Dressed in city worker attire, Emma and Janet stood on the platform at Safety Beach station, waiting for the six-thirty express to the city. The shopping bags at their feet contained a change of footwear, a bottle of water, non-perishable snacks and, in Janet’s, six folded banners. Despite the promise of forty-five degrees Celsius by mid-afternoon, both women had decided sturdy walking shoes would be preferable footwear for a lengthy march, as exposed toes and heels were prime targets for demonstrators jostling for position. The rest of the committee planned to take a later train, as the demonstration was scheduled to begin at midday to coincide with workers’ lunch breaks. University students planned to vacate lecture halls, tutorial rooms and laboratories before noon, to join the march al
