The public service workers' march in Pretoria is far biggerthan this march of NGOs. IOL names the following as being participants: African Diaspora Forum (ADF), CoRMSA,Treatment Action Campaign, Equal Education and Awethu!, SECTION27, Corruption Watch, SAHRC and Doctors Without Borders _____
TheTimes.jpg Candyfloss and ice cream as over 1,000 people gather for anti-xenophobia march Katharine Child, The Times, Johannesburg, 23 April 2015 More than 1000 people turned out in Parktown in support of the anti-xenophobia march that was set to start on Thursday afternoon. Groups of people sang and danced in Piet Roos Park. The atmosphere was festive with vendors were selling ice cream and candyfloss. School pupils were also seen arriving. Many people carried anti-xenophobia placards, one of which read "Inequality is the root of evil not foreigners". A group of 10 young men travelled from Rustenberg in a taxi at a cost of R4500, despite being unemployed. One of them, Tshepiso Morake, said they had to come from the North West province to "support our brothers and sisters". A group of tenants from China Mall arrived and said a large contingent of Chinese people would attend the march. Johnny Xu, a manager at China Mall in Crown Mines, said he felt "welcome" in South Africa. The Africa Diaspora Forum was also represented. "We believe in a united Africa," said Star Ndlovu, a Zimbabwean who works for the group that represents migrants' interests. Many members of The Treatment Action Campaign were also in attendance. About 200 community workers dressed in orange overalls were present to guide the marchers to Mary Fitzgerald Square. - RDM News Wire, The Times From: http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2015/04/23/candyfloss-and-ice-cream-as-over -1000-people-gather-for-anti-xenophobia-march -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
