FREEDOM MONTH Wrapping Up Freedom Month with a space we all need to visit and learn from. THE CASTLE OF GOOD HOPE in the Western Cape
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FREEDOM MONTH
Wrapping Up Freedom Month with a space we all need to visit and learn from. THE CASTLE OF GOOD HOPE in the Western Cape. 29 Years into our democracy what are the lessons they are highlighting for us to learn from our past and present?
GUEST: CALVYN GILFELLAN - CEO Castle Control Board
The theme for Freedom Day 2023 is Consolidating and Safeguarding Democratic Gains and this year, the Castle of Good Hope, for centuries associated with armed colonial conquest and apartheid oppression, will again host a program in support of this appropriate theme.
- After the Euphoria how do we safeguard the gains of our democracy • The work of the Castle of Good Hope
- Does reflecting on our History in any way help us make improved ac tions for the progress of our country
- South Africa in decades to come; how do you foresee future genera tions would see our decisions when they become the content of future museums
- How do we visit the Castle of Good Hope
Calvyn Gilfellan, CEO of the Castle Control Board: Since the euphoria of that memorable day almost 30 years ago, there has been a worrisome decline in the voter outcome in South Africa since 1994. I sense that it is primarily the youth who do not practise their constitutional right to vote. There was also a considerable voter education drive pre-94, and not much was done post the historic 27 April 1994. In light of these and other disturbing trends in our body politic, the Castle is doing its bit by hosting a dialogue to understand why the youth is not participating in this pillar of our hard-fought freedom and democracy. Who is at fault? Who is to blame? Did the promises of 1994 falter?
These are a few hard questions the youth will ask society and its democ ratic leadership. Youth Democratic Vote Dialogue, where learners and youth, the Independent Electoral Commission, and others will debate the importance of the vote and the reasons behind voter apathy.