immigrants welcome here message spreads as activists link solidarity with global struggles.
With Palestinian flags fluttering in the air and voices rising in unison, demonstrators gathered in Durban Friday to deliver a message that stretches beyond borders, calling for freedom, dignity and an end to [alleged] xenophobia.
The gathering brought together people from different backgrounds who linked the struggle for Palestinian liberation with the fight against discrimination against migrants and refugees closer to home.
Their chants echoed through the crowd, urging compassion over division and unity over hatred. "No hate, no fear, refugees are welcome here. No hate, no fear, immigrants are welcome here," they chanted.
The crowd also rejected anti-foreigner sentiment. "No human is illegal. Xenophobia will not win. We are all African."