"Cape Town, South Africa. Dr Ivan & Thoms blows out the candle which has been burning for the duration of his 21 day fast at a meeting attended by 5000 people in the Cape Town City Hall today (07/10/85). The meeting was called by the End Conscription Campaign as the culmination of a month long focus "Troops out Now", Calling on the South African government to to withdraw all troops from the country's black townships.
"Dr Ivan Thomas joins with the crowd of 5000 people in singing the national anthem at a meeting in Cape Town City Hall tonight (07/10/85). The meeting was called to join Thomas in the breaking of his 21 Day fast as part of the End Conscription Campaign commemoration of the first anniversary of troops entering South Africa's black townships."
Jeremy Cronin, recently released after serving 7 years in prison for furthering the aims of the ANC reads from his book of poems to a youth audience at the Cape Youth Congress A.G.M
About 2000 people participated in an 'Open City' walk to indicate their opposition to the Group Areas Act which reserves certain residential areas for different race groups. This participant, with a banner saying "it's my country I will live where I choose to!!", was instructed not to hold his banner because the police had forbidden the display of any banners and posters. He tied the poster to his back so was not 'holding' it.