Expats Invited to Silent Vigil in LONDON in Solidarity with South Africa – 12 April
On Wednesday 12 April 2017, while South Africans back home come together for a National Day of Action and march to the Union Buildings to call for President Jacob Zuma to step down… South Africans abroad will hold a silent vigil in solidarity at SA House in Trafalgar Square, London. The DA Abroad has announced that […]
On Wednesday 12 April 2017, while South Africans back home come together for a National Day of Action and march to the Union Buildings to call for President Jacob Zuma to step down… South Africans abroad will hold a silent vigil in solidarity at SA House in Trafalgar Square, London.
The DA Abroad has announced that on the evening of 12 April, South African expats will again stand in solidarity with their countrymen and come together for a silent candlelight vigil.
As the vigil falls on 12 April – which happens to be President Zuma’s birthday – the organisers say that while he lights the candles on his birthday cake “we will light our candles of hope for South Africa’s future, for the future of our economy, our democracy and our Constitution.”
Just this last weekend – on Saturday 8 April – over 600 South Africans in London gathered outside the High Commission to join the call for Zuma to go. (Watch below.)
ALL South Africans in the UK are invited to the vigil from all walks of life – political parties, NGOs, civil society – and any South African who cares about the future of South Africa:
**Protest Schedule**
18:30 – 19:00 Arrival and assembling
19:00 – 19:30 Candlelight vigil commences with singing of the National Anthem
19:30 – 20:00 Disbanding
Venue: SA House, Trafalgar Square, London
For any questions and more info email uk@da-abroad.org or visit:
www.facebook.com/events/791162587699556/