We can’t wait any longer. We need to fix our schools now! Please watch this video from our Solidarity Visit to the Eastern Cape:

Equal Education is preparing to return to court to force the Minister to do what she promised. To show the Minister how serious they are, they are planning Youth marches in Pretoria and Cape Town on 17 June 2013. There will be also be a picket in Bhisho, EC on 18 June 2013 outside the High Court.

These marches are for everyone interested in improving the state of schools across the country. Please invite your friends, teachers and parents. Remember to wear your school uniform.

CAPE TOWN
Meet at Keizersgracht Street parking lot at 12h00 and march to Parliament.
For more information:
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Adam Sack, 083 794 1111
Gilbert Pindano, 078 563 9487
Julie Campbell, 076 173 1635

PRETORIA
Meet outside City Hall on Paul Kruger Street at 12h00 and march to the Department of Basic Education.
For more information:
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Nombulelo Nyathela, 083 780 5079
Brad Brockman, 072 267 8489
Sam Shapiro, 071 874 8621

EASTERN CAPE

Meet at the Bhisho High Court at 10am on 18 June and hold a picket there.
For more information contact:
Yoliswa Dwane, 078 184 4921
Ntuthuzo Ndzomo, 0729314343
Sam Shapiro, 071 874 8621

For more information on Equal Education, visit their website and social media pages, Facebook and Twitter.

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Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga

Equal Education has been at the forefront of activism for the improvement of schools and they are hoping that the Minimum Norms and Standards for School Infrastructure will bring an end to the shocking school conditions faced by so many South African children; and especially for children who live in impoverished rural communities like those found in the Eastern Cape as well as other parts of the country. For the full press release by Equal Education click here

Millions of South African children face similar classroom conditions on a daily basis.