home."
of the word "home."
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Maar daar is nie slegs
een definisie vir "tuiste" nie.
een definisie vir "tuiste" nie.
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After all, what is a slum
besides an organic response
besides an organic response
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Buitendien, wat is ’n krotbuurt
anders as ’n organiese reaksie
anders as ’n organiese reaksie
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to acute housing deficits
and income inequality?
and income inequality?
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tot hewige behuisingstekorte
en inkomste-ongelykheid?
en inkomste-ongelykheid?
06:04
And what is a shanty if not a person
making a home for themselves
making a home for themselves
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En wat is ’n plakkershut anders
as iemand wat ’n tuiste skep
as iemand wat ’n tuiste skep
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against all odds?
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ondanks alles?
06:11
Slums are an imperfect housing solution,
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Krotbuurte is
’n gebrekkige behuisingsoplossing,
’n gebrekkige behuisingsoplossing,
maar hulle is ook puik voorbeelde
van innovasie, aanpassingsvermoë
van innovasie, aanpassingsvermoë
06:13
but they are also prime examples
of the innovation, adaptability
of the innovation, adaptability
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06:17
and resilience at the foundation --
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en taaiheid wat die fondasie --
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and the heart --
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en die hart --
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of every functional city.
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van elke funksionele stad vorm.
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You don't need to be the new Dubai
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Jy hoef nie die nuwe Dubai te wees
as jy reeds Lagos is nie.
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when you're already Lagos.
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06:29
(Applause)
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(Applous)
06:36
We have our own identity,
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Ons het ons eie identiteit,
ons eie ritme,
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our own rhythm,
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en soos enigiemand
wat Lagos ken jou sal sê,
wat Lagos ken jou sal sê,
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and as anyone who knows
Lagos can tell you,
Lagos can tell you,
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is die arm inwoners van Lagos
juis die bron van die stad se karakter.
juis die bron van die stad se karakter.
06:43
poor Lagosians are very often
the source of the city's character.
the source of the city's character.
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06:47
Without its poor, Lagos would not
be known for its music
be known for its music
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Sonder haar armes sou Lagos
nie bekend wees vir haar musiek
nie bekend wees vir haar musiek
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or its endless energy
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of eindelose energie
of die feit dat jy ’n yskoue drankie
of ’n klein hondjie
of ’n klein hondjie
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or even the fact that you can buy
an ice cold drink or a puppy
an ice cold drink or a puppy
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06:54
through your car window.
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deur jou motorvenster kan koop nie.
06:56
(Laughter)
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(Gelag)
Die omstandighede wat veroorsaak
dat ons sekere buurte as krotbuurte beskou
dat ons sekere buurte as krotbuurte beskou
07:00
The conditions that cause us
to define certain neighborhoods as slums
to define certain neighborhoods as slums
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can be effectively improved,
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kan effektief verbeter word,
maar nie sonder dat die menslikheid
en mag van diegene wat daar woon
en mag van diegene wat daar woon
07:05
but not without recognizing
the humanity and the agency
the humanity and the agency
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of the people living in them.
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erken word nie.
07:11
In Lagos, where public goods
are rarely publicly available,
are rarely publicly available,
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In Lagos, waar openbare goedere
selde openlik beskikbaar is,
selde openlik beskikbaar is,
is inwoners van krotbuurte gereeld
die mees innoverende probleemoplossers.
die mees innoverende probleemoplossers.
07:14
slum dwellers are often at the forefront
of innovating solutions.
of innovating solutions.
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Na hulle maande lank van
die kragnetwerk ontkoppel was,
die kragnetwerk ontkoppel was,
07:18
After being disconnected
from the grid for months
from the grid for months
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07:21
because the power company
couldn't figure out how to collect bills,
couldn't figure out how to collect bills,
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omdat die verskaffer nie kon uitpluis
hoe om fooie in te samel nie,
hoe om fooie in te samel nie,
07:24
one settlement designed a system
that collectivized remittances
that collectivized remittances
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het een nedersetting ’n sisteem ontwikkel
wat betalings saamvoeg
wat betalings saamvoeg
07:27
and got everyone cheaper rates
into the bargain.
into the bargain.
