#TotalShutDown

On the 1st of August 2018, the onset of what is observed as Women’s Month in South Africa, women and gender non-conforming persons across the country will march to highlight the plight of women and girls who continue to suffer abuse at the hands of men and boys. Called the #TotalShutDown campaign, the march has been organised by women and women’s rights organisations – and the organisers say this is a march exclusively for women and gender non-conforming individuals, men should refrain from participating. But what lies at the heart of this stance? Khopotso Bodibe, Communications Specialist for MenEngage Africa Alliance, discussed this question with the Alliance’s Campaigns and Advocacy Specialist, Mpiwa Mangwiro.