Congratulations on the new campaign. May it be a huge success and a turning point in South Africa's history.
You have taken the first steps in the fight against South Africa's huge crime epidemic. Recent initiatives, such as your own, have done a lot to expose SA's staggering crime levels to the international community. However, merely writing about the problem and signing one or two petitions will neither be efficient enough to persuade the SA government to act decisively against crime, nor to cause an international outcry against the murders. The SA government will only get it's act together once it is forced to do so... and the international community will only start to support your efforts once they see that you are "seriously fighting for your lives".
We suggest that you take the following steps:
- Hold a nationwide strike against crime. Special emphasis should be placed on big corporations such as ESKOM and SASOL.
- March through Pretoria and stop at every embassy to hand over a declaration against crime and other media (such as documentaries) to the appropriate ambassadors. Include a request for diplomatic assistance with each of the handovers. Get local celebrities, that support the cause, to join in.
- If the above do not yield the desired effects, increase the frequency and duration of such actions until you are satisfied that you have succeeded.
Such strikes should be held regardless of whether you have the appropriate permissions/clearances or not. What kind of message will it send to the outside world when the SA government is unwilling to act against crime, but willing to act against normal citizens?
Your friends
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*This e-mail was sent to Afriforum, the civil rights movement of the Solidarity trade union. You can e-mail them at afriforum@solidariteit.co.za or visit their website.
