GALA Mission Statement
The advancement, development and rights of LGBTI people depend on an accurate record and representation of their struggles. GALA mobilises memory by documenting and popularizing the lives and histories of LGBTI South Africans. In so doing it contributes to the development of pride, challenges homophobia and entrenches the rights of LGBTI people.
GALA Office and Archive Hours
Monday to Friday
9 am - 5 pm
Community Library Hours
Tuesday 1 4
Saturday 2 4:30
Contact Us
+27 11 717 4239
Fax: +27 11 717 1783
info@gala.co.za
GALA is a member of the Joint Working Group (JWG), a national network of LGTBI focused organisations in South Africa.
PHOTO GALLERIES
Click on the images below or go to Photo Galleries to view photographs of GALA events and images from our archival collections.
Staff
A Fond Farewell to Director Ruth Morgan |
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When Ruth came to GALA, we were still an independent project of SAHA and has two full-time employees who worked almost exclusively on the archives. I think that Ruth brought a vision for an organization that was much more engaged with the public. (Anthony Manion) Under Ruth's sure direction our funding and staff increased, and so did our efforts at public outreach. |
Her energy and compassion also gave the organization the opportunity to broaden it's focus, and she helped to build a record of documenting the history and experiences of lesbians, transgendereds, and LGBT persons with disabilities. She pioneered the sangoma oral history project, the publication of Tommy Boys, Lesbian Men and Ancestral Wives about female same-sex relationships in Africa, and GALA's Deaf Projects division. Maybe even more than her influence in the organization, she has forever changed the lives of the people at GALA. She always saw us as colleagues. She always valued all of us. (Busi Kheswa) Always willing to listen, to help, and to give space to grow, Ruth has All of us love and admire Ruth, as so many other did, and wish her nothing but the best that life can bring. |
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Nancy Castro Leal Deputy Director |
Anthony Manion
Archives Coordinator,
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Busisiwe Kheswa Projects and Administration |
John Meletse Deaf Projects |
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Reverend Paul Mokgethi HIV/AIDS Life Story Project |
A group photo from Ruth's farewell party. |
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