We can reclaim ourselves by recognising that love is intrinsic to our being. From it we can invoke the courage to dance with our fear - Pregs Govender

In our country, as in all others, rape and sexual assault have been interwoven into wars of patriarchal conquest and colonisation, genocide, slavery, apartheid and capitalism. Religious texts justify violence against women and children

Without seeing the dignity in those who bear the brunt of gender-based violence, the result will be a narrow focus on the criminal justice system and not the root causes of the problem, and how we have to address this to change the reality of our own country and our world

That’s how Power Systems work. They set up divisions between us. One of the most powerful things is reclaiming that connection