Many of those involved in the protest action reunited in Hamilton to commemorate that day. Several hundred marchers gathered at Garden Place for speeches, and to reminisce, before journeying north through the CBD to the stadium.
Once in a Whale
The Two Sides mini-documentary was made by Bryce Amner and his brother Lindsay to mark the 40th anniversary of the events at Rugby Park in Hamilton on July 25, 1981. The march towards Hamilton’s premier rugby ground was a few clicks slower than the corresponding march four decades earlier. Yet demonstrators’ passion for social justice hasn’t waned. “Remember racism. Remember Soweto. Remember Mandela,” march leader John Minto chanted through his megaphone.
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