Sowetan, SANEF, MISA-SA, IAJ , FXI, and PMSA will be commemorating October 19th - also known as Black Wednesday, when several media organisations were banned on October 19 1977. This was a huge setback for freedom of expression in the then apartheid SA.
We have come a long way since then and will be celebrating some of our democratic institutions on this day.
| Date: | 19 October 2009 |
| Time: | 12h30 to 16h00 |
| Venue: | Wits University (Downstairs theatre at Wits Theatre, East Campus) |
| Reserved parking has been arranged at the Planetarium - Enter via Yale rd, off Empire rd. Enclosed is a map of Wits University - East Campus. (Closest street to the venue is Jorissen str.) | |
To join us, please RSVP by 12 October 2009 with the SANEF national office on 011 484 3630 / 011 484 3617 / 084 784 2006 or send an email to admin@sanef.org.za
