A trip to Cape Town is not complete without an excursion to Robben Island Museum. Some members of the SHOUT team spent Thursday afternoon visiting the museum gaining real insight into history of the newly democratic South Africa.

Here is a little extract explaining the history of RI from www.robbenisland.org

People lived on Robben Island many thousands of years ago, when the sea channel between the Island and the Cape mainland was not covered with water. Since the Dutch settled at the Cape in the mid-1600s, Robben Island has been used primarily as a prison.

Indigenous African leaders, Muslim leaders from the East Indies, Dutch and British soldiers and civilians, women, and anti-apartheid activists, including South Africa's first democratic President, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and the founding leader of the Pan Africanist Congress, Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe, were all imprisoned on the Island...

For more information on the history of the Island please see visit the following link: http://www.robben-island.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=46

The evening was spent at the Experience Pavilion. SHOUT had a dedicated booth that allowed teacher’s to come and see a demo of the site, ask questions, and learn more about SHOUT. It was a great opportunity to muster up excitement for the SHOUT workshops the following day.

The Experience Pavilion also proved a wonderful opportunity to meet our fantastic DeforestACTION pilot teachers. Having met them in ‘real’ life and hearing their DeforestACTION stories really helped generate momentum for what will truly be an AMAZING SHOUT journey.

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mandeepatwal, katherinewalraven, michaelfurdyk