In Pictures: Wits Protests Gender-Based Violence

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Hundreds of Wits University students gathered at the Great Hall piazza to protest against gender-based violence and femicide. The protest is in response to the growing call to end gender-based violence and femicide following the rape and murder of 19-year-old University of Cape Town (UCT) student Uyinene Mrwetyana. FATIMA MOOSA and SHAAZIA EBRAHIM collected pictures of the placards. 

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Wits students making posters on the steps of the Great Hall.
“Respect my existence or expect my resistance.”
“We refuse to be silenced,” says poster at Wits protest. “No is a full sentence,” reads another.
Male Wits student holds up a poster saying boys should be held accountable for their actions.
“In a week you will forget but I will still have a vagina. I will be a target.”
“Stop violence against women, trans, queer, and non-binary folk.”
“Cloudy with a chance of rape.”
“Leave my poes alone.”
“Girls just wanna have fun-damental human rights,” reads a placard. “I’m with her,” reads the placard beside it.
“Stop this kak.”
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Featured image by Shaazia Ebrahim

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