This Valentine's Day join the Department of Arts and Culture in celebrating our 20 years of freedom by showing your love for South Africa
The Director-General of the Department of Arts and Culture, Mr Sibusiso Xaba invites you to join in the celebration of Freedom Friday, as part of the countdown to South Africa’s 20 years of Freedom celebrations, with a special event at the Eastgate Mall on Friday 14 February 2014.
This Valentine’s Day the call is to show your love for South Africa!
Through song and dance, two entertainment groups, GB Collective and Unknown Virus, will show what the last two decades of democracy mean for them. GB Collective has been developing a musical production since 2005, focusing on South Africa’s struggle against Apartheid and eventual transition to democracy. The objective of the project is to educate and inspire today’s youth about the country’s history and future.
There is also an opportunity to share thoughts, memories and pictures of freedom, through the DAC’s interactive countdown campaign. The campaign run across various social media platforms and interactive experiential zones in malls nationwide as well as at OR Tambo International Airport, encourages South Africans to share their personal stories of what freedom and democracy means to them.
The experiential zones in malls include an Express your Freedom location where for example South Africans can contribute to graffiti boards, a collection of which will be on display during the official ceremony marking the anniversary of our freedom, on 27 April 2014.
In launching the countdown clock campaign in October 2013 Minister Paul Mashatile, said “I call on all South Africans, to come together and participate in activities that promote a common South African consciousness. This is not a government campaign but a coming together of South Africans from different walks of life, united in our effort to deepen national pride and celebrate all that is good about our country.”
The countdown campaign is just one activity aimed at mobilising South Africans behind the 20 years of freedom celebrations, Freedom Friday is another; this campaign was launched last year, in partnership with Lead SA, Government Communications and Information System (GCIS), Proudly SA and Brand South Africa. Freedom Friday encourages the nation to celebrate our ‘South Africanness’ by wearing whatever makes them proud to be South African. It could be a sports jersey, traditional dress or beaded suit.
Date: 14 February 2014
Time: 13h00
Venue: Eastgate Mall, Entrance 9 Mantovanis Restaurant, Foodcourt, Bedfordview
Dress: Show some love for your country! Wear your colours.
Media RSVP to Patience Mogomotsi, on e-mail: PatienceMo@dac.gov.za
For more information:
https://www.20yearsoffreedom.org.za/
Twitter: @20_yof
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