Bank Windhoek Socratic Forum
The next meeting of the Bank Windhoek Socratic Forum takes place on 12 June 2018 at Safari Hotel Namib 2 at 18:00. The topic of the meeting is Humiliation as a pathway to imagining social change and will be introduced by Suta Kavari.
Herewith a photograph and short CV of Suta, as well as an abstract of his presentation.
Suta Kavari is a socioeconomic commentator, currently attached to the Sustainability Institute at Stellenbosch University and focusing on the study of sustainable cities and social entrepreneurship.
Prior to his move to Cape Town, he worked at the National Planning Commission as Special Assistant to Minister Tom Alweendo. In his role of advising the Minister, he monitored public debates that informed the NPC and the Minister’s public discourse. Suta formed part of the core-working group that formulated NDP5 and doubled as Chair of the Economic Association of Namibia.
In 2016, he moved to Lebanon to work on concepts around creating sustainable impact through supporting social entrepreneurs, particularly Syrian refugees.
Suta started his professional career as a risk analyst for Bank Windhoek in 2012 before moving on to Capricorn Asset Management in 2015 where he worked as an Investment Strategist. He trained as an economist with a keen interest in the intersection between politics, economics and development and the complexities inherent.
Humiliation as a pathway to imagining social change
It is undeniable that we as a society find ourselves at a crossroads. Ours is still a society scarred by its past, besieged by a myriad of social challenges and marked by inequality and disaffection. It is this disaffection that has led to discontentment. When you situate this discontentment, you will find anger at the body politic that perpetuates the inequality and humiliation at a life lived in conditions that are at times inhumane. Humiliation can be a powerful force for change, but can also illicit violence if not harnessed for positive change. By recounting tales of my humiliation growing up in an unequal society, I invite you to grapple with the irreducible complexities that define our society. It is an invitation to examine the contours and contradictions of our politics in reimagining a new social dispensation. Discontent is brewing and our challenge now is to harness that discontent. Our conditions are ripe and open for a social entrepreneurship revolution.
Recommended reading:
Ziauddin Sardar. 2009. Welcome to postnormal times.
http://ziauddinsardar.com/2011/03/welcome-to-postnormal-times/
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. 2009. The danger of a single story.
https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story
Sisonke Msimang. 2016. A Pragmatic Idealist, the power of listening.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5lE9Z-nRQg
Media Partners – Namibia Media Holdings
The Namibian
Herewith a photograph and short CV of Suta, as well as an abstract of his presentation.
Suta Kavari is a socioeconomic commentator, currently attached to the Sustainability Institute at Stellenbosch University and focusing on the study of sustainable cities and social entrepreneurship.
Prior to his move to Cape Town, he worked at the National Planning Commission as Special Assistant to Minister Tom Alweendo. In his role of advising the Minister, he monitored public debates that informed the NPC and the Minister’s public discourse. Suta formed part of the core-working group that formulated NDP5 and doubled as Chair of the Economic Association of Namibia.
In 2016, he moved to Lebanon to work on concepts around creating sustainable impact through supporting social entrepreneurs, particularly Syrian refugees.
Suta started his professional career as a risk analyst for Bank Windhoek in 2012 before moving on to Capricorn Asset Management in 2015 where he worked as an Investment Strategist. He trained as an economist with a keen interest in the intersection between politics, economics and development and the complexities inherent.
Humiliation as a pathway to imagining social change
It is undeniable that we as a society find ourselves at a crossroads. Ours is still a society scarred by its past, besieged by a myriad of social challenges and marked by inequality and disaffection. It is this disaffection that has led to discontentment. When you situate this discontentment, you will find anger at the body politic that perpetuates the inequality and humiliation at a life lived in conditions that are at times inhumane. Humiliation can be a powerful force for change, but can also illicit violence if not harnessed for positive change. By recounting tales of my humiliation growing up in an unequal society, I invite you to grapple with the irreducible complexities that define our society. It is an invitation to examine the contours and contradictions of our politics in reimagining a new social dispensation. Discontent is brewing and our challenge now is to harness that discontent. Our conditions are ripe and open for a social entrepreneurship revolution.
Recommended reading:
Ziauddin Sardar. 2009. Welcome to postnormal times.
http://ziauddinsardar.com/2011/03/welcome-to-postnormal-times/
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. 2009. The danger of a single story.
https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story
Sisonke Msimang. 2016. A Pragmatic Idealist, the power of listening.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5lE9Z-nRQg
Media Partners – Namibia Media Holdings
The Namibian
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