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He is currently the founder and Creative Director of Taste My Waffle design, illustration, music studio and The South Africanist nation building movement.<\/p>\n
He started the South Africanist movement because he was tired of all the negations concerning our country. He was inspired by the fact that \u201cOnce you put your name on something, it\u2019s very difficult to be negative about it\u201d. Jesse feels like he is not an artist he wants to be, but an artist his country needs him to be.<\/p>\n
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A \u201cSouth Africanist\u201d can be understood as one who propagates South Africanism, SA\u2019s #1 loyal fan; builder; protector; motivator; promoter of South Africans and Ambassador to the country. A \u201cSouth Africanist\u201d is the reason the world love\u2019s SA & locals love to be from SA<\/p>\n
\u201cSouth Africanism\u201d is the promotion of active citizenship, encouraging a culture and an attitude of being a fan of SA and its people. By showing love, respect, support, loyalty, Ubuntu towards the country, its people and treating those of foreign descent like family. It’s an alliance of South Africans with an aim to build and inspire SA 1 idea at a time, to bring positivity to our way of life, by living out a shared South African common identity.<\/p>\n
The South Africanist\u2019s Wall is situated in an orphanage \u201cBeth Uriel\u201d (The House of Light) for boys between the ages of 17 and 25. Its mission is to help orientate the boys into adulthood by assisting them in terms of higher education, employment and overall manliness.<\/p>\n
His piece illustrates how everything in nature is perfectly designed and should not be messed with. He goes on to share a slogon incorporating the multilingualism of the home which says \u201cBe Motho O Grand in die Gemeenskap” which means to be an amazing person in the community. The slogan is constructed with 4 different languages [English, Sotho, township slang and Afrikaans]<\/p>\n
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