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en boonop vir almal
goedkoper pryse onderhandel.
goedkoper pryse onderhandel.
’n Ander buurt het
’n verbeteringsprogram geskep
’n verbeteringsprogram geskep
07:31
Another settlement created
a reform program
a reform program
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that hires local bad boys as security.
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wat plaaslike skollies
as sekuriteit gebruik.
as sekuriteit gebruik.
Hulle ken elke skelmstreek
en wegkruipplek,
en wegkruipplek,
07:36
They know every trick and every hideout,
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so nou kan moelikheidmakers makliker
gevang en aan die polisie rapporteer word
gevang en aan die polisie rapporteer word
07:38
so now troublemakers are more likely
to get caught and reported to police
to get caught and reported to police
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07:42
and fewer of the youth end up
engaging in criminal activity.
engaging in criminal activity.
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en minder jong mense
raak by misdaad betrokke.
raak by misdaad betrokke.
07:46
Yet another settlement recently completed
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Nog ’n buurt het onlangs
’n vloedbestande, omgewingsvriendelike
gemeenskaps-toiletsisteem ontwikkel.
gemeenskaps-toiletsisteem ontwikkel.
07:48
a flood-safe, eco-friendly
communal toilet system.
communal toilet system.
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Modelle soos hierdie word
oral oor Lagos opgeneem.
oral oor Lagos opgeneem.
07:52
Models like these are being
adopted across Lagos.
adopted across Lagos.
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07:56
Informal settlements are incorrectly
named as the problem.
named as the problem.
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Informele nedersettings word
verkeerdelik as die probleem gesien.
verkeerdelik as die probleem gesien.
08:00
In fact, the real problems
are the factors that create them,
are the factors that create them,
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Die werklike probleme
is die faktore wat hulle skep,
is die faktore wat hulle skep,
soos hoe diep ingewortel armoede,
08:04
like the entrenchment of poverty,
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maatskaplike uitsluiting
08:05
social exclusion
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en staatmislukkings is.
08:07
and state failures.
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08:09
When our governments
frame slums as threats
frame slums as threats
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Wanneer ons regerings krotbuurte
as bedreigings uitmaak
as bedreigings uitmaak
08:12
in order to justify violent land grabs
or forced evictions,
or forced evictions,
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om gewelddadige landrowery of
gedwonge uitsettings te regverdig,
gedwonge uitsettings te regverdig,
08:14
they're counting on those of us
who live in formal housing
who live in formal housing
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maak hulle staat op ons
wat in formele behuising woon
wat in formele behuising woon
om stilswyend en oningelig
met hulle saam te stem.
met hulle saam te stem.
08:17
to tacitly and ignorantly agree with them.
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08:22
Rather, we must remind them
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Ons moet hulle eerder herinner
dat regerings daar is om te dien:
08:24
that governments exist to serve
not only those who build
not only those who build
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nie net diegene wat luukse huise
bou of in hulle woon nie,
bou of in hulle woon nie,
08:27
and live in luxury homes,
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08:28
but also those who clean and guard them.
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maar ook diegene
wat hulle skoonmaak en bewaak.
wat hulle skoonmaak en bewaak.
08:32
Our --
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Ons --
(Applous)
08:33
(Applause)
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our realities may differ,
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ons werklikhede verskil dalk,
maar ons regte verskil nie.
08:40
but our rights don't.
