Baby Pat Pillai with his mom, Marie Judy Pillai, after the District Six eviction. Cape Flats, 1965.

Reflecting on a life shaped by diverse South African communities, PAT PILLAI the importance of engagement and activism in reclaiming our shared identity.

50 years since the youth uprising of 1976.

I’ve been a migrant in my own country.

I am a child of many families. Many communities have nurtured me.