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“Nothing is impossible in this war,” so they say,

“But you will be in luck if you shake hands with De La Rey!”

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Today I officially endorse black South Africans doing to white South Africans what white Europeans do to brown people, especially immigrants

If that offends you then maybe you should consider what’s wrong with Europe’s anti-immigrant bullshit.

And if you have a problem with this post then fuck off.

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South Africa 2019: Beginning of the END

“Your time is up White people”

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‘N Nuwe hoop vir Suid-Afrika

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Boer soldiers in South Africa, 1901.

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Being told you cant use the suffix “African” because you’re not black. Although you’re from South Africa.

gah people read up about South Africa...there’s white people here tooooo

Charlize Theron, Dave Matthews, Die Antwoord, Tolkien aka lord of the rings dude, Tanit Pheonix and theres more . These are white (like European white) South Africans. So yes they’re Afrikaaners

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racism against white people

I need insights from people on tumblr

My friend on fb said that racism against white people is real because of instances like the killing of white farmers in zimbabwe. 

Upon further research, I found that it is Mugabe himself who is perpetuating these killings, and thus this instituional violence towards white people as a race can be considered and is racism against white people

sources

http://www.swradioafrica.com/Documents/Racial%20Discrimination%20in%20Zim.pdf

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/07/afrikaners-nelson-mandela-south-africa

although these instances are probably reminiscent tensions from the apartheid, I have little knowledge about these occurrences or the history of this region of the world

could anyone provide further insight, thank you 

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Help AFDA Master student Richard Finn Gregory tell the tale of 800 Boer families living in Patagonia, Argentina circa 1903

Richard Finn Gregory, an AFDA Cape Town Masters student, is asking for your help to tell the tale about the 100-year-old community of Afrikaners in isolated Patagonia - an almost-extinct outpost of Boer culture.

Over a century ago, 800 Boer families left South Africa and sailed to Argentina, escaping a war they had just lost and a government they didn't want. The Boers – Dutch for “farmers” – headed into the arid heart of Patagonia where they found a land that reminded them of their beloved Karoo desert. There, they started a new life.

Today, this outpost still exists. They speak archaic Afrikaans, bake melktert, attend the NG Kerk on Sundays and sing the old Boer songs. But despite a fierce pride in their roots, the culture has been eroded over time, and only a handful still speak their mother tongue.

This is a time capsule of what present-day Afrikaans society may have been, on the far side of the world – a parallel world without the intervention of Apartheid in South African society.

We focus on one family, whose matriarch still converses in the old language. Her son struggles to understand her when she does, but he has no bigger dream than to visit the country that his mother sings songs about. In this film, we aim to make his dream a reality.

They're like a time capsule of Afrikaans culture - a parallel world where Apartheid never became a part of their history.

"I've been granted access to go and stay with an Afrikaans family there that I've become friendly with through my research - they're keen to have me because they're so curious about their South African heritage. It's an amazing opportunity - so I've decided to head over and shoot for about a week, enough to create a short documentary about this community.

From there, I'll be using the short documentary to attract financing from various international film funds, in order to start production on the feature length version - what funding bodies usually want to see is evidence of work in progress, which is what this short version will do."

Richard has the resources in terms of camera, sound and editing equipment, and has allocated time and crew to work on this. What he's lacking is the funding to head over there and start shooting.

Why You?

Maybe you're proudly of Boer descent yourself, and you agree that it's essential to preserve this remote corner of the culture. In the town of Sarmiento, Patagonia, there are surnames like Van Der Merwe, Kruger, Visser, Trichardt, De Lange, Norval, Botha, Myburgh, Venter... if your family includes these names, they may be distant relatives of yours.

Maybe you're Argentine, and want to have more of the little-known stories of your country told.

Or maybe you're just a film lover, who cares enough about this art form to do your little bit to help.

How can you help him tell the tale? 

Support the crowdfunding campaign, even if it's just a token amount. It's just been launched on Indiegogo, a crowdfunding platform where many people can contribute a little bit to help realise a goal). The campaign can be found here

Spread the word. If you're not in a position to be involved financially right now, that's fine. You can still help by giving the campaign a bit of virality, via Facebook, Twitter, email, whatever - this would be a great help in itself! The shorter link is www.igg.me/at/boersattheendoftheworld

Join the Facebook page. Keep up to date with the film's progress and see how you can get involved.

Get word out in the media. A lot of you work in media, newspapers, have blogs, are in PR, etc - or you have friends who are. This is a story that people have been reacting very strongly to - and could form some great content for your platform. Blog it, write about it, or send the campaign on to media people who may like the story. The copy text on the Indiegogo page can work as a press release.

Tell Afrikaans South Africans about this story. It's a part of their heritage. 

Mail & Guardian, The :art Boers of Patagonia

For further information, do not hesitate to contact

Richard Finn Gregory DIRECTOR // CINEMATOGRAPHER The Good Work Picture Company [phone] [email protected] goodworkpictures.com

Crowd Funding Forum on Twitter: @CrowdFundingBB