South Africans across social media have turned their profile pictures purple in support of a planned nationwide shutdown against gender-based violence and femicide led by the Women for Change organisation.
The organisation will hold a march on November 21 and has called on women and members of the LGBTQI+ community to “withdraw their power” by refraining from all paid and unpaid work for a day, from offices to households, to highlight their social and economic impact.
“Until South Africa stops burying a woman every 2.5 hours, the G20 cannot speak of growth and progress. We demand that gender-based violence and femicide be declared a national disaster. Not tomorrow. Not at another…
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