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Poets march to raise awareness about Women Abuse
Poets march to raise awareness about Women Abuse
The two groups came together at the Luthuli Museum and spent the first part of the morning creating posters that read 'Women Arise' and 'Stop Abuse of Women'. Armed with their written words the group of about 50 young men and women walked down to the market grounds singing and shouting powerful slogans.
"This the first time we have done something like this in Groutville. The idea came after the students at Durban University of Technology marched to raise awareness about cancer earlier this month," said uHuru Poetry in Motion chairperson Thami Dube.
Then once the serious stuff was over the group of diverse poets got to do what they enjoy best - perform and present their work. And what a variety of different kind of genres there was - everything from kwaito to jazz vocals. It was all happening at the Luthuli Museum.
On the programme was, amongst others, Xoliswa Dlamini, S'the Lyrical Voice, Lisa Ntuli, Honey Soul, Telephonik Poet, T'shepoet, David Samath, Boza Babes, Small Key, Enkosi Dube, Hallo Comedian, Kwazi Mbongi and Thabani Zikalala. From kwaito to comedy, from vocalist to poet this group of artists delivered a show that featured a variety of different genre and lasted at least five hours.
For further information please contact Luthuli Museum Education Officer Clinton Taylor or uHuru Poetry club committee chairperson Thami Dube on 073263 8531. More photos and details will be on the Luthuli Museum Facebook page.