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08:44
The Lagos state government,
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Die Lagos staatsregering,
soos te veel ander op ons kontinent,
08:45
like far too many on our continent,
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bring lippehulde aan idees van insluiting,
08:47
pays lip service to ideas of inclusion,
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terwyl hulle optree asof
vooruitgang slegs moontlik is
vooruitgang slegs moontlik is
08:50
while acting as though
progress can only be achieved
progress can only be achieved
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deur uitbuiting en
selfs uitwissing van groepe
selfs uitwissing van groepe
08:53
by the erasure, exploitation
and even elimination of groups
and even elimination of groups
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wat hulle as ontbeerlik beskou.
08:56
it considers expendable.
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08:59
People living with disabilities
who hawk or beg on Lagos streets
who hawk or beg on Lagos streets
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Gestremde mense wat smous
of bedel op Lagos se strate
of bedel op Lagos se strate
09:03
are rounded up, extorted
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word opgetel, afgepers
en gevange gehou.
09:05
and detained.
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09:07
Women in low-income
neighborhoods are picked up
neighborhoods are picked up
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Vroue in arm buurte word opgetel
en van prostitusie aangekla,
09:09
and charged with prostitution,
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ongeag wat hulle beroepe eintlik is.
09:11
regardless of what they actually
do for a living.
do for a living.
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Gay burgers dien as sondebokke om aandag
van regte politiese probleme af te lei.
van regte politiese probleme af te lei.
09:14
Gay citizens are scapegoated
to distract from real political problems.
to distract from real political problems.
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09:19
But people, like cities, are resilient,
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Maar mense, soos stede, is taai
09:24
and no amount of legislation
or intimidation or violence
or intimidation or violence
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en geen hoeveelheid wetgewing
of intimidasie of geweld
of intimidasie of geweld
kan ons heeltemal uitwis nie.
09:27
can fully eliminate any of us.
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09:30
Prostitutes, women
and women who work as prostitutes
and women who work as prostitutes
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Prostitute, vroue
en vroue wat werk as prostitute
en vroue wat werk as prostitute
het nog nie uitgesterf nie
09:33
still haven't gone extinct,
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ten spyte van eeue
se aktiewe onderdrukking.
se aktiewe onderdrukking.
09:35
despite centuries of active suppression.
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09:38
Queer Africans continue to exist,
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Queer Afrikane bestaan voort,
al is queer-wees in meeste dele
van die kontinent nou ’n misdaad.
van die kontinent nou ’n misdaad.
09:41
even though queerness is now criminalized
in most parts of the continent.
in most parts of the continent.
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En ek's redelik seker dat
arm mense nie net verdwyn
arm mense nie net verdwyn
09:45
And I'm fairly certain that poor people
don't generally tend to just disappear
don't generally tend to just disappear
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omdat alles wat hulle
gehad het gestroop is nie.
gehad het gestroop is nie.
09:49
because they've been stripped
of everything they have.
of everything they have.
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09:53
We are all already here,
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Ons is almal reeds hier,
en dit beantwoord die vraag
09:56
and that answers the question
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van of ons behoort of nie.
09:59
of whether or not we belong.
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10:03
When those fisherpeople
started to sail down the lagoon
started to sail down the lagoon
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Toe daai visservolke afgeseil het
op soek na nuwe tuistes,
10:06
in search of new homes,
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het hulle nooit kon droom
10:08
it could not have occurred to them
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dat die stad wat om hulle sou oprys
10:10
that the city that would
rise up around them
rise up around them
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10:12
would one day insist
that they do not belong in it.
that they do not belong in it.
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eendag sou aandring dat
hulle nie daar tuishoort nie.
hulle nie daar tuishoort nie.
10:16
I like to believe that my grandfather,
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Ek wil glo dat my oupa,
met die optrek van nuwe grense vir Lagos,
10:19
in mapping new frontiers for Lagos,
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10:20
was trying to open it up
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dit probeer oopmaak het
10:22
to make room for other people
to be welcomed by the city
to be welcomed by the city
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om ruimte te skep vir mense
om deur die stad verwelkom te word
om deur die stad verwelkom te word
10:25
in the same way that he was.
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nes hy verwelkom is.
