US EditionSouth African Women Stage Lie-Down Protest Against Gender-Based Violence Ahead of G20 Summit
Women and queer communities demand a national disaster declaration for gender-based violence, honoring 15 daily femicide victims with a silent shutdown backed by over one million petition signatures.
- On Friday, 21 November, Women for Change is staging a nationwide shutdown to demand GBV and femicide be declared a national disaster before the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg.
- After earlier rejections, organisers note that previous campaigns failed despite more than one million petition signatures, and the National Disaster Management Centre rejected Women for Change's petition on 5 November 2025 while South Africa buries a woman every 2.5 hours.
- At 12pm participants dressed in black will withdraw from the economy and lie down in silence for 15 minutes, with Women for Change publishing nationwide meeting points and guidelines.
- Rise Mzansi National leader Songezo Zibi endorsed the shutdown and urged employers to grant paid leave, while President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed empathy and called for respect toward women.
- Gender-Violence experts note GBV's heavy economic cost, while Amanda du Pont pledged a R100 000 donation to Women for Change ahead of next week's shutdown.
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South African women stage lie-down protest against gender-based violence ahead of G20 summit
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Hundreds of women wearing black gathered in a Johannesburg park on Friday, one day before the start of the Group of 20 summit, to stage a 15-minute lie-down protest symbolizing the 15 lives lost daily to gender-based…
South African women stage lie-down protest against gender-based violence ahead of G20 summit
Hundreds of women wearing black have gathered in a Johannesburg park to protest gender-based violence in South Africa. The protest, held Friday, one day before the start of the Group of 20 summit, symbolized the 15 lives lost daily to…
South African women stage lie-down protest against gender-based violence ahead of G20 summit
Hundreds of women wearing black have gathered in a Johannesburg park to protest gender-based violence in South Africa. The protest, held Friday, one day before the start of the Group of 20 summit, symbolized the 15 lives lost daily to…
South African women stage lie-down protest against gender-based violence ahead of G20 summit
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Hundreds of women wearing black gathered in a Johannesburg park on Friday, one day before the start of the Group of 20 summit, to stage a 15-minute lie-down protest symbolizing the 15 lives lost daily to gender-based…
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