SA called on to mark Anti-Racism Week
The week is about ensuring that there is a countrywide focus on tackling racism and that it remains on the national agenda.
AT the launch of Anti-Racism Week at the Apartheid Museum on March 6, the Anti-Racism Network South Africa (ARNSA) called on the country to pledge to #RootOutRacism.
Anti-Racism Week (March 14-21) is held annually in South Africa during Human Rights Month. It culminates on Human Rights Day and the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
The key speaker at the launch, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa, along with the Anti-Racism Week ambassadors – Mcebisi Jonas, Stephanie Kemp, Sarah Motha, Catherine Constantinides, Nomasonto Mazibuko and Dr Shakira Choonara – were all vocal about rooting out racism.
“I believe there is still racism because people still have that mindset that blacks and whites are not equal.”
The focus week is aimed at creating public awareness about racism and how it affects individuals and broader society. It encourages people to learn and talk about racism, to speak out against it, to report it and to act against it.
The week is about ensuring that there is a countrywide focus on tackling racism and that it remains on the national agenda.
It was initiated by ARNSA, representing some 80 organisations across various provinces. The network is spearheaded by the Ahmed Kathrada and Nelson Mandela foundations.
While Anti-Racism Week is driven by ARNSA, it aims to get communities, housing complexes, schools, universities, workplaces, government departments, labour unions, religious, sports and art institutes, organisations and individuals to host their own anti-racism activities during the week, and through this to lay the basis for a sustainable effort to tackle racism throughout the year.
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