Today I got
a phone call saying all roads lead to town house and without wasting anytime I
headed straight there. When I arrived I discovered that the focus of this years’ 16 Days of Activism Against Gender
based violence was focusing on Rape of women and children. At town House I found myself amongst women
from of all ages, classes and ethnic groups all wearing T-Shits that read,
“CODE RED AGAINST RAPE”. These women
were getting ready to march through the streets of Harare and were organised by
a group called, ‘The Katswe Sisterhood’.
There were
women who had been raped amongst the group, the ladies were so passionate and
eager to bring change that i was moved to join the march after all I am a woman
and i am not ‘immune’ to the possibility of being raped. It was amazing being amongst the women as they
sang and danced in celebration of taking a stand against rape. I was humbled and honoured to be a part of the
experience as you never really understand the damage of rape until you see a
woman urging you to sing with her as she know the scars that this atrocity has
left embedded in her memory and the palm prints it has left on her soul.
Photography provided by E:thos photography by Rudo Nyangulu
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