We, the People Walk commemorates fallen heroes

Children and elders gathered at Constitution Hill on March 23, on day four of the 7th Human Rights Festival for the We, the People Walk.

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This year’s festival focused on the theme: ‘A just and inclusive South Africa’, aiming to engage communities in meaningful discussions and artistic expressions related to human rights.

Participants were dressed in black and white T-shirts, waving small South African flags while singing struggle songs.

The We, the People Walk is a symbolic 8km launched in 2014 and has attracted more than 4 000 participants over the years. It forms part of the 7th edition of the Human Rights Festival that pays homage to all those who lost their lives in the fight for democracy, particularly during the Sharpeville Massacre of March 21, 1960.

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The festival is about supporting and engaging in acts of active citizenship that build communities and show the power of peaceful protest, advocacy, and argument to advance human rights.

With this objective, the festival aims to build greater awareness and knowledge around human rights, promote the importance of an active citizenry, build social cohesion, tolerance of difference and heal divisions in communities.

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