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challenges involved in dealing with waste, she

made pilgrims aware of the complex issues
related to our water usage as city dwellers.

Seeing and smelling what happens to the
water that is flushed down our household

pipes made us realise how concerned we
should be about the chemicals and items we
drop down plugholes and toilets. These things

don’t just disappear, but come out again, and

cause multiple problems and hazards, at the
other end. This was confirmed for us where
the Motherwell Canal discharges into the

Swartkops River. Margaret also produced a
short video response to the pilgrimage,

accompanied by her photographs (pictured on
the next page), in which she remarked that

the pilgrimage was well-balanced, with
enough time for interpersonal connections

and a rich experience of sharing ideas across
disciplines, which opened new perspectives.

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