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The second team comments on the trip…

Posted by pil on December 11th, 2007

On the last day everybody on the bus wrote a little note on their experience of Stop the Bus.

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The last stop in Prince Alfred Hamlet

Posted by pil on December 11th, 2007

The 8th of December 2007 was our last day on Stop the Bus but before we could go back to Cape Town, we were going to an outdoor event at Kliprug Gemeenskap Saal in Prince Alfred´s Hamlet.

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Stop the Bus goes to prison

Posted by pil on December 10th, 2007

On the 7th of December 2007 we started with a nice breakfast.  Marie, the owner of Uitvlugt Guest House made sure all of us got a nice start to the day.

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Stop the Bus in Laingsburg

Posted by pil on December 10th, 2007

We started the day with a nice breakfast and in the diningroom we met a woman who works for Rape Crisis in the Free State.  We had a little chat with her and Ma Joyce told her about Stop the Bus.  rapecrisis5.bmpWe gave her some pamphlets, she was very happy to get the material because she doesn´t have these pamphlets at the Rape Crisis she works at.

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A day in the Karoo National Park

Posted by pil on December 9th, 2007

The 5th of December we had the day off to spend time in nature as a group of city dwellers. rapecrisis1.jpg  We started with breakfast and then we packed the bus and drove to the Karoo National park bright and early in the morning. (more…)

Stop The Bus on Facebook

Posted by pil on December 4th, 2007

For those of you who are members of Facebook, please join the Rape Crisis Cape Town - Stop the Bus Campaign group.  You can find it under Applications by clicking on Groups, then click on Search for groups.  Fill in “Rape Crisis Cape Town” and press Enter.  R.C. Cape Town - Stop the Bus Campaign will then appear.   Please join.

Stop the Bus in Beaufort West

Posted by pil on December 4th, 2007

On the 4 December 2007 we had to attend a networking meeting and facilitate a workshop in the community at the same time, so the group split intotwo parties.

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Stop the Bus in Murraysberg

Posted by pil on December 4th, 2007

On Monday the 3rd of December 2007 we all got up very early because we had to get to our first workshop in Murraysberg, which is about a one and a half hour drive away from Beaufort West. But even before we left Beaufort West, we were stopped by the police! A female officer reminded us that we all have to wear seat belts, so we all buckled up and gave her a pamphlet.

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Stop The Bus - the second journey begins

Posted by pil on December 3rd, 2007

On the 2nd of December 2007 the second team took off from Cape Town.  rapecrisis3.bmpEverybody was very excited,  and the team had brought a lot of family and friends to wish them a safe and good trip and to see them off.

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Stop the Bus is going home

Posted by janne on December 3rd, 2007

Today was our final day on the bus. stop-the-bus-day-seven-1.jpgWe started the day by packing the bus for the last time and after that we all had a nice goodbye breakfast together. (more…)