On the front page of The Times today there is an article calling for people to march against crime.
It’s happened before and will happen again but I still always feel the urge to get involved and call people to action.
“I’ll organise the celebrities. We’ll lead the march if needs be, but we need the ordinary people to join us. Let’s do it. Let’s get a million people to tell the government that we’ve had enough.”
This is what Desmond Dube had to say regarding the movement. “Now is the time to organise a million-man march on Pretoria – To let the people responsible know how we feel, to make the accountable.”
I couldn’t agree more and if it takes a celebrity leadership to do it, SA Rocks is right behind them.
As you can see in the top left of the new site design there is a motto, “Positive Action”. This is what I have decided mould SA Rocks in to, Positive Action.
I think it’s time we took some action, make it positive and let the government know that we are unhappy and not leaving, we are going to stay and fight for what we love. fl
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March 6th, 2008 at 7:53 am
Enough is enough…. Desmond is confident that he can rally up a million people. If it’s just 250 000 that is also good, lets do it. Show the dooshbag that is Minister Charles Nqakula that there is clearly a problem.
March 6th, 2008 at 8:48 am
Hi,
LET’S DO IT!!!
March 6th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
Where do we sign up!?!?!?!?!??!?!
March 6th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
As soon as I know details I will blog them and we can all make our way to the march, promise!
March 6th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
Make it a national march all at the same time – lets make an impact. All of us must join hands against this crime.
March 7th, 2008 at 10:51 am
Been there, done that! So what have these marches accomplished except public hooliganism and more offending? Did they ever after a march implement tougher measures or change legislation? Why don’t people start changing in their own backyard by fighting crime in their own communities and working TOGETHER to put measures in place that will change their circumstances there where they live? Be pro-active in your environment with local authorities input? Why wait for “government”? Why are people offending? Poverty, greed, genetic reasons, unemployment, revenge, reaction to past injustices? Until we sort out and provide constructive solutions for people who offend, marches will do squat! Those who offend out of need and hunger need jobs! Businesses should start agencies where they do on-the-job training with the incentive of a job at the end of the training. Those with a criminal record should receive therapy and life skills training and then also employment. Being in prison and committed to a rehabilitation programme and then to be released and find no job, will only result in the revolving prison door effect, as they have no alternative to go back to stealing and dealing to survive.
Forgiveness is preached everywhere but is it practiced? If a guy has done his sentence he has paid his dues so let him prove that he can function in society! It is great to march!! We all stand together, hey! But do we? As long as it it is them and us we shall not stop this tide! As long as each of us in our daily routines do not provide solutions and changed attitudes crime will prevail. The president said we have to change the moral fibre of the people, the value systems and I hear: start with yourself!!! As long as I break the speed limit, use my cell whilst driving, drink and drive, steal company time and property, evade taxes, etc. etc. I am offending and liable; just as liable as a house breaker, mugger and a thief! Change your own perception and implementation of right and wrong before you judge and march on crime, because if you “do” those petty almost accepted illegal things, you have no right to march!!!
March 7th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
@Karin – wow, that’s incredible. I had this EXACT debate last night.
I am actually going to follow up with a post on the topic and my thoughts today.
I wonder, is Nicro in the business of looking for partners to start this change? How bout SA Rocks???
March 7th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
Anything to stick it to these thieves. I say away with the death penalty and bring in amputations! Yeah! You rape someone and you get half your thing chopped at a public ceremony in Ellis Park. Tickets will be available at Computicket and no under 18′s allowed. Then for the thieves and robbers, they can be publicly flogged while tied to a portable tree stump. Repeat offenders will have their fingers chopped off. Three at a time. By his fourth offence, the bugger cannot even fire a water-gun.
For thieves and drug addicts, they will be placed in a glass container and fed a cocktail of the same drugs they have been peddling to our daughters. The highest bidder gets to plunge the syringe into the pigs veins. Yea! let’s see how Agliotti and Nassif take it now.
Finally, for all those steriod-loaded bouncers, they should be tied by their feet, plugged in the rear and force-fed on used cooking oil.
My two cents.
March 12th, 2008 at 9:23 am
south africa still face crime issues even after apartheid and it even worse than the times of oppression. each and every single day in hourly news, we hear about crime. crime issues are leading stories in most days. almost every year ther are campaigns like fighting against women and child abuse, but increasingly women and children are being abused every day. now people will march against crime and there will be no change. the question is: how many times will south africa march in order to be a free country? south africa marched during apartheid era, now it is a democratic country, but but marches are held every year. south african government is still faced by a challenge to reduce crime maybe by inreasing job opportunities to keep the citizens bussy so that they will stay away from crime. however we should all support these marches to show the government our grievances maybe one day there would be a change since we have seen how south africa have moved from apartheid to democracy.
March 12th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
I certainly do’nt think a march would be such a good idea, ya we’ll be voicing out our complains and plans of action against those who commit crime but for all i know criminals will participate in the march and then afterwards they continue where they left of the previous night. South Africa has had many marchs against crime, however, the crime rate gets higher by day. These marches accomplish nothing except public hooliganism. The crime rate is influenced by the rate of poverty and unemployment. The government should be focusing on fighting poverty and create employment oppoturnities to people rather than organising marches because they do not provide any solution but offend citizens. If there is a march to take place i would suggest a prayer march. We are to walk around S.A roads praying for poverty, crime and other concerning issues.
March 25th, 2008 at 10:44 am
info@millionmanmarch.co.za
Above is the e-mail address that everyone can use to show interest in the march.
March 27th, 2008 at 10:12 am
I am sick of hearing how crime is caused by poverty and creating jobs will solve it. Explain the VIOLENCE? How does that alleviate hunger? Also, explain why the unemployment rate has gone from 38% in 1996 to 24.5% in 2007 yet violent crime has increased steadily. And if these pieces of garbage are making a couple of grand out of a 3 minute armed robbery in one night, WHY would they suddenly accept an average wage job? WHY are so many EMPLOYED individuals involved in crime?? What about all the illegal aliens in the country? And if they’re all destitute and starving, why are the daily headlines not about massive amounts of food theft?? Are we to believe that rape, torture and murder are nutritious??
April 15th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
Let’s go for it – we must march! Crime is an issue and we cannot afford to be quite about it anymore. Let’s march…
April 23rd, 2008 at 3:12 pm
Oh yes,Lets stand and fight for our country.
I will be there myself,we can do this.
May 9th, 2008 at 10:16 am
Hi
I wondered if this march took place? I dont recall hearing any big news on it. I love the concept to stand up against crime, and to let the government know how we feel about it, however, I have to say I so agree with Karin. Like the dog owner in camps bay that walks the dog on the beach, lets the dog poop, and leaves it!! Then will make the biggest noise about the ‘bergies’ pooping!! Thats just a small sample of the kind of illogical thoughts of people. They dont see their offences as serious, but everyone elses is. Gotta clean up your act first. Take the block of wood off your shoulders before taking the chip of someone elses. However, this does not excuse or mitigate murder, which is in a whole different category, and we do need to stand up and fight with words , these perpetrators, and start getting more evasive action going to help this to abate. So i think by at least getting people to unite as one to voice their concern,is a good start. But it needs to be properly co-ordinated, make it national get people to buy in to it, and then get it off the ground so that it makes headlines around the world.
Caro
May 9th, 2008 at 11:02 am
Hi Caro,
The march is taking place on June 10th! So you haven’t missed it!!
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