Solidarity & Unity : a fictionnal cross-community project
I. What is Apartheid ? Apartheid took place between 1948 and 1992 in South-Africa. During those 4 decades, different ethnic groups were separated in their daily life : schools, shops, restaurants, public transports… Coloured, Black and Indian people were segregated. South-Africa was firstly colonized by the Netherlands from 1652 to 1806. Then, the British Empire took control in the country until May 30th 1910, the official independence of South-Africa. The racial segregation happened in two phases. Indeed, the first phase was “softer”. The different ethnic groups were separated in their lives but still lived in the same city. In the second phase, the communities were even geographically separated. Thus, the second phase created a huge gap between different communities. At Solidary & Unity we try to fill it ! II. Our project Solidarity & Unity is a 22-year-old associ...