Invitation: Join the march for peace
567mw CAPETALK INVITES YOU TO A PEACE MARCH
You are hereby invited to join a silent peace march through Cape Town
just before 12 noon on May 4.
The "Silence the Violence" march is in response to the wave of crime
and violence currently sweeping Cape Town.
We are seeking your support.
Please join us in numbers at the Good Hope Centre at 11am
on Thursday May 4. The march will start at noon.
And send a message of support to shelley@capetalk.co.za.
Bring along banners or placards and let's help turn the tide against crime.
MEDIA RELEASE FROM 567 mw CAPETALK: CAPE TOWN RESIDENTS
IN PEACE MARCH TO SHOW THEIR COLLECTIVE OPPOSITION TO CRIME
CAPETONIANS, concerned by the levels of crime and violence across
the city, are being offered an opportunity to make a symbolic statement against the
carnage by participating in a silent peace march on May 4.
Organised by CapeTalk, the "Silence the Violence" initiative follows a dramatic increase
in gang violence, a host of gruesome murders and ongoing general crime in Cape
Town and its surrounds over recent weeks.
CapeTalk station manger Colleen Louw said hundreds of callers to the station
recently had expressed anger and deep concern at crime levels
in the city and had expressed a desire to do something about the situation.
"They are telling us that crime levels are unacceptable and they want to
do something about it. We are providing a platform for them to do so."
"This is not a protest, but through this symbolic and silent walk for peace we are
encouraging ordinary Capetonians to play a part in the resolution of this dire situation
and to collectively take action and show their solidarity with all efforts aimed at
normalising the situation."
"We are urging ordinary citizens and organised groups to come out of their homes
and their offices en masse on May 4 and to make a stand," said Louw.
"Let this be the first step towards a crime-free Mother City," she added.
Participants will gather at the Good Hope Centre from 11 am
on Thursday, May 4. The sounding of the Noon Day Gun will mark the start
of the one kilometre march which will move along Strand Street, into Adderley
Street and end in Darling Street outside the Cape Town City Hall.
For more information, call Shelley Doyle on (021) 446-4771 or visit the Cape Talk website below:
Cape Talk March for Peace Event Details