ACTSA Scotland
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@ACTSAScotland
Successor organisation of the Anti-Apartheid Movement in Scotland. Working for solidarity with Southern Africa.
On 11 February, we remember the release of Nelson Mandela. A moment that marked the end of one long injustice and the beginning of a nation’s reckoning with freedom, dignity, and responsibility. This year also marks 27 years of the Nelson Mandela Foundation. 27 years of carrying Madiba’s legacy forward, protecting his values, and advancing social justice in a democratic South Africa. From 27 years behind bars to 27 years of legacy in action, the work of freedom continues. #OnThisDay #MandelaLegacy #FreedomAndJustice #27Years
36 years ago today, Nelson Mandela walked into freedom. We commemorate this day not just as history, but as a call to action. It is up to us to protect the rights he fought for and create a brighter legacy for the future. It starts with you & I.#StandUp4HumanRights #VisitConHill
Seamus Heaney, Dunnes stores workers and other protestors demonstrating in Dublin to protest against the execution of South African activist and poet Benjamin Moloise. Photograph by Eamonn Farrell
Pauline Moloise arrives at a vigil outside Pretoria Prison shortly before the execution, by hanging, of her son Benjamin Moloise, October 1985. Image Source: Hubpages/Afrapix
South African poetry collective Mayibuye performs in a theatre in Amsterdam, March 1975. From left to right: Ronnie Kasrils), Zarina Chiba, John Matshikiza, Billy Nannan, Melody Mtezu, Barry Feinberg. Picture: Bert Wallenburg
Only 30% of former miners claiming compensation for lung disease from the Tshiamiso Trust have been compensated The mass rejections based on technicalities go against the Trust's values of giving the benefit of the doubt A huge injustice @_justice4miners groundup.org.za/article/compen…
I am delighted to receive an invitation to celebrate Nelson Mandela international day on 18th July at City Chambers . He will always be a hero of mine. In 2023 St.Denis’ Bairns sang a fitting tribute to him at The Welcoming City service, organised by Glasgow Churches Together.
🧵Liliesleaf farm, the headquarters of the High Command of Umkhonto Wesizwe, was raided on this day in 1963. So, Nelson Mandela was already serving his prison sentence on Robben Island, following his arrest in 1962, when he was abruptly transferred to Pretoria Central...
