Beyond Commemoration: Reclaiming the Political Power of Youth Day

Beyond Commemoration: Reclaiming the Political Power of Youth Day

Every year, South Africa commemorates Youth Day in memory of the brave young people who led the 1976 Soweto Uprising. But beyond the commemorations lies an urgent question: what does it mean to be a young person in today’s South Africa, and how do we capitalise on the radical, political power of today’s youth, which resembles that of the youth of 1976, from the #RhodesMustFall Movement to the #FeesMustFall Movement and the everyday struggles for…