The only surviving member of the historic 1956 Women’s March on the Union Buildings will be the quest speaker at the University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) Women in Community Engagement Empowerment Projects event on Tuesday.
“Sophia Williams de Bruyn‚ alongside Helen Joseph‚ Lillian Ngoyi and Rahima Moosa‚ led over 20000 women of all races…in protest against the proposed amendments to the Urban Areas Act of 1950‚” a UJ statement said.
“We are very excited to have Auntie Sophie‚ as she is affectionately known‚ share the happenings from the 1956 Women’s March‚” said UJ’s Ernestine Meyer-Adams.
“She will also touch on the current women leadership issues.”
This year’s event “will honour community builder Florrie Daniels‚ whose community projects in Westbury (Johannesburg) and the surrounding areas have made the most impact in the past 60 years”‚ the university said.
“We try to make every year exceptional in showcasing the leadership in community development and the empowerment of women; Florrie is exactly that for us. Furthermore‚ UJ researchers‚ under the Centre for Education Rights and Transformation‚ will also be documenting Mrs Daniels’ community work for the Community Library archives.”
Thursday will see UJ host the annual Helen Joseph Memorial Lecture at the Madibeng Building on UJ’s Auckland Park-Kingsway campus.
1956 Women’s March survivor to speak on ‘leadership issues’
“Sophia Williams de Bruyn‚ alongside Helen Joseph‚ Lillian Ngoyi and Rahima Moosa‚ led over 20000 women of all races…in protest against the proposed amendments to the Urban Areas Act of 1950‚” a UJ statement said.
“We are very excited to have Auntie Sophie‚ as she is affectionately known‚ share the happenings from the 1956 Women’s March‚” said UJ’s Ernestine Meyer-Adams.
“She will also touch on the current women leadership issues.”
This year’s event “will honour community builder Florrie Daniels‚ whose community projects in Westbury (Johannesburg) and the surrounding areas have made the most impact in the past 60 years”‚ the university said.
“We try to make every year exceptional in showcasing the leadership in community development and the empowerment of women; Florrie is exactly that for us. Furthermore‚ UJ researchers‚ under the Centre for Education Rights and Transformation‚ will also be documenting Mrs Daniels’ community work for the Community Library archives.”
Thursday will see UJ host the annual Helen Joseph Memorial Lecture at the Madibeng Building on UJ’s Auckland Park-Kingsway campus.
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