Connecting Commoners
May 2022 The Creative Writing Workshops at Cissie Gool House, curated by Delia Meyer, ended on 14 May. The stories and poems were presented by the participants at a reading session to a small audience on the last day of
On 27 January 2022 On 27 January 2022, a fire erupted at Cissie Gool House, formerly known as Woodstock Hospital, in Cape Town. This building, repurposed as a home for several hundred residents including many elderly and children, faced a
17 November 2021 A tribute from the Cape Town office of the Heinrich Boell Foundation to Silke Helfrich, a former colleague, an author, a pioneer, an intellectual and someone whom we called a friend.17 November 2021 “As much of human
CGH & the significance of the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA)The starting point for converting CGH from the old Woodstock Hospital to a new Social Housing Project, as planned by the city, is to decide what of the building complex is
Cissie Gool House Safety Programme Workshops with Henrietta Abraham and the Bonteheuwel Development Forum November 2021 The workshops programme focused on identification of safety issues, problem solving and a safety plan Safety issues: The workshop addressed issues that have become
CGH VISIONTo achieve the goals of the Occupation Movement in the provision of quality, safe, secure, accessible, well-located and empowering housing environment which: Includes a range of affordable housing opportunities. Accommodates different communities, including the most vulnerable and marginalised. Promotes
15 October 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsxhaM54dPM&t=1s In his short film, Haroon Gunn-Salie goes inside the Cissie Gool House occupation of the old Woodstock Hospital in Cape Town, which is undergoing a co-design process. Produced by Human Rights Media Centre for International Coalition
Details of the City of Cape Town tender for management AGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENT FUNCTIONSOn 17 September 2021, a Tender was put out by the City of Cape Town (CoCT) for a Management Agent for CGH for a period up toJune
Bevil Lucas is one of Reclaim the City’s leaders and is a resident of Cissie Gool House (Ex-Woodstock Hospital). He is the Woodstock Residents’ Association’ Chairperson. Bevil is a long-standing union organiser, anti-apartheid and housing activist. Hi holds a post
I’m a web and graphic designer original from Turin (Italy). I have been living in Cape Town since 2003, and from 2017 I became also South African citizen.I currently divide my time almost equally between designing and managing co-design and