With great excitement the first Streetopia Johannesburg party kicked off on Saturday, 12 October with our very own Dung Beetle Stage hosting music, education and fun.
We facilitated a talk by Manape Shogole from the African Reclaimers Association, who is helping organize the informal waste picker groups around Johannesburg – bringing dignity and community support to the people working to keep our communities cleaner through small-scale recycling.
Paul Boyter on drums helped set the pace in the afternoon after the Dung Beetle crew did a short Q&A around their plastics-to-fuel, while Andrew the DJ spun vinyl.
Special thanks to Thandi O’Hagan and Natasha Davern who curated the stage and brought so many great vibes together, as well as everyone who came to participate, turn up, paint, weave memories and enjoy this fun and free chance to take back the city for our community.
