This is the fifth People's Assembly to be held by the Third Parliament. The first People's Assembly was held in Parliament in October 2004, and celebrated the 10th anniversary of our democracy and the adoption of the Constitution in 1996. The second People's Assembly was held in Kliptown, Soweto, in 2005 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Congress of the People under the theme: "People's Voices: Shaping the Future". The third People's Assembly was held in 2006 in Oudtshoorn under the theme: "all shall have equal rights" and provided an opportunity to review equality legislation passed by Parliament.