June 20 – Silent March
GFSA and the Johannesburg Community Chest coordinated a powerful Silent March at Zoo Lake, Johannesburg. Over 2,000 pairs of shoes were lined up in memory of the thousands killed by guns, generating massive media attention.

 

October 30 – Office Vandalised
Our offices were ransacked in a deliberate attack – papers scattered, equipment destroyed, and human excrement left in stairwells. This intimidation only strengthened our resolve.

“Whenever there is opposition to what you do, then you know you are on the side of justice and truth”

Sheena Duncan, founder, chairperson (1997-2004)