THOUSANDS of people in Cape Town yesterday joined the Right2know campaign and marched on Parliament to reject the proposed Protection of Information Bill.
The march was supported by a broad civil society coalition of nearly 400 organisations, ordinary folks from across the city, academics, media practitioners, activists, musicians, poets, religious and community leaders among others.
The protesters held up several placards. One of them read: "The information bill has an agenda that goes beyond the veil of state secrets and moves beyond totalitarian ideology."
Others said: "Let the truth Out", "Stalin is dead", "When you attack my freedom of expression, you attack yours," "40000 citizens say stop the secrecy bill."
One man led the procession, along with religious leaders, with chains around his neck and masking tape covering his mouth. Speakers from various communities added their voices in protest.
The marchers were set to hand over a memorandum of concerns addressed to President Jacob Zuma, State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele, speaker of Parliament Max Sisulu and ad hoc committee on the bill chairperson Cecil Burgess.
Kavin Davids from Hangberg community in Hout Bay, where people are facing evictions, told the crowd that "we will fight this bill to the end".
March against Information Bill
THOUSANDS of people in Cape Town yesterday joined the Right2know campaign and marched on Parliament to reject the proposed Protection of Information Bill.
The march was supported by a broad civil society coalition of nearly 400 organisations, ordinary folks from across the city, academics, media practitioners, activists, musicians, poets, religious and community leaders among others.
The protesters held up several placards. One of them read: "The information bill has an agenda that goes beyond the veil of state secrets and moves beyond totalitarian ideology."
Others said: "Let the truth Out", "Stalin is dead", "When you attack my freedom of expression, you attack yours," "40000 citizens say stop the secrecy bill."
One man led the procession, along with religious leaders, with chains around his neck and masking tape covering his mouth. Speakers from various communities added their voices in protest.
The marchers were set to hand over a memorandum of concerns addressed to President Jacob Zuma, State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele, speaker of Parliament Max Sisulu and ad hoc committee on the bill chairperson Cecil Burgess.
Kavin Davids from Hangberg community in Hout Bay, where people are facing evictions, told the crowd that "we will fight this bill to the end".
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