Scores march against violence
25/11/2006 16:26  - (SA)  

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Cape Town - Scores of people, including a number of schoolchildren, took part in a march against violence in central Cape Town on Saturday.

Among the marchers were city mayor Helen Zille, church leaders and senior Western Cape police officials.

One of the organisers, Anglican Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane, said the event followed in the tradition of the Men's March that had been held every year since 2000.

"This year we have called it a march against violence because of the general levels of violence in our schools and community, as well as abuse of women and children," he said.

"We come here to demonstrate our abhorrence of this violence... and to say 'yes' to the dignity of everyone created in God's image irrespective of gender, irrespective of age. Evil triumphs when good people do nothing."