a) I was quite impressed that the Africa Uprising Activism and Resistance on the Continent video

had a diverse representation of youth speakers from some of the different African countries,
which was good because it was on a public platform, so many people could actually hear and see
what is currently going on in Africa from people who live in Africa. I appreciated how all of the
speakers were pushing for radical political change in Africa, and how they addressed the reality
that many of Africa's issues, such as police brutality, are caused by the loopholes in African
political leadership.
b) The most repulsive element of the video for me was how many of the speakers disclosed or
emphasized the same criminal conduct practiced by almost every African leader, which gave me
the impression that Africans govern in a dictatorial manner, and that if you disagreed with them,
you would be dismissed, as was the case with the Congolese delegate Fred Bauma in the video.
I also did not like how politicians utilized the police as weapons against their own people by
presenting the law and justice in unethical and illegal ways.

Activity 2

a) In the reading, Dos Santos expresses that the view of the epistemology of struggle suggests
an array of difficulties that cannot be readily handled at a cross-cultural level. The reading
also emphasizes the concept that there are two sorts of potential struggles: those that
confront abyssal exclusions and those that target non-abysmal barriers as well. Despite the
fact that these two broad types of struggle presuppose and create distinct forms of
knowledge, the struggles themselves must not be seen as being unconnected. Dos Santos
also pointed out that there is a great deal of variation in conflicts, and organizations such as
NGOs seeking to assist in the reduction or minimizing of the degree of conflict often don't
comprehend the conflict because they force themselves from the outside and hinder the
actual lived experience or knowledge of social groups that are involved in the struggle.

b) Dos Santos's reading is based on the fact that the concept of struggle is a result of capitalism,
patriarchy and colonialism, and also on the fact that repulsive types of social inequality and
social discrimination which are becoming politically acceptable are the driving force behind
the build-up rate of struggles, while McFadden's reading is based more on her personal
struggles to become an intellectual African woman, which is something that so many women
are terrified of and struggle against because of racial or gendered discrimination.

Secondly, Dos Santos' reading is more inspired by condemnations of colonial concepts, with
his points expressed in a very conceptual way, with most of his theories and ideas endorsed
by countless instances from various contexts that benefit in understanding of his viewpoints.
McFadden's reading is slightly supported by theories, but I believe it is more founded on her
personal experiences than Dos Santos' reading.

c) All of the readings provide a valuable insight into the personal challenges I face as a black
African woman in South Africa. The reading by Dos Santos emphasizes the fact that the
concept of struggle is a result of capitalism, patriarchy, and colonialism, which is relatable to
me because I have struggled against discrimination because of the colour of my skin, which
automatically classifies me as lower class, and I am reminded and judged because of my
background when I am in intellectual challenging spaces. Both McFadden and Dos Santos
brought up patriarchy, which I have personally battled with because I live in a continent and
nation that I feel is a patriarchal environment in which women are looked down on and
disadvantaged. Every day, I am confronted with statistics about femicide and gender-based
violence that would make any woman feel threatened.