The Nelson Mandela Scottish Memorial Foundation has launched a campaign to raise funds to create a statue of Nelson Mandela.
The campaign will celebrate the centenary of Nelson Mandela’s birth in 2018 which is also the 25th anniversary of his visit to Glasgow in 1993 to collect the Freedoms of nine UK cities.
The target has been set at £250,000. Click for more details | Donate online or by text
New Mandela Scottish Memorial Campaign video
This short video covers the launch of the campaign, clips of Nelson Mandela and where to donate. It is designed ...
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Video: ‘Glasgow declared us to be free’
Nelson Mandela came to Glasgow on 9 October 1993 to receive his award of Freeman of the City of Glasgow ...
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Campaign launch: Sir Alex Ferguson praises Mandela as example for world to follow
Sir Alex Ferguson CBE today praised Nelson Mandela as a special man who was an example for the world to ...
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The Glasgow Mandela Story
This book describes and analyses the connections between Glasgow and South Africa historically and more recently in the ultimately successful ...
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Download a campaign brochure
You can now download a brochure with more details about the campaign including:-
- Brian Filling outlines plans for a ...
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Nelson Mandela: Glasgow’s love for anti-apartheid hero
STV news website: Peter Cassidy on the links between Glasgow and Mandela that go back decades ...
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Billy Connolly reflects on Glasgow’s support for Nelson Mandela
Billy Connolly reflects on Glasgow's support for Nelson Mandela. Taken from the Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony in Glasgow, July 23rd ...
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UNISON welcomes call to back memorial campaign
A meeting of UNISON Scotland branches representing 150,000 members gave a warm welcome to John Nelson, secretary of ACTSA, as he called for ...
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Why Nelson Mandela thanked Glasgow
BBC video: Why did Nelson Mandela thank Glasgow? "While we were physically denied our freedom in the country of our ...
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