10:28
On my way here, my grandma called me
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Op pad hierheen het my ouma my gebel
om my te herinner hoe trots sy is,
10:31
to remind me how proud she was,
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hoe trots [my oupa]
en my ma sou gewees het.
en my ma sou gewees het.
10:34
how proud [my grandfather]
and my mother would have been.
and my mother would have been.
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10:37
I am their dreams come true.
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Ek is hulle drome wat waar geword het.
10:41
But there is no reason why their dreams --
or mine, for that matter --
or mine, for that matter --
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Maar daar's geen rede hoekom
hulle drome -- of myne --
hulle drome -- of myne --
mag waar word
10:46
are allowed to come true
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terwyl ander s'n in nagmerries
verander word nie.
verander word nie.
10:47
while those of others
are turned to nightmares.
are turned to nightmares.
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10:51
And lest we forget:
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Ons moenie vergeet nie:
10:53
the minimum requirement for a dream
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Die minimum vereiste om te kan droom
10:56
is a safe place to lay your head.
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is ’n veilige plek om jou kop neer te lê.
11:01
It is too late now for Basil,
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Dis te laat vir Basil,
11:04
but not for Magdalene,
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maar nie vir Magdalene of
honderde duisende ander of
11:06
not for the hundreds of thousands,
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die miljoene ander wat steeds in Lagos
11:08
the millions still under threat in Lagos
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of ander stede bedreig word nie.
11:10
or any of our cities.
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11:13
The world does not have to remain blind
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Die wêreld hoef nie blind te bly
teenoor die swaarkry wat ontstaan
as ons ander se menswees ontken
as ons ander se menswees ontken
11:16
to the suffering that is created
when we deny people's humanity,
when we deny people's humanity,
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of teenoor die ongelooflike
potensiaal vir groei wat bestaan
potensiaal vir groei wat bestaan
11:20
or even to the incredible potential
for growth that exists
for growth that exists
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11:23
when we recognize and value
all contributions.
all contributions.
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wanneer ons alle bydraes
herken en waardeer nie.
herken en waardeer nie.
11:29
We must hold our governments
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Ons moet ons regerings
11:32
and ourselves
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en onsself
11:33
accountable
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aanspreeklik hou
vir die behoud van veiligheid
in ons gedeelde stede, vir almal in hulle,
in ons gedeelde stede, vir almal in hulle,
11:35
for keeping our shared cities safe
for everyone in them,
for everyone in them,
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want die enigste stede
wat die moeite werd is om te bou --
wat die moeite werd is om te bou --
11:40
because the only cities worth building --
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11:42
indeed, the only futures
worth dreaming of --
worth dreaming of --
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voorwaar die enigste toekomste
wat die moeite werd is om van te droom --
wat die moeite werd is om van te droom --
is dié wat ons almal insluit,
11:46
are those that include all of us,
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11:49
no matter who we are
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ongeag wie ons is
of hoe ons tuistes vir onsself skep.
11:51
or how we make homes for ourselves.
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11:54
Thank you.
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Dankie.
(Applous)
11:55
(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
OluTimehin Adegbeye - Writer, activistWriting on urban development, sexual and reproductive rights, gender and queerness, OluTimehin Adegbeye resists marginalization by reminding her audiences of the validity of every human experience.
Why you should listen
OluTimehin Adegbeye is a writer and speaker who does rights-based work in the areas of urban development, gender, sexualities and sexualized violence. Her social commentary takes the form of non-fiction, auto-fiction and poetry -- as well as sometimes quite strongly worded Twitter threads. A firm believer in lived experience as a legitimate source of knowledge, she often draws her broader political analyses from personal stories.
Adegbeye identifies as a de-colonial feminist, with a political praxis rooted in Womanist and Black Feminist thought. In deconstructing how power, social services, housing, capital and other resources are distributed and/or denied within globalized societies, her ultimate goal is to reinscribe the intrinsic value of human life.
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