The Global retail store Hennes & Mauritz, popularly known as H&M is expected to share insights about the interventions that they have employed following their “racist hoodie advert”, in a two day conference that will be hosted by the Anti-Racism Network South Africa (ARNSA) from Thursday.
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation said the retail store would be “expected to share insights about the interventions that they have employed following their racist hoodie advert”.
H&M apologised openly for the ad that had been posted on its international website at the time.
This advert provoked members of the EFF to target and close down several local branches. They demanded that H&M shut down its local operations in the country.
The conference, under the theme ‘Pathways to Anti-Racism’, will also host the UK based Show Racism the Red Card, in an effort to get insight into the rise of right-wing racism globally.
Leading political parties in South Africa, such as; the ANC, EFF, DA and various civic groups and government department will also be part of the conference which will take place at Mancosa’s Johannesburg campus, in Auckland Park.
The first session of the conference will be open to the public while day two will be a closed session.
Topics to be discussed include: how to deal with racists, responding to racism, building diversity and exclusivity in the workplace and also gives perspectives on racism globally and locally.
-SUNDAY TRIBUNE
