This poster commemorates the twenty-second anniversary of the August 9, 1956 womens protest against the pass system led by 20,000 ANC Womens League in Pretoria. The vernacular slogan of this multi-ethnic, multi-racial gathering was "Wantintabafazi Wathintimbokodo...uzakufa" meaning, "You have touched the women, you have dislodged a bolder, you will be crushed" or, as it is also often translated, "When you strike the women, you have struck a rock!" This major event has been celebrated annually thereafter, with rallies, symposia and meetings of every kind throughout South Africa. The tradition remains strong today.