By Marlene le Roux
Human Rights Day is historic in South Africa. It is a day when we cannot forget the horrors of Sharpeville and Langa. These atrocities were a response to people who raised their voices against the inhumanity of the apartheid government of the day, sixty four years ago.
We can say we have gained much, however we must never become complacent. We are called upon to do introspection regarding the marginalisation of the poor, people with disabilities and the voiceless.
Ouma Katrina, the last speaker of the N|uu language is, at the age of 91, still an activist for the San and the language. Young dancers through the production, Our Mother, The Earth – Where will our children play? take up the baton to actively prompt human and ecological rights with action.
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