On Monday, 15 March 2010, we will march from the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) offices in Khayelitsha to the Khayelitsha Regional Court where the trial of Zoliswa Nkonyana's murder is set to resume. The march will start at 10h00. At 11h30 there will be a programme of speakers to address protestors outside the court.
Please bring along posters and please feel free to wear t-shirts representing your organisation or with appropriate messaging. Various alliance representatives will be monitoring the trial of the 9 accused of murdering Zoliswa Nkonyana.
The march will be attended by the Coalition to End Discrimination, Treatment Action Campaign, Social Justice Coalition, Freegender, Triangle Project and other organisations and individuals.
Getting There
Buses will leave from UCT (Tugwell stop) at 09:30. Those travelling with their own transport can rendezvous with the bus and follow us to Khayelitsha. The buses will drive back from the Regional Court to UCT at 12:30.
A map to the TAC offices can be found here.
History
In February 2006, Zoliswa, then 19-years-old was beaten and stabbed to death by twenty young men because she was living openly as a lesbian woman. Nine men have been arrested and are standing trial for murder and attempted murder. The trial began in 2006, it has been postponed more than 21 times to date. This has caused and immense amount of trauma for Zoliswa's family and friends, and one of the main state witnesses who was attacked along with Zoliswa, but survived.
Our Demands
- Justice for Zoliswa
- The government should implement programmes to protect women that are vulnerable to hate-based violence
- Speedy resolution of other outstanding cases of hate-crimes
- Homophobia of officials in the justice system should be addressed by the government
Come join us in solidarity and action!
