This year we celebrate and participate in the 27th Casual Day on 3 September 2021. While the 'new normal' has required that we isolate ourselves from friends and loved ones and social distance as much as possible, another thing it has done is afford us the opportunity to think anew about things and reimagine ways of being there for each other, despite physical distance.

This year's theme for Casual Day is Courage and Kindness, a theme relevant to the times and circumstances in which we find ourselves while navigating Covid‑19. The Covid‑19 pandemic has created many challenges for people living with disabilities, as well as challenges regarding support for people with disabilities. This year we call on all South Africans and our immediate communities to be courageous and kind in their support of people with disabilities, through the support of initiatives such as Casual Day and other initiatives in our immediate work and home environments.

We call upon you to have the courage to be part of a community of people who act and participate when called upon to do so. Have the courage to be part of courageous conversations about disability, with persons with disabilities. Let us tap into that part of our shared humanity that evokes kindness towards others and ourselves. The type of kindness that allows us to reach out and touch somebody's life. Be a part of the Casual Day movement by purchasing your Casual Day stickers before 3 September.

Stickers cost R20 each and part of the proceeds from Stellenbosch University sticker sales will go towards the Stellenbosch Work Centre.

Purchase your stickers from:

• Luigia Nicholas at the SRC Office ([email protected])
• SU vaccination site; Lentelus Sportsground, 11 Hammandshand Rd, Stellenbosch Central
• Stellenbosch Work Centre: 1 Patrys Avenue, Onder Papegaaiberg / Leslie Olivier 083 403 8930 ([email protected])