@sarah_stacke

Working in Manenberg for over a decade, I learned I had to acknowledge and contend with the darkness and haunted histories there while staying acutely aware of the community's joy, vibrancy, and comfort. Pre-orders for Love from Manenberg are available now on @kickstarter. Follow the link in my bio to order a signed copy. Love from Manenberg is a @kehrerverlag fall 2022 title. There are some special rewards, including options that deliver a book to a family in Manenberg or nearby library. Thank you to all who have pledged and helped spread the word ❤️ Kickstarter is all or nothing. 16 days left to pre-order. Image 1: Table Mountain from Sabie Road. The Indigenous people of South Africa named Table Mountain Huri ǂoaxa (Hoerikwaggo). Many of their descendants live in the Cape Flats. 2020. Image 2: Chalcey (left) and Chandre practicing a dance they learned on TikTok. 2020. Image 3: A young man smoking tik (crystal meth). 2012. Image 4: “Khoikhoi in a Storm,” c. 1700, likely drawn by a Dutch artist attached to the Dutch East India Company. From the collection The Khoikhoi at the Cape of Good Hope: Seventeenth century drawings. Courtesy of the National Library of South Africa. #lovefrommanenberg #forcedgeographies #capetown #southafrica #capeflats #tablemountain #photobook #globalhealth #motherhood #photography #kickstarter #khoisan