Orange mask protesters to gather in Durban North

THE Orange Mask Campaign will be staged tomorrow (18 September) in Durban North on Kenneth Kaunda Road (Northway Road) outside Our Lady of Fatima Convent from 4pm until 5pm.

The campaign, which is an initiative of the Active Citizens Movement (ACM), forms part of the larger national call to support the #StopC19Corruption campaign.

“The colour orange is symbolic of the traditional colour of the uniforms that convicted prisoners are clothed in for easy identification. By using the colour orange in our campaign we are sending a clear and unequivocal message to the perpetrators of corruption of our intention to see them duly charged, prosecuted and convicted. We want to see them clothed in an orange jumpsuit,” said Pops Rampersad, executive member of the ACM. 

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“We are appealing to anyone who is against corruption to join the protests. If people want to join, there will be masks available at the protest,” added Rampersad. 

Coral Vinsen, another executive member of ACM and organiser of the Durban North campaign, said the campaigners will meet on the road outside the church before heading to the corner of Kenneth Kaunda Road and Swapo Road (Broadway Road).

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“We will have leaflets and posters for people to hold up,” she said. 

For more information, email activecmsa@gmail.com.

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