A slap administered by a well known local artiste to his female companion in public coupled with the constant fights of her neighbours are just a few of the experiences that prompted a young woman to join the Margaret Clemons Foundation Witness Project which aims to bring attention to the effect of gender-based violence on children and youths through photography, written words and eventually video.
For some of the others it was the constant fighting and quarrelling of people who occupy the Stabroek Market space; the everyday beatings children receive at the hands of their parents; and the pain of watching old people struggle with a heavy weight on the road that pushed them into wanting to make a difference.
“One time I was going into a boat and I saw this artiste slap this woman who