# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Taalmonument reik uit na Soweto | Afrikaans Language Monument reaches out to Soweto
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 26 Jun, 2026 at 09:00 am – Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 04:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Hector Pieterson se suster praat tydens programme om die pad van 1976 tot 2026Taalmonument reik uit na SowetoHector Pieterson se suster praat tydens programme om die pad van 1976 tot 2026 te bespreekTer herdenking van die tragiese gebeure van 16 Junie 1976 in Soweto, bied die Afrikaanse Taalmuseum en -monument (ATM) ’n spesiale GRATIS JEUGPROGRAM op 26 JUNIE en INTERAKTIEWE PANEELGESPREK op 27 JUNIE 2026 in Suid-Afrika se bekendste township aan.Vyftig jaar nadat swart leerders hulle verset het teen die mislukte poging om Afrikaans as ’n gelykwaardige onderrigtaal met Engels in swart skole af te dwing (en teen apartheid in die algemeen in opstand gekom het), wil die instelling verdere ruimtes skep vir kritiese nadenke en debat om persepsies en vooroordele uit te daag.Volgens ATM-direkteur Michael Jonas ly Afrikaans steeds aan die stigma van apartheid, al is die taal oorspronklik deur bruin en swart Afrikane geskep, en al is dit ook as taal van bevryding teen kolonialisme en apartheid gebruik. ℹ️ + BESPREKINGS taalmuseum.co.za/event/taalmonument-reik-uit-na-soweto-------------Afrikaans Language Monument reaches out to SowetoHector Pieterson’s sister to talk during programmes to discuss the road from 1976 to 2026In commemoration of the tragic events of 16 June 1976 in Soweto, the Afrikaans Language Museum and Monument (ATM) is hosting a special FREE YOUTH PROGRAMME on 26 JUNE and INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION on 27 JUNE 2026 in South Africa’s most famous township.Fifty years after black learners resisted the failed attempt to impose Afrikaans as an equal medium of instruction with English in black schools (and rebelled against apartheid in general), the institution wants to create further spaces for critical reflection and debate to challenge perceptions and prejudices.According to ATM director Michael Jonas, Afrikaans still suffers from the stigma of apartheid, even though the language was originally created by brown and black Africans, and even though it was also used as a language of liberation against colonialism and apartheid. ℹ️ + BOOKINGS taalmuseum.co.za/en/event/afrikaans-language-monument-reaches-out-to-soweto
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/johannesburg/taalmonument-reik-uit-na-soweto-afrikaans-language-monument-reaches-out-to-soweto/80009339127506
- **Event Categories**: Business, Contests
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## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Johannesburg
- **state**: GT
- **country**: South Africa
- **location**: Uncle Tom's - SOWETO
- **lat**: -26.204103469848633
- **long**: 28.047304153442383
- **full address**: Uncle Tom's - SOWETO, Johannesburg, South Africa

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Taalmonument reik uit na Soweto | Afrikaans Language Monument reaches out to Soweto
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb6a17e39e1fde2.jpg

## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Taalmonument reik uit na Soweto | Afrikaans Language Monument reaches out to Soweto being held?
  - **A:** Taalmonument reik uit na Soweto | Afrikaans Language Monument reaches out to Soweto takes place on Fri, 26 Jun, 2026 at 09:00 am to Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 04:00 pm at Uncle Tom's - SOWETO, Johannesburg, South Africa.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Taalmonument reik uit na Soweto | Afrikaans Language Monument reaches out to Soweto?
  - **A:** Taalmonument reik uit na Soweto | Afrikaans Language Monument reaches out to Soweto is organized by Die Afrikaanse Taalmuseum en -monument.

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