{"product_id":"we-need-to-act-used-by-jonathan-jansen","title":"We Need to Act, by Jonathan Jansen","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘I believe that citizen action is vitally necessary as we come out of the heady days of post-apartheid euphoria.’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProfessor Jonathan Jansen has become a trusted commentator on the state of South Africa – reminding us of our past and asking citizens to leave their comfort zones and contribute to righting the wrongs of our society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy should we get involved? Jansen gives seven compelling reasons:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf ordinary citizens do nothing, we face even greater social instability in the light of stubborn unemployment and crises in the poorest of schools.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf we do nothing we become part of the narrative of hopelessness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWithout our action, millions of marginalised people could be doomed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf we do nothing we fail to demonstrate to the next generation how to live full lives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe must serve to compensate for the wrongs of our shared past.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe must give back once we have been able to move ahead.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe must take our places in the long chain of activists who have over centuries opposed poverty, illiteracy, government and gangs to give us this tender young democracy to work with.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe articles in this collection, previously published in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e, focus on education and the social realities of South African society. Jansen by turn horrifies us, inspires us and reminds us of the power of individual action.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"used","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39308197527637,"sku":"9781920434588","price":210.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/0053\/8453\/products\/Jansen-We-Need-to-Act-web.jpg?v=1617197350","url":"https:\/\/vikas-test.myshopify.com\/ne\/products\/we-need-to-act-used-by-jonathan-jansen","provider":"Vikas Test","version":"1.0","type":"link"}