Billy Connolly backs Scottish Mandela statue appeal
This short video covers the words of Billy Connolly in his message after agreeing to be a patron of the Nelson Mandela Scottish Memorial Foundation....
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30,000 marched to Glasgow Green to demand Mandela’s release
30 years ago on 12 June 1988 30,000 people marched to Glasgow Green to demand Nelson Mandela’s release and hear Oliver Tambo, Andimba Toivo ja...
Claire’s doing the kiltwalk for the Mandela memorial
Claire is raising funds for the Nelson Mandela Scottish Memorial Foundation on the kiltwalk on 29 April. Be like Claire – or at least donate!...
Nelson Mandela Memorial and ACTSA STUC Fringe Event
Weds 18 April, 12.30-1.20pm #stuc2018 The Nelson Mandela Memorial Foundation along with ACTSA is hosting a fringe event at the STUC on Wednesday 18 April...
Anniversary of Sharpeville massacre
On 21 March 1960 at Sharpeville 69 unarmed protestors were shot dead by apartheid police during a protest against the Pass Laws. A watershed event,...
Nelson Mandela Centenary Gala Dinner Friday 24 August 2018
The Nelson Mandela Scottish Memorial Foundation is holding a fundraising gala dinner to celebrate the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela in this centenary year...
Sir Billy Connolly – Freeman of the City of Glasgow
Sir Billy Connolly was made a freeman of Glasgow in 2010. He was described at the time by Lord Provost Bob Winter as “the world’s...
Billy Connolly joins campaign to raise money for Nelson Mandela statue
Sir Billy Connolly, a Freeman of the City of Glasgow, is backing the charity campaign to raise public money for a statue in memory of...
Nelson Mandela’s letter about Billy Connolly receiving Freedom of Glasgow
On 28 July 2010, Nelson Mandela wrote to Glasgow Lord provost Bob Winter on the occasion of Billy Connolly being given the Freedom of the...
Funds needed for pilot school course on apartheid
The Nelson Mandela Scottish Memorial Foundation is commissioning WOSDEC (West of Scotland Development Education Centre www.wosdec.org.uk) to write and pilot a course for primary and...