On Sunday, South Africa marks 40 years since the launch of the United Democratic Front - the coming together of over 400 organisations who took a stand against apartheid South Africa.
CAPE TOWN - The success of the United Democratic Front can be attributed to the strength of a single-issue campaign.
“It was the single rallying cry of the UDF and that was 'UDF unites, apartheid divides'. And that was the slogan, and it made life simpler," said Friedman.“It was amazing to see the halls filled with people, the streets filled with people. I mean we had marches and protests and of course that grew by such an extent that by 1984 the police got more repressive, 1985 state of emergency, and still people took to the barricades, took to the streets.
“For us the best part was the ability to sit in a workshop, to debate, to discuss and to learn - that was also struggle.” “We gradually learnt, less text, more images - that’s more easily understood because people out there are not necessarily as literate as we were, and if you want to mobilise people you need to put over complex content in an easy-to-understand and visually effective manner.”
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