NEW: Colourblind campaign takes off after racial tensions at Tuks

As racial tensions continue at universities across the country, students at the University of Pretoria have taken a stand against the rage with a social media campaign that’s got many talking.

The campaign urges students to “take a picture of themselves, with a person of another race, in grey-scale with a poster stating: #ColourBlind”.

“These students [in the photos] have made a decision to stand up and raise their voice in the form of a peaceful protest against any forms of racism,” the Facebook page states.


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