activity 8, numbers 1 to 5

case study Fatima studied at and Fatima Meer, a graduated from the musing funds to University of Natal, Very build schools in poor leader in building low women who were not communITIES white were able to do this at The government tried democracy the time. to stop people like Fatima Farima Meer was born in Over the years, Fatima They banned her, Banning Durban in 1928. She was was involved in many meant that she was not free classified as Indian, Indians organisations that fought to travel wherever she liked, did not have the same rights against the apartheid that she could not meet with large groups of people at a as whites, but the apartheid government and that helped poorer communities, For time and that she could not laws treated Indians better than black people, At a example, she was involved in send out anything she had protests against the written for others to read young age, Fatima's father government, through The government also pur taught her that people in organising marches and Fatima in jail for about five South Africa did not have the meetings where she would months, without a trial. rights that they should have, After 1994, Farima speak out against the continued to be involved in apartheid government various organisations and building better community work in poor understanding and areas, partnerships between Fatima died in 2010, after COLT the black and Indian she suffered a stroke DONT communities (Based on information from VOTE women's organisations www.sahistory,org. za MESS, CONGRESS that fought against www.choices.edu apartheid and that helped www.wikipedia.org Fatima Meer speaking at a people in the community www.wiki.ulwaztory) meeting. ACTIVITY 8 Discuss the case study on Fatima Meer Read the case study about Fatima Meer and answer the questions. 1. Where was Fatima born? 2. Name three things she did that you think helped other people. 3. Why do we say that Fatima helped to build a democratic South Africa? 4. What did it mean to be banned by the government? 5. If you could speak to Fatima, what would you say to her? Write two or three sentences. Topic 3 Democracy and citizens