PMB: GAY & LESBIAN NETWORK LOCAL ELECTIONS PUBLIC MEETING

The Gay & Lesbian Network in Pietermaritzburg is to host a public meeting for the local government elections on the 14 July at 10h30 at Emaphethelweni, 5 Lenister Road, Scottsville (opposite the Winston Churchill Theatre).

The objectives of the public meeting are:

1. To provide a platform to engage all political parties on local issues for vulnerable and marginalised persons

2. To understand the election process and how it works for the local government elections on 3 August 2016

The target participants at this meeting will be the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex (LGBTI) community and the aim is to discuss with the political parties service delivery issues, redress for marginalised and vulnerable groups (LGBTI, foreign nationals, youth, women, old age etc.), hate crimes, safety in the community and functionality of ward committees/ward councillors and why we need to vote for them.

The organisation has also invited the IEC with the aim to educate the participants at the meeting on the election process and how it works. The following political parties have been invited to the public meeting DA, ANC, IFP, NFP and EFF.

The program will include presentations by the IEC on the election process and political parties will have to present convincing arguments as to why LGBTI voters should vote for them.

Anthony Waldhausen, Director of the Gay & Lesbian Network said: “This is a great opportunity to engage political parties and to see where they stand on LGBTI issues and how to address hate crimes that are been perpetrated against the LGBTI community. We will also want to tackle issues of unemployment as a large amount of youth in our province is unemployed as well. This also provides an opportunity for the LGBTI voters to make an informed decision who they can vote for, provides us to be proactive as citizens and to hold political parties and ward councillors accountable come post-election day.”

The LGBTI community and other marginalised communities are encouraged to attend the public meeting and must RSVP and indicate their dietary requirements by no later than the 11 July to Anthony Waldhausen at 033-3426165/director@gaylesbian.org.za.

The public meeting is proudly funded by the Heinrich Boll Foundation.

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