Young people in Calitzdorp battle to break down barriers of racial injustice.
“Ek wil nie arm dood gaan nie” was Christopher Tarentaal’s cry during the closing of the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation Youth Identity programme in Calitzdorp this week.
Black and “Coloured” people were systematically impoverished to be the servant class of white people. Places like the central business district were off limits to any other racial group. They could not own property and were only allowed in “town” if they were part of the servant class. Kim-Lee Claasen is working at one of the restaurants in “town” and is trying hard to get her driver’s licence. It has been difficult for her because the nearest test centre and licensed instructors are in Oudtshoorn, 55km away. For every lesson, she has to make a trip to Oudtshoorn.
It was clear that these young people have agency, and I am sure the staff of IJR have something to do with it.
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