Roy Sesana



Roy Sesana (born around 1950 in Molapo, Botswana) is a Bushman activist who works together with the First People of the Kalahari for the rights of his tribe.

Quotes

 * What kind of development is it when the people lead shorter lives than before? They catch HIV/AIDS. Our children are beaten in school and won't go. Some become prostitutes. They are not allowed to hunt. They fight because they are bored and get drunk. They are starting to commit suicide. We never saw that before. Is this "development"?
 * Progress can kill, Botswana, 2005


 * Without land we are not secure. The reason I am saying land is important, is that when you look at the trees, you feel satisfied. Not because you have eaten, but because it is your land. Without land you are like a bird that is flying from one place to another without a nest. That is why land is important.
 * APTN report, January 2002


 * We are not primitive. We live differently to you, but we do not live exactly like our grandparents did, nor do you. Were your ancestors 'primitive'? I don't think so. We respect our ancestors. We love our children. This is the same for all people.
 * Acceptance Speech for The Right Livelihood Award


 * If anyone has read a lot of books and thinks I am primitive because I have not read even one, then he should throw away those books and get one which says we are all brothers and sisters under God and we too have a right to live.
 * Acceptance Speech for The Right Livelihood Award