GEORGE NEWS - In commemoration of the Marikana massacre* which took place ten years ago on 16 August 2012, a documentary will be shown to the public next Tuesday, 16 August, at Oom Bul's Coffee Shop in Pacaltsdorp from 18:00 to 20:00.
No entry fees are charged.
This initiative by Hein Scheepers of Guidy Worx and Calvin Claasen of Bo-Menslike Operatief aims to create a platform for civic education and thought-sharing with a discussion panel and dialogue after the screening of the film.
Miners Shot Down is a South African documentary film directed by Rehad Desai and released in 2014, two years after the massacre.
The film explores the events leading up to that fatal day a decade ago, in a quest to explain what went wrong. In 2015, the film won an International Emmy Award.
* On 16 August 2012, a tactical response unit of the South African Police shot and killed 34 striking workers and seriously wounded at least 78 others, who were part of a peaceful gathering on public land near the town of Marikana in North West Province.
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