Women’s Day in South Africa turns 70 with equality still out of reach
- One of my favourite protest songs rings out every year on August 9, which is Women’s Day in South Africa.
- The song works as a call and response: one set of voices cries out, “You have struck a woman,” while another set responds, “so, you have struck a rock!
- ”The chant dates back to the historic protest that gave South Africa’s Women’s Day its date and meaning.
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- One of my favourite protest songs rings out every year on August 9, which is Women’s Day in South Africa.
- The song works as a call and response: one set of voices cries out, “You have struck a woman,” while another set responds, “so, you have struck a rock!
- ”The chant dates back to the historic protest that gave South Africa’s Women’s Day its date and meaning.
Sources: Al Jazeera