March against elder abuse
Age in Action will be marching to the Middelburg magistrates Court Wednesday 15 June, to hand over a petition, calling for harsher sentences for those who abuse the elderly.
The march forms part of the World Elder Abuse Awareness Campaign and a number of schools and pre-schools will take part in the march alongside local elders.
The march will start at 10:00 sharp, from the parking lot at the back of Pick n Pay in town.
Before the march, representatives from a number of organisations caring for the elderly, will hand over a memorandum at the Middelburg Hospital, demanding better care for vulnerable elders like the late Ms Bets Claassen.
It is the fifth annual march that will be held. After the handing over of the petition at court, a dialogue will take place between advocates against elderly abuse.
Directly after the march, the elders who will take part, will be treated to soup and bread at Van Blerk Square.
For more information contact Zama Nsele on 083 881 6449 or Coleen Lamprecht on 083 314 3152.
