Soccer tournament to unite people

Next week is anti-racism week.

One of the campaigns to fight racism is the Luthuli Museum’s junior soccer tournament on March 12 at the Groutville Market Sports Ground at 8.30am.

Participating teams are those in the under 13 league in KwaDukuza.

The tournament is aimed at removing bridges of racial differences among people as Chief Albert Luthuli used sport, soccer in particular to unite people which had such a positive impact in the early 20s.

He linked soccer and human rights by defending Africans’ right to play. Soccer was part of the larger struggle for equality and self-determination. The theme of this campaign is #what does racism mean to you?

Chief Albert Luthuli was an extraordinary South African leader who set the standard for peace, humanity, equality and non-racism on the African continent.

Luthuli Museum is part government legacy projects including the Nelson Mandela Museum and other institutions that symbolise struggle for democracy and non-racism in South Africa.

The purpose of the campaign is to contribution towards a broader national campaign on fighting racism; reactivate the voice of Chief Albert Luthuli and his contemporaries against racism and to remind the community of Groutville and surroundings about dedication and commitment of JA Luthuli to non-racism.

Organisations and individuals have engaged in a course to fight against racism, in different forms and in most parts of the country especially KwaZulu-Natal. There’s a movement geared towards cross-cultural understanding, co-existence and social cohesion by black South Africans.

After Chief AJ Luthuli was assaulted by National Party supporters while addressing the Afrikaner intellectuals, a white lady fetched water to attend the bruise on his forehead: Chief Luthuli said to the lady: “We must not make too much of this. It is bad for us and for them. They haven’t grown fully spiritually yet.”

For further information contact Luthuli Museum Marketing Manager Nolwazi Faku or PR Officer, Zinhle Nyembe on (032) 559 6822 or email marketing@luthulimuseum.org.za.

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