CoCT leg of Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage significant considering SA's history, says reverend
People from all walks of life joined hands on Human Rights Day in Cape Town for a walk that formed part of a global movement for a ceasefire in Gaza.
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CAPE TOWN - A reverend who joined over 100 people on a Cape Town Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage on Thursday says even though South Africa has its challenges, it's important not to turn a blind eye to what's happening in Gaza.
People from all walks of life joined hands on Human Rights Day in Cape Town for a walk that formed part of a global movement for a ceasefire in Gaza.
The walk, which started in Simon’s Town and ended in the Cape Town BCD also included 160 other cities in 20 countries organising similar pilgrimages covering about 41 kilometres, the same length as the Gaza Strip.
Dozens of Capetonians donned Palestinian flags and scarves for the Cape Town leg of the pilgrimage that various churches and Christian groupings organised.
Reverend Llewellyn MacMaster of the Uniting Reformed Church said it was significant that South Africans were standing in solidarity with the people of Gaza on Human Rights Day.
"I, with everyone who is here today [Thursday], we are touched by what's happening in Gaza, the displacement of people, the killings, and given our history also in South Africa - that's where we tie the two things together."
The pilgrimage came to an end later on Thursday with an event involving reflection, poetry and music at the Groote Kerk in Adderley Street.