Lex Libertas to Display 3 000 White Crosses on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

Pretoria, South Africa – The South Africa-based think tank and advocacy group Lex Libertas is going to host a public vigil in Washington, D.C., where 3 000 white crosses will be displayed on the National Mall (the public lawn between the White House and the Capitol Hill buildings) to commemorate victims of farm attacks in South Africa and to raise international awareness about the country’s growing crisis of violence, racial discrimination, and state failure.

The display will form part of a broader international campaign aimed at bringing the realities in South Africa to the attention of policymakers in the United States and the wider Western world. This is particularly important, given that many in the U.S. and South African media have made deliberate attempts to present the crisis as a non-issue.

A key component of the campaign is an international petition calling on the United States to appoint a special envoy dedicated to engaging with the Afrikaner community and other cultural minorities in South Africa, and to recognise the pursuit of self-governance as a legitimate and peaceful solution. In this regard, Lex Libertas has teamed up with the New York Young Republican Club (NYYRC). Other international partners are expected to join.

The goal is to secure 100 000 signatories before formally submitting the petition to the President of the United States, the U.S. State Department, and the White House.

To make the Washington event possible, Lex Libertas has also launched a fundraising initiative through which supporters can sponsor one of the 3 000 white crosses that will be displayed on the National Mall.

Dr Ernst Roets, Executive Director of Lex Libertas, said the campaign is gaining momentum:

“The crisis affecting South Africa has been ignored for too long, and we intend to bring it directly to the attention of the international community in a way that would make continued attempts to deny the existence of the crisis exceedingly difficult.”

Roets added that the campaign has already reached an important early milestone:

“We have already passed 10% of our target for both the petition and the sponsorship of crosses. This shows that people across the world recognise the seriousness of the situation and want to be part of bringing these realities to the attention of decision-makers in Washington.”

Supporters are encouraged to sign the petition and sponsor a cross to help make the Washington vigil possible.

The petition can be signed at: https://www.lexlibertas.org.za/campaigns/stoppersecution.

The same link can also be used to sponsor one of the white crosses.

Lex Libertas is a South Africa–based think tank and advocacy group working toward a viable political dispensation for the peoples of South Africa, based on the principles of freedom, decentralisation and self-governance.

Click here to sign the petition or sponsor a cross.